The first art-industrial exhibition-forum "UNIQUE RUSSIA"

Exhibition Center "Gostiny Dvor", st. Ilyinka, 4

Historical event.

   Exactly 190 years ago, with the support of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Empire, the first manufacturing exhibition in Moscow took place. The aim of the exhibition was proclaimed "... to have a useful influence on the industrial development of Russia ...". For 19 days the event was attended by over 125,000 people. The Emperor of Russia Nicholas I visited the exhibition with the whole family. He highly appreciated the quality of the products of Russian craftsmen.

Exhibition today.

Today we see the revival of tradition, the holding of a large-scale art event, popularizing traditional authentic products of artistic crafts and modern works of talented authors from all over Russia.

Thousands of exhibits, 500 masters from all, even the most remote corners of the country, are presented.

The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian Academy of Arts, the Moscow State Art and Industry Academy named after S.G. Stroganov, the Russian Geographical Society, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Academy of Watercolors and Fine Arts of Sergei Andriyaka - this is not a complete star list of participants.

There has not been such a large-scale exhibition of painting, sculpture, architecture, arts and crafts, designer weapons, art dolls and antiques in Moscow for 200 years.

The purpose of the exhibition is to show Russia as a country of unique opportunities, which is constantly developing and carefully preserves the traditions of a multinational people, the diversity of culture and art.

        Festive events and project presentations are dedicated to a number of anniversaries and significant events of our country: from the 800th anniversary of the Great Prince Alexander Nevsky to the 60th anniversary of Yu.A. Gagarin into space.

For the first time! Dolls at the center of a large exhibition.

A splendid exposition of dolls by artists from the Author's Dolls section of the Union of Artists' Union of Arts and Crafts (Creative Union of Artists of Decorative and Applied Arts) is worthily located in the very center of Gostiny Dvor. This is the first large independent entrance to such an iconic exhibition area.

In the center of Gostiny Dvor. Exposition of dolls.

The organizers called the exposition "The Royal Doll". And they position it as "Exhibition within an exhibition".

The exposition is large, more than seventy works of authorship. The dolls came from many regions of Russia: Arkhangelsk and Tyumen, Kaliningrad and Petersburg, Penza and Cheboksary, Moscow and others, as well as from Ukraine, Moldova, Germany.

Works by Elena Khudoley

Project "Russian Seasons"

At the exhibition you can see works of all artistic directions, created in various techniques, using a range of materials, from textiles to porcelain.

Porcelain dolls

Works from textiles by Anastasia Goleneva

   Participants.                                                            

Showcases showcase projects: “Let's dance”, “Fairy tales walk the world”, such wonderful masters as Alexandra Okatova, Marina Minina, Natalia Korzhueva, Elizaveta Menshova, Olga Filinova, Anna Schneider, Natalia Kozhevnikova, Natalya Koshel, Tatyana Pundeva, Olga Manoshkina, Olga Karachentseva, Evgeniya Zubkova, Dina Shulgovskaya, Veta Drobysheva, Alla Severina, Svetlana Zaripova, Ekaterina Bobko, Elena Lakhova, Margarita Dadykina, Elena Misyuna, Elena Khudolei, Olga Sidorova, Yulia Weller, Olga Timofeeva, Anastasiya Egorova many others.

"Girl with matches", Evgeniya Egorova                                                                                               

Margarita Dadykina. “Faust” was chosen by the organizers of the international exhibition of author's dolls MunecArt (www.munecart.eu) as the poster of the exhibition.

The exhibition is supported by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

The organizers of the exhibition are the Heritage and Traditions Association of Folk Arts and Crafts Organizations, Craftsmen and Artists, INTELLECT INVEST LLC, with the support and participation of the Art Industry and Jewelry Development Fund.

We invite you to visit the exhibition, get acquainted with the art of art dolls, get aesthetic pleasure and a lot of positive impressions.

The exposition of the author's doll is held until February 7, inclusive.

And a few more photos from the exhibition:

Author Marina Minina

Author Margarita Dadykina

Author Natalia Kozhevnikova

Author Marina Minina

Author Evgeniya Zubkova

Author Svetlana Zaripova

Author Olga Manoshkina

Works by Olga Sidorova and Alexandra Okatova

Cloud Maidens by Julia Gapunik.

Author Natalia Korzhueva

Author Elena Misyuna

Author Elena Boyko.

Written by Rita Dadykina

Elena Malysheva visiting our exposition.

With love and respect, Tatyana Kalinina Instagram @tatakalinyshka