About the Museum of New Western Art

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The Russian government has decided not appropriate re-establishment in Moscow Museum of Modern Western (modern) art. This is Russian presidential adviser on culture Vladimir Tolstoy said in a letter to the director of the Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky.

In a message posted on the website of the Hermitage, said that the offer of ex-director of the State Museum of Fine Arts named after Pushkin Irina Antonova to re-establish the Museum of New Western Art, as discussed in the Public Council for Culture at the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, and in the Presidential Administration.

"According to most participants in the meetings, the restoration of the museum can cause unjustified redistribution of museum collections and threaten the security and integrity of the Museum Fund of the Russian Federation, as well as destroy the historically collection of the State Hermitage and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts named after Pushkin" - said V.Tolstoy.

"Dear friends, we thank everyone who supported the Hermitage in the fight for the preservation of the collection of French painting of the 19-20 centuries." - Commented on the representatives of the Hermitage information about his victory in the official microblog of the museum.

In addition, administrators microblog published a photo exhibition of paintings by Henri Matisse with the caption: "How beautiful Matisse in the walls of the Hermitage!" We note that the Hermitage could lose part of the collection of works of Henri Matisse, along with paintings by the Impressionists, who were part of a collection of two Moscow industrialists and philanthropists - Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morozov.

The idea of ​​reviving the capital of the Museum of New Western Art in late April 2013. voiced ex-director of the Pushkin Museum I.Antonova. She is submitting a proposal to the head of state during a straight line with Vladimir Putin. The museum's collection, destroyed by the Soviet authorities in 1948. According I.Antonovoy, could form part of the collections of other museums, including the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.

Collection S.Schukina and I.Morozova, which was kept in the Museum of New Western Art, in 1948. was divided and transferred to the Pushkin Museum and the Hermitage. Naturally, the initiative against I.Antonovoy the return of the Impressionists in Moscow, the Director of the Hermitage M. Piotrovsky. He suggested that in calling for "Justice" to view the problem "give substance to the expensive real estate" in the block next to the Kremlin. "This aggression and power, worthy of the" Arab Spring ", - he said. Later M. Piotrovsky had to bring I.Antonovoy apologize for these passages.

Culture Minister V.Medinsky acknowledged that the elimination in 1948. Museum of New Western Art was a mistake, however, was against his re-creation. Members of the advisory board of the Ministry of Culture pointed out the illegality of the separation of the existing collection of the Hermitage and the threat of "contagion" to other museums that can bring each other numerous demands for the return of the exhibits.

Note that I.Antonova shortly after the scandal, July 1 2013., Was dismissed from his post. Director of the Pushkin Museum was appointed art critic Marina mules.

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Сообщение от mihailovoh; 2668991 "

illegality of the separation of the existing collection of the Hermitage and the threat of " contagion " to other museums that can bring each other numerous demands for the return of the exhibits .

Note that I.Antonova shortly after the scandal , July 1 2013. , Was dismissed from his post. Director of the Pushkin Museum was appointed art critic Marina mules.

I think that this " multi-optional " and that she suggested ( museum), it also imposed , as well as ... Do we have workforce crisis among critics ?