Silver Necklace

The Manege Central Exhibition Hall, as part of the Museum Line public art project, and with support from St. Petersburg’s Committee for Tourism Development and Committee for Culture, the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation for the Northwest Federal District, the Federal Agency for Tourism, presents a large-scale outdoor exhibition — Russia’s Silver Necklace. The exhibition’s name refers to a popular cross-regional tourist route that includes several regions of Northwest Russia known for their historical and cultural landmarks and their natural beauty. The start of the outdoor exhibition coincides with celebrations for Russia Day and the beginning of the UEFA EURO 2020

The project brings together 11 of the Russian Federation’s federal subjects: St. Petersburg, Archangelsk Oblast, Vologda Oblast, Leningrad Oblast, Kaliningrad Oblast, Murmansk Oblast, Novgorod Oblast, Pskov Oblast, the Nenetsk Autonomous Okrug, the Republic of Karelia, and the Republic of Komi.

Each object is an artistic interpretation of a key image connected with one of the Northwestern regions. Leading artists, actors, directors, figures in the worlds of art and science, and cosmonauts were invited to participate in the project. Each of them has created their own thematic design that includes components associated with the chosen region.

The outdoor exhibition is part of the Museum Line programme, conceived by the team at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall for the purpose of creating open cultural spaces and searching for new plastic forms. Being a relevant platform for the presentation of contemporary artistic ideas, Museum Line unites a series of vivid outdoor exhibitions that follow each other chronologically.

Exhibition runs: 16 June — 16 September 2021