13 Jun
The Art of Luxury 3.0
The Pillar Hall of the Palace houses the exhibition by Contemporary Heritage of Russia project for the third time. The project presents works by the best contemporary artists and masters of arts and crafts, awarded diplomas by Gokhran and by the country's leading museums. Splendid embroideries, various mosaics, delicate flowers of modeled porcelain, virtuoso painting of miniaturists on enamel, stone and papier-mâché, skillful work of jewelers and many other things are bound to surprise and amaze the attendees. The works have been exhibited at Gokhran, the museums of the Moscow Kremlin, the Diamond Fund of Russia, the State Historical Museum, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Pavlovsk State Museum and other museums of the country
Access with participant badge.
Address: 20, Sadovaja Ulitsa, Pavlovsk town
Pavlovsk Palace's Column Hall
Access with participant badge.
Address: 20, Sadovaja Ulitsa, Pavlovsk town
Pavlovsk Palace's Column Hall
13 Jun
09:30–20:15 
Fabergé Museum
The world’s largest collection of Carl Fabergé and the House of Fabergé masterpieces in Shuvalov Palace of St. Petersburg.
The most famous items in the Fabergé Museum are the nine Easter Eggs created for Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last two Russian Tsars.
The Fabergé Museum collection includes Russian decorative-applied and fine arts, which today contains more than 4000 works. This collection demonstrates all mediums in which the House of Fabergé worked, including objects de fantaisie, jewellery, silverware and interior and cult objects.
Access with participant badge.
21, Fontanka River Embankment. Shuvalov Palace
The most famous items in the Fabergé Museum are the nine Easter Eggs created for Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last two Russian Tsars.
The Fabergé Museum collection includes Russian decorative-applied and fine arts, which today contains more than 4000 works. This collection demonstrates all mediums in which the House of Fabergé worked, including objects de fantaisie, jewellery, silverware and interior and cult objects.
Access with participant badge.
21, Fontanka River Embankment. Shuvalov Palace
13 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Kirov Central Park of Culture and Recreation
Participants can visit the following museums:
Museum of Artisan Glass (Conservatory Building);
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace (Yelagin Palace, 1st floor);
The History of a Study. Exhibition (Yelagin Palace, 2nd floor).
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Art Glass: 16 June, 10:00–18:30
Yelagin Palace: 14 June 13:00–21:00; 13, 15–16 June 10:00–18:30
The Park is open on 13–16 June 06:00–22:00
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
Museum of Artisan Glass (Conservatory Building);
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace (Yelagin Palace, 1st floor);
The History of a Study. Exhibition (Yelagin Palace, 2nd floor).
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Art Glass: 16 June, 10:00–18:30
Yelagin Palace: 14 June 13:00–21:00; 13, 15–16 June 10:00–18:30
The Park is open on 13–16 June 06:00–22:00
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
13 Jun
11:00–22:00 
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes
This photo exhibition is dedicated to foxes, the protagonists of an eponymous documentary. Principal photography on the film was completed in autumn of 2022 in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, one of the most remote places in Russia. Unique photographs depict the life story of a fox family: mating, struggle for survival in the cold season, birthing and upbringing of cubs. Dmytro and Anna Shpilenok, the authors of the film, spent three expeditions in the wild, lasting a total of 26 months, to film an inspiring story about foxes.
In addition, the exhibition features fascinating photographs that will introduce visitors to the diversity of the animal world and the unique nature of Kamchatka.
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes is an unprecedented project to film the wildlife of Kamchatka Region, which rightly occupies a special place in the country's conservation system.
This is an outdoor exhibition.
Access to the park with participant badge.
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
In addition, the exhibition features fascinating photographs that will introduce visitors to the diversity of the animal world and the unique nature of Kamchatka.
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes is an unprecedented project to film the wildlife of Kamchatka Region, which rightly occupies a special place in the country's conservation system.
This is an outdoor exhibition.
Access to the park with participant badge.
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
13 Jun
17:00–22:00 
St. Petersburg Art Fair 1703: grand opening
St. Petersburg Art Fair 1703 is a large-scale cultural project aimed at supporting artists and galleries of contemporary art, as well as the institute of collecting. Hosted by Gazprom and supported by St. Petersburg Committee for Culture.
More than 35 contemporary art galleries will take part in the event, bringing both established and young artists. The Manege Exhibition Hall will become a center of contemporary art created in a variety of techniques — from painting and sculpture to installations and digital art.
The SPIEF-2023 guests will have a first sneak peek at art presented at the grand opening and collectors’ preview of the 1703 fair.
Access by invitation.
Address: Central Exhibition Hall Maneg, St. Isaac's Square, 1
More than 35 contemporary art galleries will take part in the event, bringing both established and young artists. The Manege Exhibition Hall will become a center of contemporary art created in a variety of techniques — from painting and sculpture to installations and digital art.
The SPIEF-2023 guests will have a first sneak peek at art presented at the grand opening and collectors’ preview of the 1703 fair.
Access by invitation.
Address: Central Exhibition Hall Maneg, St. Isaac's Square, 1
14 Jun
09:30–20:15 
Fabergé Museum
The world’s largest collection of Carl Fabergé and the House of Fabergé masterpieces in Shuvalov Palace of St. Petersburg.
The most famous items in the Fabergé Museum are the nine Easter Eggs created for Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last two Russian Tsars.
The Fabergé Museum collection includes Russian decorative-applied and fine arts, which today contains more than 4000 works. This collection demonstrates all mediums in which the House of Fabergé worked, including objects de fantaisie, jewellery, silverware and interior and cult objects.
Access with participant badge.
21, Fontanka River Embankment. Shuvalov Palace
The most famous items in the Fabergé Museum are the nine Easter Eggs created for Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last two Russian Tsars.
The Fabergé Museum collection includes Russian decorative-applied and fine arts, which today contains more than 4000 works. This collection demonstrates all mediums in which the House of Fabergé worked, including objects de fantaisie, jewellery, silverware and interior and cult objects.
Access with participant badge.
21, Fontanka River Embankment. Shuvalov Palace
14 Jun
10:00–17:00 
The Art of Luxury 3.0
The Pillar Hall of the Palace houses the exhibition by Contemporary Heritage of Russia project for the third time. The project presents works by the best contemporary artists and masters of arts and crafts, awarded diplomas by Gokhran and by the country's leading museums. Splendid embroideries, various mosaics, delicate flowers of modeled porcelain, virtuoso painting of miniaturists on enamel, stone and papier-mâché, skillful work of jewelers and many other things are bound to surprise and amaze the attendees. The works have been exhibited at Gokhran, the museums of the Moscow Kremlin, the Diamond Fund of Russia, the State Historical Museum, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Pavlovsk State Museum and other museums of the country
Access with participant badge.
Address: 20, Sadovaja Ulitsa, Pavlovsk town
Pavlovsk Palace's Column Hall
Access with participant badge.
Address: 20, Sadovaja Ulitsa, Pavlovsk town
Pavlovsk Palace's Column Hall
14 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Kirov Central Park of Culture and Recreation
Participants can visit the following museums:
Museum of Artisan Glass (Conservatory Building);
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace (Yelagin Palace, 1st floor);
The History of a Study. Exhibition (Yelagin Palace, 2nd floor).
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Art Glass: 16 June, 10:00–18:30
Yelagin Palace: 14 June 13:00–21:00; 13, 15–16 June 10:00–18:30
The Park is open on 13–16 June 06:00–22:00
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
Museum of Artisan Glass (Conservatory Building);
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace (Yelagin Palace, 1st floor);
The History of a Study. Exhibition (Yelagin Palace, 2nd floor).
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Art Glass: 16 June, 10:00–18:30
Yelagin Palace: 14 June 13:00–21:00; 13, 15–16 June 10:00–18:30
The Park is open on 13–16 June 06:00–22:00
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
14 Jun
10:00–20:00 
The Terracotta Army. China’s Immortal Warriors
St. Petersburg’s Historical Park ‘Russia – My History’ (32, Basseynaya Ulitsa) opened a unique exhibition entitled ‘The Terracotta Army. China’s Immortal Warriors’.
Previously, the exhibition was a success at VDNH in Moscow, attended by more than 80,000 people.
The exhibition is based on a 20th-century archaeological sensation: the clay army of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who ruled in the 3rd century B.C. The Terracotta Army is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and can with good reason be considered the eighth wonder of the world.
Visitors will get to see life-size replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, chariots, weapons, everyday objects and colourful historical costumes – a total of over 150 exhibits.
Impressive special effects and video projections will immerse visitors in the mystical atmosphere of the distant past and give a real sense of the scale of the grand army.
Access with participant badge.
Previously, the exhibition was a success at VDNH in Moscow, attended by more than 80,000 people.
The exhibition is based on a 20th-century archaeological sensation: the clay army of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who ruled in the 3rd century B.C. The Terracotta Army is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and can with good reason be considered the eighth wonder of the world.
Visitors will get to see life-size replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, chariots, weapons, everyday objects and colourful historical costumes – a total of over 150 exhibits.
Impressive special effects and video projections will immerse visitors in the mystical atmosphere of the distant past and give a real sense of the scale of the grand army.
Access with participant badge.
14 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact. The Collection of Natalia Opaleva
The State Russian Museum presents the exhibition project entitled ‘Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact’ showing works by 36 artists of the second half of the 20th century from the collection of Natalia Opaleva, a well-known collector, founder and general director of the AZ Museum (Anatoly Zverev). Visitors of the Marble Palace will discover more than 200 paintings and graphic works by underground masters of the 1960s–1980s: Anatoly Zverev, Dmitri Plavinsky, Dmitry Krasnopevtsev, Oleg Tselkov, Lidia Masterkova, Ernst Neizvestny, Vladimir Yankilevsky, Erik Bulatov, Francisco Infante, Yury Zlotnikov, Grisha Bruskin, and many others.
Access with participant badge.
Address: Marble Palace, 5/1, Millionnaya Ulitsa
Access with participant badge.
Address: Marble Palace, 5/1, Millionnaya Ulitsa
14 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic
The Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic is the only museum in Russia that tells about both polar regions.
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7(812) 244-10-52
Address: 24A Marat Street
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7(812) 244-10-52
Address: 24A Marat Street
14 Jun
11:00–22:00 
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes
This photo exhibition is dedicated to foxes, the protagonists of an eponymous documentary. Principal photography on the film was completed in autumn of 2022 in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, one of the most remote places in Russia. Unique photographs depict the life story of a fox family: mating, struggle for survival in the cold season, birthing and upbringing of cubs. Dmytro and Anna Shpilenok, the authors of the film, spent three expeditions in the wild, lasting a total of 26 months, to film an inspiring story about foxes.
In addition, the exhibition features fascinating photographs that will introduce visitors to the diversity of the animal world and the unique nature of Kamchatka.
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes is an unprecedented project to film the wildlife of Kamchatka Region, which rightly occupies a special place in the country's conservation system.
This is an outdoor exhibition.
Access to the park with participant badge.
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
In addition, the exhibition features fascinating photographs that will introduce visitors to the diversity of the animal world and the unique nature of Kamchatka.
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes is an unprecedented project to film the wildlife of Kamchatka Region, which rightly occupies a special place in the country's conservation system.
This is an outdoor exhibition.
Access to the park with participant badge.
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
14 Jun
11:00–21:00 
St. Petersburg Art Fair "1703"
St. Petersburg Art Fair 1703 is a large-scale cultural project aimed at supporting artists and galleries of contemporary art, as well as the institute of collecting. Hosted by Gazprom and supported by St. Petersburg Committee for Culture.
More than 35 contemporary art galleries will take part in the event, bringing both established and young artists. The Manege Exhibition Hall will become a center of contemporary art created in a variety of techniques — from painting and sculpture to installations and digital art.
Access with participant badge
Address: Central Exhibition Hall Maneg, St. Isaac's Square, 1
More than 35 contemporary art galleries will take part in the event, bringing both established and young artists. The Manege Exhibition Hall will become a center of contemporary art created in a variety of techniques — from painting and sculpture to installations and digital art.
Access with participant badge
Address: Central Exhibition Hall Maneg, St. Isaac's Square, 1
14 Jun
11:00–18:00 
Gatchina Palace
Gatchina Palace is an imperial residence closely linked to the names of Paul I and Alexander III.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
14 Jun
11:00–18:00 
Priory Palace
The Priory Palace, a unique earthwork structure built in 1798–1799 by the architect Nikolai Lvov for the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (the Order of Malta). It is unique in its architectural design and technical implementation. The Priory Palace exhibition tells the story of the Order of Malta and its connection with the Russian Empire during the times of Emperor Paul I.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
14 Jun
11:00–20:00 
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14 Jun
11:00–20:00 
The “Best Russian Craftsmen” exhibition
This year will mark the sixth time that the Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House has hosted the “Contemporary Heritage of Russia” project’s showcase of works by Russia’s finest contemporary artists and craftsmen, winners of the Gokhran of Russia award, as well as prizes from leading Russian and foreign museums. The works have been exhibited at Gokhran of Russia, the Moscow Kremlin Museums, the Diamond Fund of Russia, the State Historical Museum, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Pavlovsk State Museum, and other museums across the country.
Address: Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House, 18, Angliyskaya Naberezhnaya
Address: Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House, 18, Angliyskaya Naberezhnaya
14 Jun
14:00–18:30 
Sightseeing tours of the building and temporary exhibitions of the Russian Geographical Society
The building of the Society’s Headquarters in St. Petersburg will be 115 years old in 2023. Currently, there is the Scientific Archive, the Library and one of the largest cartographic collections in Europe. Unique manuscripts, ancient maps, editions from the personal libraries of famous travelers and members of the Russian Geographical Society are kept here: P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky, Yu.M. Shokalsky, V.A. Obruchev and others. Among them there is a part of the personal library of the first chairman of the Society, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich.
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7 916 639-91-22
Address: Grivtsova Pereulok, 10 lit.A
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7 916 639-91-22
Address: Grivtsova Pereulok, 10 lit.A
14 Jun
16:00–19:00 
Manuscript Treasures of the East on the Banks of the Neva
The exhibition showcases magnificent Oriental manuscripts. The collection of Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Science is one of the largest in the world and the biggest in Russia, and comprises over 115,000 exhibits in 65 dead and living languages. The unique collection is housed in the sumptuous interiors of the Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace – a striking example of 19th-century palace architecture.
Access with participant badge.
Address: 18, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya
Access with participant badge.
Address: 18, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya
14 Jun
17:30–20:00 
Exhibition of photographs by the Italian photojournalist Giorgio Bianchi from the “Donbass Stories” cycle.
Large spectators’ foyer at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre’s Main Stage
Exhibition of photographs by the famous Italian journalist and documentary filmmaker Giorgio Bianchi.
The exhibition entitled “If the theatre is open, then the city is alive” from the “Donbass Stories” cycle recounts the life of the Donetsk Musical Theatre over the past few years.
Giorgio Bianchi has visited Donbass many times and taken many photographs of the lives of ordinary people in this region. Bianchi has one of the largest online audiences in Italy.
As it is being held in a private foyer, the exhibition can only be attended by visitors to the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre who have purchased a ticket to a performance.
Address: 65, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
The exhibition entitled “If the theatre is open, then the city is alive” from the “Donbass Stories” cycle recounts the life of the Donetsk Musical Theatre over the past few years.
Giorgio Bianchi has visited Donbass many times and taken many photographs of the lives of ordinary people in this region. Bianchi has one of the largest online audiences in Italy.
As it is being held in a private foyer, the exhibition can only be attended by visitors to the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre who have purchased a ticket to a performance.
Address: 65, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
15 Jun
09:30–20:15 
Fabergé Museum
The world’s largest collection of Carl Fabergé and the House of Fabergé masterpieces in Shuvalov Palace of St. Petersburg.
The most famous items in the Fabergé Museum are the nine Easter Eggs created for Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last two Russian Tsars.
The Fabergé Museum collection includes Russian decorative-applied and fine arts, which today contains more than 4000 works. This collection demonstrates all mediums in which the House of Fabergé worked, including objects de fantaisie, jewellery, silverware and interior and cult objects.
Access with participant badge.
21, Fontanka River Embankment. Shuvalov Palace
The most famous items in the Fabergé Museum are the nine Easter Eggs created for Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last two Russian Tsars.
The Fabergé Museum collection includes Russian decorative-applied and fine arts, which today contains more than 4000 works. This collection demonstrates all mediums in which the House of Fabergé worked, including objects de fantaisie, jewellery, silverware and interior and cult objects.
Access with participant badge.
21, Fontanka River Embankment. Shuvalov Palace
15 Jun
10:00–17:00 
The Art of Luxury 3.0
The Pillar Hall of the Palace houses the exhibition by Contemporary Heritage of Russia project for the third time. The project presents works by the best contemporary artists and masters of arts and crafts, awarded diplomas by Gokhran and by the country's leading museums. Splendid embroideries, various mosaics, delicate flowers of modeled porcelain, virtuoso painting of miniaturists on enamel, stone and papier-mâché, skillful work of jewelers and many other things are bound to surprise and amaze the attendees. The works have been exhibited at Gokhran, the museums of the Moscow Kremlin, the Diamond Fund of Russia, the State Historical Museum, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Pavlovsk State Museum and other museums of the country
Access with participant badge.
Address: 20, Sadovaja Ulitsa, Pavlovsk town
Pavlovsk Palace's Column Hall
Access with participant badge.
Address: 20, Sadovaja Ulitsa, Pavlovsk town
Pavlovsk Palace's Column Hall
15 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Kirov Central Park of Culture and Recreation
Participants can visit the following museums:
Museum of Artisan Glass (Conservatory Building);
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace (Yelagin Palace, 1st floor);
The History of a Study. Exhibition (Yelagin Palace, 2nd floor).
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Art Glass: 16 June, 10:00–18:30
Yelagin Palace: 14 June 13:00–21:00; 13, 15–16 June 10:00–18:30
The Park is open on 13–16 June 06:00–22:00
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
Museum of Artisan Glass (Conservatory Building);
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace (Yelagin Palace, 1st floor);
The History of a Study. Exhibition (Yelagin Palace, 2nd floor).
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Art Glass: 16 June, 10:00–18:30
Yelagin Palace: 14 June 13:00–21:00; 13, 15–16 June 10:00–18:30
The Park is open on 13–16 June 06:00–22:00
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
15 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact. The Collection of Natalia Opaleva
The State Russian Museum presents the exhibition project entitled ‘Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact’ showing works by 36 artists of the second half of the 20th century from the collection of Natalia Opaleva, a well-known collector, founder and general director of the AZ Museum (Anatoly Zverev). Visitors of the Marble Palace will discover more than 200 paintings and graphic works by underground masters of the 1960s–1980s: Anatoly Zverev, Dmitri Plavinsky, Dmitry Krasnopevtsev, Oleg Tselkov, Lidia Masterkova, Ernst Neizvestny, Vladimir Yankilevsky, Erik Bulatov, Francisco Infante, Yury Zlotnikov, Grisha Bruskin, and many others.
Access with participant badge.
Address: Marble Palace, 5/1, Millionnaya Ulitsa
Access with participant badge.
Address: Marble Palace, 5/1, Millionnaya Ulitsa
15 Jun
10:00–20:00 
The Terracotta Army. China’s Immortal Warriors
St. Petersburg’s Historical Park ‘Russia – My History’ (32, Basseynaya Ulitsa) opened a unique exhibition entitled ‘The Terracotta Army. China’s Immortal Warriors’.
Previously, the exhibition was a success at VDNH in Moscow, attended by more than 80,000 people.
The exhibition is based on a 20th-century archaeological sensation: the clay army of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who ruled in the 3rd century B.C. The Terracotta Army is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and can with good reason be considered the eighth wonder of the world.
Visitors will get to see life-size replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, chariots, weapons, everyday objects and colourful historical costumes – a total of over 150 exhibits.
Impressive special effects and video projections will immerse visitors in the mystical atmosphere of the distant past and give a real sense of the scale of the grand army.
Access with participant badge.
Previously, the exhibition was a success at VDNH in Moscow, attended by more than 80,000 people.
The exhibition is based on a 20th-century archaeological sensation: the clay army of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who ruled in the 3rd century B.C. The Terracotta Army is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and can with good reason be considered the eighth wonder of the world.
Visitors will get to see life-size replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, chariots, weapons, everyday objects and colourful historical costumes – a total of over 150 exhibits.
Impressive special effects and video projections will immerse visitors in the mystical atmosphere of the distant past and give a real sense of the scale of the grand army.
Access with participant badge.
15 Jun
11:00–20:00 
The “Best Russian Craftsmen” exhibition
This year will mark the sixth time that the Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House has hosted the “Contemporary Heritage of Russia” project’s showcase of works by Russia’s finest contemporary artists and craftsmen, winners of the Gokhran of Russia award, as well as prizes from leading Russian and foreign museums. The works have been exhibited at Gokhran of Russia, the Moscow Kremlin Museums, the Diamond Fund of Russia, the State Historical Museum, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Pavlovsk State Museum, and other museums across the country.
Address: Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House, 18, Angliyskaya Naberezhnaya
Address: Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House, 18, Angliyskaya Naberezhnaya
15 Jun
11:00–20:00 
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15 Jun
11:00–22:00 
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes
This photo exhibition is dedicated to foxes, the protagonists of an eponymous documentary. Principal photography on the film was completed in autumn of 2022 in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, one of the most remote places in Russia. Unique photographs depict the life story of a fox family: mating, struggle for survival in the cold season, birthing and upbringing of cubs. Dmytro and Anna Shpilenok, the authors of the film, spent three expeditions in the wild, lasting a total of 26 months, to film an inspiring story about foxes.
In addition, the exhibition features fascinating photographs that will introduce visitors to the diversity of the animal world and the unique nature of Kamchatka.
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes is an unprecedented project to film the wildlife of Kamchatka Region, which rightly occupies a special place in the country's conservation system.
This is an outdoor exhibition.
Access to the park with participant badge.
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
In addition, the exhibition features fascinating photographs that will introduce visitors to the diversity of the animal world and the unique nature of Kamchatka.
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes is an unprecedented project to film the wildlife of Kamchatka Region, which rightly occupies a special place in the country's conservation system.
This is an outdoor exhibition.
Access to the park with participant badge.
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
15 Jun
11:00–18:00 
Priory Palace
The Priory Palace, a unique earthwork structure built in 1798–1799 by the architect Nikolai Lvov for the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (the Order of Malta). It is unique in its architectural design and technical implementation. The Priory Palace exhibition tells the story of the Order of Malta and its connection with the Russian Empire during the times of Emperor Paul I.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
15 Jun
11:00–18:00 
Gatchina Palace
Gatchina Palace is an imperial residence closely linked to the names of Paul I and Alexander III.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
15 Jun
11:00–21:00 
St. Petersburg Art Fair "1703"
St. Petersburg Art Fair 1703 is a large-scale cultural project aimed at supporting artists and galleries of contemporary art, as well as the institute of collecting. Hosted by Gazprom and supported by St. Petersburg Committee for Culture.
More than 35 contemporary art galleries will take part in the event, bringing both established and young artists. The Manege Exhibition Hall will become a center of contemporary art created in a variety of techniques — from painting and sculpture to installations and digital art.
Access with participant badge
Address: Central Exhibition Hall Maneg, St. Isaac's Square, 1
More than 35 contemporary art galleries will take part in the event, bringing both established and young artists. The Manege Exhibition Hall will become a center of contemporary art created in a variety of techniques — from painting and sculpture to installations and digital art.
Access with participant badge
Address: Central Exhibition Hall Maneg, St. Isaac's Square, 1
15 Jun
12:00–20:00 
Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic
The Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic is the only museum in Russia that tells about both polar regions.
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7(812) 244-10-52
Address: 24A Marat Street
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7(812) 244-10-52
Address: 24A Marat Street
15 Jun
12:00–15:00 
The impeccable lifestyle developer VOS’HOD invites to the Russian Renaissance luxury.
At the chamber event in Cheval Court, guests will enjoy the piano concert by Abisal Gergiev, a New England Conservatory of Music’s student and a participant of leading international festivals, as well as a tour of the cultural heritage object and the unique 18th century fresco painting guided by the art professor Ivan Chechyot.
The event will be accompanied by a special menu from the St. Petersburg gastronomic star Olesya Drobot.
Address: Cheval Court, 2D Konnushennaya Square
The event will be accompanied by a special menu from the St. Petersburg gastronomic star Olesya Drobot.
Address: Cheval Court, 2D Konnushennaya Square
15 Jun
12:00–19:00 
Manuscript Treasures of the East on the Banks of the Neva
The exhibition showcases magnificent Oriental manuscripts. The collection of Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Science is one of the largest in the world and the biggest in Russia, and comprises over 115,000 exhibits in 65 dead and living languages. The unique collection is housed in the sumptuous interiors of the Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace – a striking example of 19th-century palace architecture.
Access with participant badge.
Address: 18, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya
Access with participant badge.
Address: 18, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya
15 Jun
14:00–18:30 
Sightseeing tours of the building and temporary exhibitions of the Russian Geographical Society
The building of the Society’s Headquarters in St. Petersburg will be 115 years old in 2023. Currently, there is the Scientific Archive, the Library and one of the largest cartographic collections in Europe. Unique manuscripts, ancient maps, editions from the personal libraries of famous travelers and members of the Russian Geographical Society are kept here: P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky, Yu.M. Shokalsky, V.A. Obruchev and others. Among them there is a part of the personal library of the first chairman of the Society, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich.
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7 916 639-91-22
Address: Grivtsova Pereulok, 10 lit.A
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7 916 639-91-22
Address: Grivtsova Pereulok, 10 lit.A
15 Jun
18:00–20:30 
Exhibition of photographs by the Italian photojournalist Giorgio Bianchi from the “Donbass Stories” cycle.
Large spectators’ foyer at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre’s Main Stage
Exhibition of photographs by the famous Italian journalist and documentary filmmaker Giorgio Bianchi.
The exhibition entitled “If the theatre is open, then the city is alive” from the “Donbass Stories” cycle recounts the life of the Donetsk Musical Theatre over the past few years.
Giorgio Bianchi has visited Donbass many times and taken many photographs of the lives of ordinary people in this region. Bianchi has one of the largest online audiences in Italy.
As it is being held in a private foyer, the exhibition can only be attended by visitors to the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre who have purchased a ticket to a performance.
Address: 65, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
The exhibition entitled “If the theatre is open, then the city is alive” from the “Donbass Stories” cycle recounts the life of the Donetsk Musical Theatre over the past few years.
Giorgio Bianchi has visited Donbass many times and taken many photographs of the lives of ordinary people in this region. Bianchi has one of the largest online audiences in Italy.
As it is being held in a private foyer, the exhibition can only be attended by visitors to the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre who have purchased a ticket to a performance.
Address: 65, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
15 Jun
18:30–21:30
Imaginary Journeys
What’s more impressive: rapid technological growth or deep cultural traditions going far back in time? The United Arab Emirates is an astonishing country, showing by example the speed of progress and innovation. Russia, on the other hand, is a country with centuries-old traditions. The culture and beauty of the two countries is different, but do they have anything in common?
SPIEF participants will have the opportunity to reflect on this at the Imaginary Journeys exhibition, held by the ROSPHOTO State Museum and Exhibition Centre and the DEFENCE law firm, with support of the Roscongress Foundation.
Please write in advance to book your exhibition and present your badge upon arrival email: info@tm-defence.com
Address: ROSPHOTO Museum and Exhibition Centre at 35, Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa.
SPIEF participants will have the opportunity to reflect on this at the Imaginary Journeys exhibition, held by the ROSPHOTO State Museum and Exhibition Centre and the DEFENCE law firm, with support of the Roscongress Foundation.
Please write in advance to book your exhibition and present your badge upon arrival email: info@tm-defence.com
Address: ROSPHOTO Museum and Exhibition Centre at 35, Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa.
15 Jun
19:00–21:00 
Exclusive reception and concert of great classical Russian music.
St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after D.D. Shestakovich. Small Hall
(Nevsky Prospekt, 30)
The event was prepared by the Art Bridge Foundation in cooperation with the Russian Music Society as a part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The concert program will feature works by S.S. Prokofiev, P.I. Tchaikovsky and C.V. Rachmaninov performed by the Governor's Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg under the direction of the famous conductor Anton Lubchenko.
The concert will be attended by soloist of the Mariinsky Theater Roman Arndt (tenor), laureate of the International Jose Carreras Competition; soloist of the Elena Obraztsova Cultural Center, Olga Cheremnykh (soprano), soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia Svetlana Kasyan (soprano), as well as laureate of International competitions - the famous pianist Zarina Shimanskaya.
Access by invitation of the organizer.
The concert program will feature works by S.S. Prokofiev, P.I. Tchaikovsky and C.V. Rachmaninov performed by the Governor's Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg under the direction of the famous conductor Anton Lubchenko.
The concert will be attended by soloist of the Mariinsky Theater Roman Arndt (tenor), laureate of the International Jose Carreras Competition; soloist of the Elena Obraztsova Cultural Center, Olga Cheremnykh (soprano), soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia Svetlana Kasyan (soprano), as well as laureate of International competitions - the famous pianist Zarina Shimanskaya.
Access by invitation of the organizer.
15 Jun
19:00–20:30 
Russian-Austrian Music Dialogue. Classical Masterpieces from Austria and Russia
The Boy Choir of the Glinka Choir College
Conductor and artistic director – Vladimir Begletsov
Russian-Austrian Music Dialogue
Classical Masterpieces from Austria and Russia: Mozart, Schubert, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky
Programme to include
Mozart
Schubert
Rachmaninov
Tchaikovsky
Special guest – poet Nikolay Kuznetsov.
Access by Timepad Timepad registration, or by invitation.
Address: Osobnyak Myasnikova, 45, Ulica Vosstaniya
Conductor and artistic director – Vladimir Begletsov
Russian-Austrian Music Dialogue
Classical Masterpieces from Austria and Russia: Mozart, Schubert, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky
Programme to include
Mozart
Schubert
Rachmaninov
Tchaikovsky
Special guest – poet Nikolay Kuznetsov.
Access by Timepad Timepad registration, or by invitation.
Address: Osobnyak Myasnikova, 45, Ulica Vosstaniya
15 Jun
19:00–20:30 
The guest soloists of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Svetlana Moskalenko and Dmitry Golovnin will perform pieces from Bizet’s Carmen, Verdi’s Don Carlos, Aida and Nabucco, Delibes’ Lakmé, and Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades and Oprichnik.
Ballet stars from Moscow and St. Petersburg, including Ivan Vasilyev, Vladislav Lantratov, Maria Alexandrova, Angelina Vorontsova, Ernest Latypov, Anastasia Smirnova, Viktor Lebedev, and Anastasia Soboleva, will perform classical and contemporary choreography pieces.
The concert will also feature the Mikhailovsky Theatre Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Soloviev and Pavel Sorokin.
Access with tickets
Opera and Ballet Stars Gala
Mikhailovsky Theatre, 1, Arts Square
On 15 June, the Mikhailovsky Theatre will host a gala concert for Forum participants and guests featuring leading opera and ballet performers.The guest soloists of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Svetlana Moskalenko and Dmitry Golovnin will perform pieces from Bizet’s Carmen, Verdi’s Don Carlos, Aida and Nabucco, Delibes’ Lakmé, and Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades and Oprichnik.
Ballet stars from Moscow and St. Petersburg, including Ivan Vasilyev, Vladislav Lantratov, Maria Alexandrova, Angelina Vorontsova, Ernest Latypov, Anastasia Smirnova, Viktor Lebedev, and Anastasia Soboleva, will perform classical and contemporary choreography pieces.
The concert will also feature the Mikhailovsky Theatre Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Soloviev and Pavel Sorokin.
Access with tickets
15 Jun
19:00–22:00 
“Igroki” intellectual show
Private event of St. Petersburg intellectual show "Igroki". The event is part of the SPIEF cultural program.
"Igroki" is an author's project, which includes a TV show, corpopate, open and other leagyes. Its participants - representatives of business and communities, cultural figure, followers of quizes and intellectual competitives.
You are interested in an intellectual game with exciting tasks, stakes and strategists, and, if you wish, communication with other players and participants of Roscongress’s events.
For your comfort, the players of the TV shows will strengthen the composition of the teams of the forum participants.
More about the "Igroki" - at igroki.tv
Membership badge access
Address: Marshala Kazakova st, 12/2
"Igroki" is an author's project, which includes a TV show, corpopate, open and other leagyes. Its participants - representatives of business and communities, cultural figure, followers of quizes and intellectual competitives.
You are interested in an intellectual game with exciting tasks, stakes and strategists, and, if you wish, communication with other players and participants of Roscongress’s events.
For your comfort, the players of the TV shows will strengthen the composition of the teams of the forum participants.
More about the "Igroki" - at igroki.tv
Membership badge access
Address: Marshala Kazakova st, 12/2
15 Jun
19:00–23:00 
Art-Coctail
15 Jun
19:30–21:00 
Evening of the Nizhny Novgorod Region in St. Petersburg
On 15 June, St. George’s Hall at the Mikhailovsky (Engineering) Castle will host a concert of works by Vivaldi and Handel performed by one of the youngest and most dynamically developing Russian ensembles – the La Voce Strumentale orchestra of Nizhny Novgorod’s Pushkin State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Dmitry Sinkovsky will contribute threefold as producer, violinist and counter-tenor. Baroque virtuoso mezzo-soprano Yana Dyakova – the “Russian Bartoli” will delight the most demanding SPIEF music lovers with her art.
Access by invitation and by list. The invitation can be picked up at the counters of the cultural program. The number of tickets is limited.
Address: Mikhailovsky Castle (St. George’s Hall), 2, Sadovaya Ulitsa, (entrance from Zamkovaya Ulitsa)
Access by invitation and by list. The invitation can be picked up at the counters of the cultural program. The number of tickets is limited.
Address: Mikhailovsky Castle (St. George’s Hall), 2, Sadovaya Ulitsa, (entrance from Zamkovaya Ulitsa)
16 Jun
09:30–20:15 
Fabergé Museum
The world’s largest collection of Carl Fabergé and the House of Fabergé masterpieces in Shuvalov Palace of St. Petersburg.
The most famous items in the Fabergé Museum are the nine Easter Eggs created for Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last two Russian Tsars.
The Fabergé Museum collection includes Russian decorative-applied and fine arts, which today contains more than 4000 works. This collection demonstrates all mediums in which the House of Fabergé worked, including objects de fantaisie, jewellery, silverware and interior and cult objects.
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21, Fontanka River Embankment. Shuvalov Palace
The most famous items in the Fabergé Museum are the nine Easter Eggs created for Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last two Russian Tsars.
The Fabergé Museum collection includes Russian decorative-applied and fine arts, which today contains more than 4000 works. This collection demonstrates all mediums in which the House of Fabergé worked, including objects de fantaisie, jewellery, silverware and interior and cult objects.
Access with participant badge.
21, Fontanka River Embankment. Shuvalov Palace
16 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic
The Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic is the only museum in Russia that tells about both polar regions.
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7(812) 244-10-52
Address: 24A Marat Street
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7(812) 244-10-52
Address: 24A Marat Street
16 Jun
10:00–17:00 
The Art of Luxury 3.0
The Pillar Hall of the Palace houses the exhibition by Contemporary Heritage of Russia project for the third time. The project presents works by the best contemporary artists and masters of arts and crafts, awarded diplomas by Gokhran and by the country's leading museums. Splendid embroideries, various mosaics, delicate flowers of modeled porcelain, virtuoso painting of miniaturists on enamel, stone and papier-mâché, skillful work of jewelers and many other things are bound to surprise and amaze the attendees. The works have been exhibited at Gokhran, the museums of the Moscow Kremlin, the Diamond Fund of Russia, the State Historical Museum, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Pavlovsk State Museum and other museums of the country
Access with participant badge.
Address: 20, Sadovaja Ulitsa, Pavlovsk town
Pavlovsk Palace's Column Hall
Access with participant badge.
Address: 20, Sadovaja Ulitsa, Pavlovsk town
Pavlovsk Palace's Column Hall
16 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Kirov Central Park of Culture and Recreation
Participants can visit the following museums:
Museum of Artisan Glass (Conservatory Building);
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace (Yelagin Palace, 1st floor);
The History of a Study. Exhibition (Yelagin Palace, 2nd floor).
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Art Glass: 16 June, 10:00–18:30
Yelagin Palace: 14 June 13:00–21:00; 13, 15–16 June 10:00–18:30
The Park is open on 13–16 June 06:00–22:00
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
Museum of Artisan Glass (Conservatory Building);
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace (Yelagin Palace, 1st floor);
The History of a Study. Exhibition (Yelagin Palace, 2nd floor).
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Art Glass: 16 June, 10:00–18:30
Yelagin Palace: 14 June 13:00–21:00; 13, 15–16 June 10:00–18:30
The Park is open on 13–16 June 06:00–22:00
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
16 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact. The Collection of Natalia Opaleva
The State Russian Museum presents the exhibition project entitled ‘Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact’ showing works by 36 artists of the second half of the 20th century from the collection of Natalia Opaleva, a well-known collector, founder and general director of the AZ Museum (Anatoly Zverev). Visitors of the Marble Palace will discover more than 200 paintings and graphic works by underground masters of the 1960s–1980s: Anatoly Zverev, Dmitri Plavinsky, Dmitry Krasnopevtsev, Oleg Tselkov, Lidia Masterkova, Ernst Neizvestny, Vladimir Yankilevsky, Erik Bulatov, Francisco Infante, Yury Zlotnikov, Grisha Bruskin, and many others.
Access with participant badge.
Address: Marble Palace, 5/1, Millionnaya Ulitsa
Access with participant badge.
Address: Marble Palace, 5/1, Millionnaya Ulitsa
16 Jun
10:00–14:00 
Manuscript Treasures of the East on the Banks of the Neva
The exhibition showcases magnificent Oriental manuscripts. The collection of Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Science is one of the largest in the world and the biggest in Russia, and comprises over 115,000 exhibits in 65 dead and living languages. The unique collection is housed in the sumptuous interiors of the Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace – a striking example of 19th-century palace architecture.
Access with participant badge.
Address: 18, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya
Access with participant badge.
Address: 18, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya
16 Jun
10:00–20:00 
The Terracotta Army. China’s Immortal Warriors
St. Petersburg’s Historical Park ‘Russia – My History’ (32, Basseynaya Ulitsa) opened a unique exhibition entitled ‘The Terracotta Army. China’s Immortal Warriors’.
Previously, the exhibition was a success at VDNH in Moscow, attended by more than 80,000 people.
The exhibition is based on a 20th-century archaeological sensation: the clay army of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who ruled in the 3rd century B.C. The Terracotta Army is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and can with good reason be considered the eighth wonder of the world.
Visitors will get to see life-size replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, chariots, weapons, everyday objects and colourful historical costumes – a total of over 150 exhibits.
Impressive special effects and video projections will immerse visitors in the mystical atmosphere of the distant past and give a real sense of the scale of the grand army.
Access with participant badge.
Previously, the exhibition was a success at VDNH in Moscow, attended by more than 80,000 people.
The exhibition is based on a 20th-century archaeological sensation: the clay army of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who ruled in the 3rd century B.C. The Terracotta Army is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and can with good reason be considered the eighth wonder of the world.
Visitors will get to see life-size replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, chariots, weapons, everyday objects and colourful historical costumes – a total of over 150 exhibits.
Impressive special effects and video projections will immerse visitors in the mystical atmosphere of the distant past and give a real sense of the scale of the grand army.
Access with participant badge.
16 Jun
11:00–20:00 
The “Best Russian Craftsmen” exhibition
This year will mark the sixth time that the Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House has hosted the “Contemporary Heritage of Russia” project’s showcase of works by Russia’s finest contemporary artists and craftsmen, winners of the Gokhran of Russia award, as well as prizes from leading Russian and foreign museums. The works have been exhibited at Gokhran of Russia, the Moscow Kremlin Museums, the Diamond Fund of Russia, the State Historical Museum, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Pavlovsk State Museum, and other museums across the country.
Address: Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House, 18, Angliyskaya Naberezhnaya
Address: Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House, 18, Angliyskaya Naberezhnaya
16 Jun
11:00–20:00 
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16 Jun
11:00–22:00 
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes
This photo exhibition is dedicated to foxes, the protagonists of an eponymous documentary. Principal photography on the film was completed in autumn of 2022 in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, one of the most remote places in Russia. Unique photographs depict the life story of a fox family: mating, struggle for survival in the cold season, birthing and upbringing of cubs. Dmytro and Anna Shpilenok, the authors of the film, spent three expeditions in the wild, lasting a total of 26 months, to film an inspiring story about foxes.
In addition, the exhibition features fascinating photographs that will introduce visitors to the diversity of the animal world and the unique nature of Kamchatka.
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes is an unprecedented project to film the wildlife of Kamchatka Region, which rightly occupies a special place in the country's conservation system.
This is an outdoor exhibition.
Access to the park with participant badge.
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
In addition, the exhibition features fascinating photographs that will introduce visitors to the diversity of the animal world and the unique nature of Kamchatka.
Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes is an unprecedented project to film the wildlife of Kamchatka Region, which rightly occupies a special place in the country's conservation system.
This is an outdoor exhibition.
Access to the park with participant badge.
Address: 4B, Yelagin Island
16 Jun
11:00–18:00 
Priory Palace
The Priory Palace, a unique earthwork structure built in 1798–1799 by the architect Nikolai Lvov for the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (the Order of Malta). It is unique in its architectural design and technical implementation. The Priory Palace exhibition tells the story of the Order of Malta and its connection with the Russian Empire during the times of Emperor Paul I.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
16 Jun
11:00–18:00 
Gatchina Palace
Gatchina Palace is an imperial residence closely linked to the names of Paul I and Alexander III.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
16 Jun
11:00–21:00 
St. Petersburg Art Fair "1703"
St. Petersburg Art Fair 1703 is a large-scale cultural project aimed at supporting artists and galleries of contemporary art, as well as the institute of collecting. Hosted by Gazprom and supported by St. Petersburg Committee for Culture.
More than 35 contemporary art galleries will take part in the event, bringing both established and young artists. The Manege Exhibition Hall will become a center of contemporary art created in a variety of techniques — from painting and sculpture to installations and digital art.
Access with participant badge
Address: Central Exhibition Hall Maneg, St. Isaac's Square, 1
More than 35 contemporary art galleries will take part in the event, bringing both established and young artists. The Manege Exhibition Hall will become a center of contemporary art created in a variety of techniques — from painting and sculpture to installations and digital art.
Access with participant badge
Address: Central Exhibition Hall Maneg, St. Isaac's Square, 1
16 Jun
11:00–20:00 
Music Samizdat
KGallery presents an exhibition dedicated to that amazing and obscure phenomenon of the Soviet era: music ‘samizdat’ (literally self-publishing). Along with the famous "rock 'n' roll on the ribs", a vast collection of reel-to-reel cassettes created by Soviet music lovers will be shown for the first time.
The world of samizdat as a social phenomenon existed within the realities of the Soviet era for fifty years. Music tastes and their mediums have changed, but despite prohibition and censorship, the desire to listen to music and embrace culture never changed. The illustrated vinyl covers, collaged packages of reel cassettes, posters, postcards and X-rays are an indispensable testament to this.
A programme of concerts, lectures, art breakfasts, workshops for adults and children, and themed merchandise is being prepared for the exhibition.
Gala opening on 16 June.
Access with participant badge
Address: 24, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
The world of samizdat as a social phenomenon existed within the realities of the Soviet era for fifty years. Music tastes and their mediums have changed, but despite prohibition and censorship, the desire to listen to music and embrace culture never changed. The illustrated vinyl covers, collaged packages of reel cassettes, posters, postcards and X-rays are an indispensable testament to this.
A programme of concerts, lectures, art breakfasts, workshops for adults and children, and themed merchandise is being prepared for the exhibition.
Gala opening on 16 June.
Access with participant badge
Address: 24, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
16 Jun
14:00–18:30 
Sightseeing tours of the building and temporary exhibitions of the Russian Geographical Society
The building of the Society’s Headquarters in St. Petersburg will be 115 years old in 2023. Currently, there is the Scientific Archive, the Library and one of the largest cartographic collections in Europe. Unique manuscripts, ancient maps, editions from the personal libraries of famous travelers and members of the Russian Geographical Society are kept here: P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky, Yu.M. Shokalsky, V.A. Obruchev and others. Among them there is a part of the personal library of the first chairman of the Society, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich.
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7 916 639-91-22
Address: Grivtsova Pereulok, 10 lit.A
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7 916 639-91-22
Address: Grivtsova Pereulok, 10 lit.A
16 Jun
18:00–20:30 
Exhibition of photographs by the Italian photojournalist Giorgio Bianchi from the “Donbass Stories” cycle.
Large spectators’ foyer at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre’s Main Stage
Exhibition of photographs by the famous Italian journalist and documentary filmmaker Giorgio Bianchi.
The exhibition entitled “If the theatre is open, then the city is alive” from the “Donbass Stories” cycle recounts the life of the Donetsk Musical Theatre over the past few years.
Giorgio Bianchi has visited Donbass many times and taken many photographs of the lives of ordinary people in this region. Bianchi has one of the largest online audiences in Italy.
As it is being held in a private foyer, the exhibition can only be attended by visitors to the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre who have purchased a ticket to a performance.
Address: 65, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
The exhibition entitled “If the theatre is open, then the city is alive” from the “Donbass Stories” cycle recounts the life of the Donetsk Musical Theatre over the past few years.
Giorgio Bianchi has visited Donbass many times and taken many photographs of the lives of ordinary people in this region. Bianchi has one of the largest online audiences in Italy.
As it is being held in a private foyer, the exhibition can only be attended by visitors to the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre who have purchased a ticket to a performance.
Address: 65, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
16 Jun
20:00–22:00 
Opening of a new summer project of KGallery — “Samizdat. Music that didn't exist”
We will show what „rock and roll on the ribs“ is, what the first demo version of the “Gruppa Krovi” album looks like, unique envelopes of Tsoi’s letters, how a reel-to-reel tape recorder works, we will tell you who were the regulars of the cult Saigon cafe, what Soviet dudes, rockabills and hippies listened to - this will be the biggest musical underground project of this summer!
And in the best traditions of the Leningrad rock club, in our St. Petersburg courtyard, the charismatic band "Tales of Martha" will play for you!
Access of participants by invitation, by pre-registration in the personal account (after registration, the
ticket must be picked up at the cultural program counter).
Address: 24, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
And in the best traditions of the Leningrad rock club, in our St. Petersburg courtyard, the charismatic band "Tales of Martha" will play for you!
Access of participants by invitation, by pre-registration in the personal account (after registration, the
ticket must be picked up at the cultural program counter).
Address: 24, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
16 Jun
20:00–22:00 
The traditional “Rock over the Neva”
Let’s sing a love song – one that will ring out over the Neva for a long time to come! The real romantics – the bands Chizh & Co and Jango with Alexey Poddubny (“Dream, warm the way for me”) – are to perform on Palace Square on 16 June.
The traditional “Rock over the Neva” concert for residents and guests of Russia’s Northern Capital is scheduled as part of the St. Petersburg Seasons SPIEF Festival of Culture. As in previous years, it will be free of charge.
The event will be held with the support of the Roscongress Foundation and the St. Petersburg Government.
Access to the square is free.
Access to the stalls by invitation.
Address: Palace Square
The traditional “Rock over the Neva” concert for residents and guests of Russia’s Northern Capital is scheduled as part of the St. Petersburg Seasons SPIEF Festival of Culture. As in previous years, it will be free of charge.
The event will be held with the support of the Roscongress Foundation and the St. Petersburg Government.
Access to the square is free.
Access to the stalls by invitation.
Address: Palace Square
17 Jun
09:30–20:15 
Fabergé Museum
The world’s largest collection of Carl Fabergé and the House of Fabergé masterpieces in Shuvalov Palace of St. Petersburg.
The most famous items in the Fabergé Museum are the nine Easter Eggs created for Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last two Russian Tsars.
The Fabergé Museum collection includes Russian decorative-applied and fine arts, which today contains more than 4000 works. This collection demonstrates all mediums in which the House of Fabergé worked, including objects de fantaisie, jewellery, silverware and interior and cult objects.
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21, Fontanka River Embankment. Shuvalov Palace
The most famous items in the Fabergé Museum are the nine Easter Eggs created for Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last two Russian Tsars.
The Fabergé Museum collection includes Russian decorative-applied and fine arts, which today contains more than 4000 works. This collection demonstrates all mediums in which the House of Fabergé worked, including objects de fantaisie, jewellery, silverware and interior and cult objects.
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21, Fontanka River Embankment. Shuvalov Palace
17 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic
The Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic is the only museum in Russia that tells about both polar regions.
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7(812) 244-10-52
Address: 24A Marat Street
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Please call in advance to book your museum tour and present your badge upon arrival: +7(812) 244-10-52
Address: 24A Marat Street
17 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact. The Collection of Natalia Opaleva
The State Russian Museum presents the exhibition project entitled ‘Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact’ showing works by 36 artists of the second half of the 20th century from the collection of Natalia Opaleva, a well-known collector, founder and general director of the AZ Museum (Anatoly Zverev). Visitors of the Marble Palace will discover more than 200 paintings and graphic works by underground masters of the 1960s–1980s: Anatoly Zverev, Dmitri Plavinsky, Dmitry Krasnopevtsev, Oleg Tselkov, Lidia Masterkova, Ernst Neizvestny, Vladimir Yankilevsky, Erik Bulatov, Francisco Infante, Yury Zlotnikov, Grisha Bruskin, and many others.
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Address: Marble Palace, 5/1, Millionnaya Ulitsa
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Address: Marble Palace, 5/1, Millionnaya Ulitsa
17 Jun
10:00–17:00 
The Art of Luxury 3.0
The Pillar Hall of the Palace houses the exhibition by Contemporary Heritage of Russia project for the third time. The project presents works by the best contemporary artists and masters of arts and crafts, awarded diplomas by Gokhran and by the country's leading museums. Splendid embroideries, various mosaics, delicate flowers of modeled porcelain, virtuoso painting of miniaturists on enamel, stone and papier-mâché, skillful work of jewelers and many other things are bound to surprise and amaze the attendees. The works have been exhibited at Gokhran, the museums of the Moscow Kremlin, the Diamond Fund of Russia, the State Historical Museum, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Pavlovsk State Museum and other museums of the country
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Address: 20, Sadovaja Ulitsa, Pavlovsk town
Pavlovsk Palace's Column Hall
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Address: 20, Sadovaja Ulitsa, Pavlovsk town
Pavlovsk Palace's Column Hall
17 Jun
10:00–18:00 
Manuscript Treasures of the East on the Banks of the Neva
The exhibition showcases magnificent Oriental manuscripts. The collection of Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Science is one of the largest in the world and the biggest in Russia, and comprises over 115,000 exhibits in 65 dead and living languages. The unique collection is housed in the sumptuous interiors of the Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace – a striking example of 19th-century palace architecture.
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Address: 18, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya
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Address: 18, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya
17 Jun
10:00–20:00 
The Terracotta Army. China’s Immortal Warriors
St. Petersburg’s Historical Park ‘Russia – My History’ (32, Basseynaya Ulitsa) opened a unique exhibition entitled ‘The Terracotta Army. China’s Immortal Warriors’.
Previously, the exhibition was a success at VDNH in Moscow, attended by more than 80,000 people.
The exhibition is based on a 20th-century archaeological sensation: the clay army of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who ruled in the 3rd century B.C. The Terracotta Army is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and can with good reason be considered the eighth wonder of the world.
Visitors will get to see life-size replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, chariots, weapons, everyday objects and colourful historical costumes – a total of over 150 exhibits.
Impressive special effects and video projections will immerse visitors in the mystical atmosphere of the distant past and give a real sense of the scale of the grand army.
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Previously, the exhibition was a success at VDNH in Moscow, attended by more than 80,000 people.
The exhibition is based on a 20th-century archaeological sensation: the clay army of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who ruled in the 3rd century B.C. The Terracotta Army is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and can with good reason be considered the eighth wonder of the world.
Visitors will get to see life-size replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, chariots, weapons, everyday objects and colourful historical costumes – a total of over 150 exhibits.
Impressive special effects and video projections will immerse visitors in the mystical atmosphere of the distant past and give a real sense of the scale of the grand army.
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17 Jun
11:00–20:00 
The “Best Russian Craftsmen” exhibition
This year will mark the sixth time that the Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House has hosted the “Contemporary Heritage of Russia” project’s showcase of works by Russia’s finest contemporary artists and craftsmen, winners of the Gokhran of Russia award, as well as prizes from leading Russian and foreign museums. The works have been exhibited at Gokhran of Russia, the Moscow Kremlin Museums, the Diamond Fund of Russia, the State Historical Museum, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Pavlovsk State Museum, and other museums across the country.
Address: Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House, 18, Angliyskaya Naberezhnaya
Address: Elena Tsvetkova Jewellery House, 18, Angliyskaya Naberezhnaya
17 Jun
11:00–20:00 
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17 Jun
11:00–21:00 
St. Petersburg Art Fair "1703"
St. Petersburg Art Fair 1703 is a large-scale cultural project aimed at supporting artists and galleries of contemporary art, as well as the institute of collecting. Hosted by Gazprom and supported by St. Petersburg Committee for Culture.
More than 35 contemporary art galleries will take part in the event, bringing both established and young artists. The Manege Exhibition Hall will become a center of contemporary art created in a variety of techniques — from painting and sculpture to installations and digital art.
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Address: Central Exhibition Hall Maneg, St. Isaac's Square, 1
More than 35 contemporary art galleries will take part in the event, bringing both established and young artists. The Manege Exhibition Hall will become a center of contemporary art created in a variety of techniques — from painting and sculpture to installations and digital art.
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Address: Central Exhibition Hall Maneg, St. Isaac's Square, 1
17 Jun
11:00–20:00 
Music Samizdat
KGallery presents an exhibition dedicated to that amazing and obscure phenomenon of the Soviet era: music ‘samizdat’ (literally self-publishing). Along with the famous "rock 'n' roll on the ribs", a vast collection of reel-to-reel cassettes created by Soviet music lovers will be shown for the first time.
The world of samizdat as a social phenomenon existed within the realities of the Soviet era for fifty years. Music tastes and their mediums have changed, but despite prohibition and censorship, the desire to listen to music and embrace culture never changed. The illustrated vinyl covers, collaged packages of reel cassettes, posters, postcards and X-rays are an indispensable testament to this.
A programme of concerts, lectures, art breakfasts, workshops for adults and children, and themed merchandise is being prepared for the exhibition.
Gala opening on 16 June.
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Address: 24, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
The world of samizdat as a social phenomenon existed within the realities of the Soviet era for fifty years. Music tastes and their mediums have changed, but despite prohibition and censorship, the desire to listen to music and embrace culture never changed. The illustrated vinyl covers, collaged packages of reel cassettes, posters, postcards and X-rays are an indispensable testament to this.
A programme of concerts, lectures, art breakfasts, workshops for adults and children, and themed merchandise is being prepared for the exhibition.
Gala opening on 16 June.
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Address: 24, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
17 Jun
11:00–18:00 
Priory Palace
The Priory Palace, a unique earthwork structure built in 1798–1799 by the architect Nikolai Lvov for the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (the Order of Malta). It is unique in its architectural design and technical implementation. The Priory Palace exhibition tells the story of the Order of Malta and its connection with the Russian Empire during the times of Emperor Paul I.
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Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
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Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
17 Jun
11:00–18:00 
Gatchina Palace
Gatchina Palace is an imperial residence closely linked to the names of Paul I and Alexander III.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
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Address: 1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
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Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Address: 1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
17 Jun
11:00–22:00 
Sails of Kronstadt Festival
The annual Sails of Kronstadt Festival will present a rich cultural and leisure programme that combines historical reconstruction, music and gastronomy in the Island of Forts cluster. This year, the Festival celebrates two important dates: the 320th anniversary of both St. Petersburg and the Baltic Fleet. The programme includes many stylistic and historical references to the aforementioned themes. The historical part of the Festival, represented by the Feast of Peter the Great project, will include numerous historical reconstructions and workshops that will introduce visitors to the history of the navy and the traditions of the Peter the Great era. Gastronomy will traditionally be the hallmark of the Festival: oyster menus, waffles, oriental dishes and sweets. The colourful Sails of Kronstadt will offer guests of all ages and interests creative, sporting and culinary master classes. From the early hours of the morning, a rich entertainment programme will light up the stage: it will cover a wide range of themes ranging from dance numbers of Peter the Great's assemblies to reenactment shows to a modern circus programme. The music section of the Festival will feature well-known international hits in creative arrangements by cover bands and electrifying DJ sets. The headliners of this year's Sails of Kronstadt will be hitmakers whose work is very familiar to the locals, the veterans of the Russian pop scene, the Diskoteka Avariya band.
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Address: Historical Park, 14, Tsitadelskoye Shosse, Kronstadt
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Address: Historical Park, 14, Tsitadelskoye Shosse, Kronstadt
17 Jun
18:00–20:30 
Exhibition of photographs by the Italian photojournalist Giorgio Bianchi from the “Donbass Stories” cycle.
Large spectators’ foyer at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre’s Main Stage
Exhibition of photographs by the famous Italian journalist and documentary filmmaker Giorgio Bianchi.
The exhibition entitled “If the theatre is open, then the city is alive” from the “Donbass Stories” cycle recounts the life of the Donetsk Musical Theatre over the past few years.
Giorgio Bianchi has visited Donbass many times and taken many photographs of the lives of ordinary people in this region. Bianchi has one of the largest online audiences in Italy.
As it is being held in a private foyer, the exhibition can only be attended by visitors to the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre who have purchased a ticket to a performance.
Address: 65, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
The exhibition entitled “If the theatre is open, then the city is alive” from the “Donbass Stories” cycle recounts the life of the Donetsk Musical Theatre over the past few years.
Giorgio Bianchi has visited Donbass many times and taken many photographs of the lives of ordinary people in this region. Bianchi has one of the largest online audiences in Italy.
As it is being held in a private foyer, the exhibition can only be attended by visitors to the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre who have purchased a ticket to a performance.
Address: 65, Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki
