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July 24 Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medina announced the launch of the International Competition for the development of the architectural concept of the National Centre for Contemporary Art, or, as was written in the media, "museum and exhibition complex NCCA." The minister also stated: "We are building a center for contemporary art, which should become a center of attraction for the citizens, not museum exposition area." He added that the works of contemporary art from other institutions subordinated to the Ministry of Culture may be exhibited in the "Future Museum" NCCA. The functional concept of the NCCA will be developed simultaneously with the architectural, because as explained by Mr. Medina: "Technically, of course, all this must be done sequentially, but we want to build the NCCA still in our lives, so where possible, questions we solve simultaneously. " Both will appear in December. Journalists who covered the press conference called to announce the contest with the words of the Minister of Competition, "open", but of further explanation followed, it will only open procedure for portfolio project offices, of which will then be selected to attend five "adult" and five & ldquo ; youth "offices, and they will compete in the closed mode. NCCA director Mikhail Mindlin said that "the NCCA is a priority for stardom jury, not stardom participants." The jury, as well as the criteria for the submission portfolio will be announced on 20 August, and by December, and we have to get the concept and design of the building, which will win in the open competition. "It was also announced that the jury headed by chief architect Sergei Kuznetsov. < /p>
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