On March 30, the opening of the exhibition of the Russian portrait “Face. Face. Personality” from the collection of the Voronezh Regional Art Museum named after I.N. Kramskoy.

The exhibition was inaugurated by the director of the museum Yulia Zaichenko and the curator of the exposition Oksana Lepneva, presenting to the guests the evolution of the portrait from icon painting to the present.

“Today we continue the story about the history of our museum, about the collection of our museum, about its anniversary. The exhibition tells about the long way the portrait genre has come in Russia. The history of a portrait is a kind of process of a person finding his face, his individuality reflected on the canvas.”

The exhibition presents about 70 portraits, the chronology of which covers more than three centuries. For the first time, the museum exhibits a portrait miniature of the late XVIII — early XIX century.

The exhibition will run from March 30 to May 14, 2023.
We remind you that on April 9, 16, 23, 30 at 15:00 there will be combined tours of the exhibition! More detailed