The State Historical Museum (Russian: Государственный исторический музей, ГИМ, romanized: Gosudarstvennyy istoricheskiy muzey, GIM) of Russia is a museum of Russian history located between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow. The museum's exhibitions range from relics of prehistoric tribes that lived in the territory of present-day Russia, to priceless artworks acquired by members of the Romanov dynasty. The total number of objects in the museum's collection numbers in the millions.
State Historical Museum
Государственный исторический музей
State Historical Museum, as seen from the Red Square.
The place where the museum now stands was formerly occupied by the Principal Medicine Store, built by order of Peter the Great in the Moscow Baroque style.
The museum was founded in 1872 by Ivan Zabelin, Aleksey Uvarov and several other Slavophiles interested in promoting Russian history and national self-awareness. The board of trustees, composed of Sergey Solovyov, Vasily Klyuchevsky, Uvarov, and other leading historians, presided over the construction of the museum building. After a prolonged competition, the project was handed over to Vladimir Osipovich Shervud (or Sherwood, 1833–97).[3]
The present structure was built based on Sherwood's neo-Russian design between 1875 and 1881. The first 11 exhibit halls officially opened in 1883 during a visit from the tsar and his wife.[4] Then in 1894, Tsar Alexander III became the honorary president of the museum and the following year, 1895, the museum was renamed the Tsar Alexander III Imperial Russian History Museum.[5] Its interiors were intricately decorated in the Russian Revival style by such artists as Viktor Vasnetsov, Henryk Siemiradzki, and Ivan Aivazovsky. During the Soviet period, the murals were proclaimed gaudy and were plastered over.
Current activities
Since spring 2007, for the first time in the history of The State Historical Museum, all 40 halls have been open to the public.[6] The museum covers the period from ancient times to the early 20th century and over 1.2 million people visit its exhibitions.[7] The museum is also a major centre for research, science and education. The department's host lectures and seminars, internships, and awards in research and restoration activities.[8]
Since the end of 2016, it has been possible to view the exhibition through a virtual tour, which is accessible on the museum's official website.[9]
About 30-40 exhibition projects are held annually based on exhibits from the museum's collection throughout Russia. For the 500th anniversary of the Novodevichy Convent, the museum plans to open an exhibition dedicated to the Russian Orthodox Church. For 2018-2023, a series of exhibitions of the project "National Museums of the World to the Historical Museum" is planned, in which European museums will take part.[10]
From March to July 2020, the museum was closed to the public due to quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
^Desk, OV Digital (8 February 2023). "9 February: Celebrating Anniversary of Russian State Historical Museum". Observer Voice. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^"150th Anniversary of the State Historical Museum". www.google.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^"Премия имени И.Е. Забелина в Государственном историческом музее". shm.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^"Виртуальные туры по Историческому музею на Красной площади запустят в этом году". Сайт Москвы (in Russian). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^"Депозитарно-выставочный центр ГИМ откроют в "новой" Москве к 150-летию музея". realty.interfax.ru. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^"Государственный исторический музей открылся для посетителей". ТАСС. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
External links
State Historical Museum(in English)
WorldWalk.info: State Historical Museum (Moscow)(in English)
Media related to Moscow State Historical Museum at Wikimedia Commons
May 21, 2023
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The State Historical Museum Russian Gosudarstvennyj istoricheskij muzej GIM romanized Gosudarstvennyy istoricheskiy muzey GIM of Russia is a museum of Russian history located between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow The museum s exhibitions range from relics of prehistoric tribes that lived in the territory of present day Russia to priceless artworks acquired by members of the Romanov dynasty The total number of objects in the museum s collection numbers in the millions State Historical MuseumGosudarstvennyj istoricheskij muzejState Historical Museum as seen from the Red Square Interactive fullscreen mapEstablished1872 1872 LocationMoscow RussiaCoordinates55 45 17 993 N 37 37 5 426 E 55 75499806 N 37 61817389 E 55 75499806 37 61817389 Coordinates 55 45 17 993 N 37 37 5 426 E 55 75499806 N 37 61817389 E 55 75499806 37 61817389TypeHistoricalWebsiteshm wbr ruOn 9 February 2022 Google observed the 150th anniversary of the State Historical Museum with a doodle 1 2 Contents 1 Description 2 Current activities 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksDescription EditThe place where the museum now stands was formerly occupied by the Principal Medicine Store built by order of Peter the Great in the Moscow Baroque style The museum was founded in 1872 by Ivan Zabelin Aleksey Uvarov and several other Slavophiles interested in promoting Russian history and national self awareness The board of trustees composed of Sergey Solovyov Vasily Klyuchevsky Uvarov and other leading historians presided over the construction of the museum building After a prolonged competition the project was handed over to Vladimir Osipovich Shervud or Sherwood 1833 97 3 The present structure was built based on Sherwood s neo Russian design between 1875 and 1881 The first 11 exhibit halls officially opened in 1883 during a visit from the tsar and his wife 4 Then in 1894 Tsar Alexander III became the honorary president of the museum and the following year 1895 the museum was renamed the Tsar Alexander III Imperial Russian History Museum 5 Its interiors were intricately decorated in the Russian Revival style by such artists as Viktor Vasnetsov Henryk Siemiradzki and Ivan Aivazovsky During the Soviet period the murals were proclaimed gaudy and were plastered over Current activities EditSince spring 2007 for the first time in the history of The State Historical Museum all 40 halls have been open to the public 6 The museum covers the period from ancient times to the early 20th century and over 1 2 million people visit its exhibitions 7 The museum is also a major centre for research science and education The department s host lectures and seminars internships and awards in research and restoration activities 8 Since the end of 2016 it has been possible to view the exhibition through a virtual tour which is accessible on the museum s official website 9 About 30 40 exhibition projects are held annually based on exhibits from the museum s collection throughout Russia For the 500th anniversary of the Novodevichy Convent the museum plans to open an exhibition dedicated to the Russian Orthodox Church For 2018 2023 a series of exhibitions of the project National Museums of the World to the Historical Museum is planned in which European museums will take part 10 From March to July 2020 the museum was closed to the public due to quarantine amid the COVID 19 pandemic 11 Gallery Edit Night View View from the northwest One of the exposition halls A hammer and sickle being displayed on the museum References Edit Desk OV Digital 8 February 2023 9 February Celebrating Anniversary of Russian State Historical Museum Observer Voice Retrieved 8 February 2023 150th Anniversary of the State Historical Museum www google com Retrieved 8 February 2023 The State Historical Museum Hronologicheskij ukazatel Archived 4 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Hronologicheskij ukazatel GIM Archived 2 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Razgonov Sergeĭ Razgonov Sergej 2008 Orly na bashni a kh Gosudarstvennyĭ istoricheskiĭ muzeĭ li u di i gody Moskva ROSSPĖN ISBN 978 5 8243 0997 3 OCLC 236113935 Datieva Natalʹi a Datieva Natalya 2015 Istoricheskiĭ muzeĭ arkhitektura interʹery Moskva ISBN 978 5 89076 299 3 OCLC 928631279 Premiya imeni I E Zabelina v Gosudarstvennom istoricheskom muzee shm ru in Russian Retrieved 20 September 2021 Virtualnye tury po Istoricheskomu muzeyu na Krasnoj ploshadi zapustyat v etom godu Sajt Moskvy in Russian 14 April 2016 Retrieved 20 September 2021 Depozitarno vystavochnyj centr GIM otkroyut v novoj Moskve k 150 letiyu muzeya realty interfax ru Retrieved 20 September 2021 Gosudarstvennyj istoricheskij muzej otkrylsya dlya posetitelej TASS Retrieved 20 September 2021 External links EditState Historical Museum in English WorldWalk info State Historical Museum Moscow in English Virtual tour of the State Historical Museum provided by Google Arts amp Culture Media related to Moscow State Historical Museum at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en 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