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Perm art gallery was closed for worship

Ha Recently a number of Permian scholars in the humanities were in an open letter addressed to the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Perm region in which they need to intervene in the conflict between the Perm State Art Gallery and the Perm diocese ROC, as because of the ongoing in the museum building of worship gallery forced to curtail permanent exhibits.
August 19 in the halls of Perm Art Gallery, opened in 1922 in the building of Holy Transfiguration Cathedral, an architectural monument of federal importance and the largest place of worship of the city, held its first worship service, August 28 - the second one. Candles, incense - the museum had to turn the exhibition of Russian art of XVIII century painting and remove Rokotov, Argunov, Borovikovsky and other masters of the store, as always carry a picture at the time of services from one place to another is dangerous, it threatens their safety.

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