The Must-See Autumn Exhibitions in St Petersburg: From Media Art to Museum Sensations

Autumn is the season when St Petersburg feels especially convincing in its role as Russia’s museum capital. The new exhibition season brings together ambitious projects from major state museums and striking statements from contemporary art — from immersive media installations at Sevkabel Port to rare Renaissance works at the Hermitage, from stories of women who

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St Petersburg’s Hidden Masterpiece: The Museum Almost Nobody Knows

St Petersburg is a city that is difficult to surprise with museums. After the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, and the Fabergé Museum, it seems as though every artistic treasure has already been mapped and no true discoveries remain. Yet there is one address that still exists almost as a local secret: 5 Lodygina Lane.

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The history of Ciniselli circus in St. Petersburg

Master of the Arena Born in Milan, Gaetano Ciniselli was an equestrian acrobat, a horseman of a high school riding, an animal trainer and an educator. Not only did he perfect diligently in his art, being awarded the title of “Honorary Horseman of His Majesty the King of Italy” (Cavallerizzo onorario di S.M.il Re d’Italia),

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