The Russian Museum

On 30 March the St Nicholas of Myra exhibition was opened in the Benois Wing of the State Russian Museum. The show comprises about 150 works of icon painting, sculpture and embroidery, objects of personal godliness, church decorations and icon painted exemplums, created in the 12^th - 20^th centuries. The exhibition continues the tradition of exhibiting works of Old Russian art from the collection of the Russian Museum, started by the exhibitions dedicated to the image of Jesus Christ (Jesus Christ in Christian Art and Culture (14^th - 20^th Centuries), 2000) and the Mother of God (We Worship Thy Immaculate Image, 1995).