An exhibition of church art will open in Moscow for the 80th anniversary of His Holiness Patriarch Kirilltranslated

On November 4, National Unity Day, the exhibition “Christian Tradition. Our days." The exhibition is dedicated to the development of church art in modern Russia and is timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'. The event will be held as part of the forum “Orthodox Rus' - on the Day of National Unity.”

To participate in the all-Russian competition, artists from different regions presented more than 3,000 works. Based on the selection results, the curators selected 524 works by 216 authors. In four halls, visitors will see painting, sculpture, icon painting, graphics, jewelry and church embroidery. Among the exhibits are works by Vasily Nesterenko, Aliya Nurakisheva, Vitaly Shanov, masters of the Studio of Military Artists named after M.B. Grekov and other authors.

The Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University, the Union of Artists of Russia, the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture of Ilya Glazunov and other creative associations are participating in the preparation of the exhibition. Organizers are the Patriarchal Council for Culture, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, the Moscow Government, the Humanitarian Projects Foundation and the Breakthrough Foundation.

The exhibition will be open from November 5 to December 8 daily from 10.00...