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We’re glad to greet you in the State complex «The National Congress Palace»
of Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation. This historical-ar-
chitectural park is reborn masterpiece of Russian architecture from times of Pe-
ter the Great and former residence of grand-princes from Romanov house. Nowa-
days it is not only state residence, but also museum, exhibition and cultural center.

Besides permanent museum exhibition «Collection of the Konstantin palace»,
where masterpieces of Russian art of XVIII-XX centuries from the famous collection of
M. Rostropovich and G. Vishnevskaya are presented, permanent exhibitions are held on
the territory of the «National Congress Palace», dedicated to the works of modern artists.

Projects of temporary exhibitions in the Konstantin palace and Center of modern
arts (Press-center of «The National Congress Palace») are united in several courses: «Young
painters of Russia», «Russia in the work of modern artists», «Russia in the works of folk
masters», «Great painters of the Russian land». In the scope of these projects we present to
our visitor’s attention works of painters, sculptures, photographers, jewelers and writers.

All exhibitions, which take place in the Konstantin palace always elicit response to our
visitors. Works of painters often cause disputes among followers and opponents of the mod-
ern art, but nobody remains indifferent. This is the main goal of creators of exhibition projects
– to intrigue spectators, to make them think and probably to help them reconsider their views.

Regards,
Honored Worker of Culture,
Head of Exhibition Department
State complex «The National Congress Palace»
S. Yanchenko