The renovated Hall of Northern European Arts of the XVI–XIX centuries awaits guests after the re-exhibition! The museum invites organized groups of schoolchildren and students, as well as independent visitors to excursions and classes.

Thematic tour of the renovated hall (7+)
The tour will reveal the uniqueness of the Dutch, Dutch, Flemish and German painting schools. Unlike Italy, for Northern Europe, the focus on the ancient artistic heritage was not of decisive importance. This played a big role in shaping the basic principles of paintings. The pride of the museum collection are paintings by Samuel Dirks van Hoogstraten, Jan Mil, Gillis Mostart, Peter Klas, Alexander Adriansen, Frederick van Rooyen, David Teniers Jr., Michael Ostendorfer.

Duration: 45 minutes
Cost:
From 1 to 5 people – 1000 rubles (fixed) + entrance ticket to the museum.
From 6 to 25 people – 100 rubles /person. + entrance ticket to the museum.

Museum lesson “The quiet life of things. Still Life” (7+)
Participants will get acquainted with one of the most popular genres of painting – still life (and its varieties). The lesson will begin in the renovated Northern European Art Hall of the XVI-XIX centuries, where guests will see the works of famous artists who worked in this genre. Under the guidance of a museum researcher, participants will analyze the compositions and principles of the arrangement of objects on paintings, identify the main elements.  Then the guests will go to the workshop, dream up and create original still lifes.

Duration: 90 minutes
Cost: 400 rubles
Up to 25 people

Lecture “The Art of Northern Europe in the collection of the I.N. Kramskoy Museum of Fine Arts” (10+)
Museum collection of Western European paintings of the middle of the XVI–XIX centuries.  It mainly includes works by masters of the northern schools: Dutch, Dutch, Flemish, German. At the lecture, you will learn about scientific discoveries made in the process of preparing the re–exposition of the hall of “Northern Europe”, about new attributions of paintings by Dutch, Dutch and Flemish artists of the XVI-XVII centuries, rare subjects and features of iconography.

Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: 200 rubles
Up to 25 people

Master class “Still Life” (12+)
The master class will be inspired by the work of Willem Frederik van Rooyen “Still Life” from the museum collection. The canvas depicts peaches, grapes, and a split walnut – together they make up a type of Dutch fruit still life. Such small paintings were painted in contrast to the ceremonial and magnificent ones, which sought to show the elegance and wealth of the bourgeoisie. During the lesson, participants will paint a still life with acrylic paints and learn about symbolism in Dutch painting.

Duration: 120 minutes
Cost: 500 rubles
Up to 15 people

Dutch Porcelain Master Class (7+)
The master class is dedicated to Delft porcelain. Guests will visit the renovated hall and explore the presented vases and porcelain. Already in the workshop, visitors will learn more about the motifs used in the painting, Dutch bouquets, and their meaning. After that, the guests will paint a vase blank, glue it on a tinted sheet and draw flowers in a vase.

Duration: 120 minutes
Cost: 500 rubles
Up to 15 people

The lesson at the exhibition “Dutch subjects” (7+) RECORDING IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
Northern European artists depicted the life around them in all genres: portrait, still life, landscape, everyday scenes, religious painting. They tried to depict the selected subjects as realistically as possible. The genres of still life and landscape that are familiar to us have become independent thanks to Dutch painters. Inspired by the presented paintings, directly in the space of the hall, the participants will create a sketch drawing with a watercolor marker and a gel pen and record three genres: still life, landscape and portrait.

Duration: 90 minutes
Cost: 500 rubles
Up to 25 people

Pre-registration is required for all events by phone. +7 (473) 255-38-67

Tickets are purchased at the ticket office or on the museum’s website after an appointment. It is possible to “pay” for tickets with a Pushkin card.