The Museum of Christian Art and the Andrei Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art prepared the exhibition “Russian Antimensions. Engraving on fabric of the XVII–XIX centuries"

On September 25, 2024, the exhibition “Russian Antimensions. Engraving on fabric of the 17th–19th centuries” opened at the Andrei Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art

Among the exhibited works are rare monuments of icon painting, as well as engravings and lithographs with views of monasteries and portraits of church hierarchs from the collections of the Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art named after Andrei Rublev and the Museum of Christian Art “Church and Archaeological Cabinet” of the Moscow Theological Academy.

Museum director Mikhail Mindlin opened the exhibition:

For the first time, the museum is hosting an exhibition dedicated to antimensions. They are extremely interesting works of art, whose style has been transformed depending on the aesthetic preferences and trends of time..

Director of the co-partner Museum of Christian Art “Church and Archaeological Cabinet” of the Moscow Theological Academy, Anton Novikov, noted that thanks to the joint project, church art is becoming widely popular, and some exhibits have been shown for the first time.

The guest of honor at the ceremony was the Bishop of Istra Seraphim, Vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', Chairman of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs/ He welcomed the guests and drew attention to the fact that antimensions are not only the most important sacred objects, but also historical documents: “The exhibition is a significant step towards the scientific research.”

The curator of the exhibition Oleg Khromov, a chief researcher of the Andrei Rublev Museum, Dr. of Art History, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Professor of the Department of History and Theory of Church Art of the Moscow Theological Academy, said that the exhibition is arranged according to a chronological principle: “The exhibition makes it possible to trace the development of iconography and technology for creating printed antimensions over three centuries, starting from the reforms of Patriarch Nikon until the mid-19th century, when engraving was replaced by a new printing technique.”

The exhibition will be opened from September 26 to November 24, 2024. In its framework, the museum gives lectures, classes and a classical music concert.

Group excursions scheduled every day and an audio guide is available as well.
Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art named after Andrei Rublev/MThA Press Office