Thursday, March 28
Drawings and Watercolours by the Wanderers
- Until July 8, 10 am - 6 pm (Mon, Wed, Fri-Sun), 1-9 pm (Thu)
- St. Michael’s Castle (part of the State Russian Museum)
- 550 rubles (270 rubles for students) – tickets here
The exhibition acquaints viewers with the artwork of the so-called wanderers, or peredvizhniki in Russian. Being the mainstay of the late 19th-century Russian realism school, their paintings exhibit deep psychologism and accuracy in depicting the universal and particular traits of the artists’ generation. Among the representatives are Ilya Repin, Viktor Vasnetsov, Ivan Shishkin, Ivan Kramskoi, and many others, whose works are displayed at Russia’s major museums (see more here and here).
Friday, March 29
Melancholia
A new exhibition organized by KGallery honors Arkadiy Ippolitov, an art historian, writer, and curator at the Hermitage Museum. His life and artistic creations are showcased at the display through paintings he discussed in his writings, images from private collections, and his own pieces, which include papers and essays.
Saturday, March 30
Botanical Holidays
- Until March 31, 10 am - 5 pm
- St. Petersburg Botanical Garden
- 700 rubles (500 rubles for students) – tickets here
If you have not yet, this is your sign to visit St. Petersburg Botanical Garden to celebrate spring, enjoy the wonder of nature, and learn what’s in the flower. Until March 31, the garden is running the Botanical Holidays festival, within which you can sign up for a route at the greenhouse, tour the museum, and visit themed exhibitions for the price of one ticket.
Sunday, March 31
Holi Festival
- March 30-31, 12-9 pm
- Sevkabel Port
- Free
Add a splash of color to your life – with the Holi Festival coming to the city, namely to Sevkabel Port, this weekend. The festival program is truly event- and fun-packed: dances, performances, workshops, yoga classes, a traditional feast, and much more!
Monday, April 1
From Passover to Easter
- Until May 19, see the schedule here
- Annenkirche
- 700-800 rubles (500-600 rubles for students) – tickets here
For a quirky overview of the upcoming holidays, head to the exhibition From Passover to Easter, running at Annenkirche. The experience promises to be engaging, insightful, and immersive, with a bevy of exhibits and decorations transporting you to the past.
Tuesday, April 2
Tobias Verhaecht’s Tower of Babel
- Until June 2, 11 am - 8 pm (Wed, Thu, Sun) and 11 am - 8 pm (Tue, Fri, Sat)
- Hermitage Museum
- 500 rubles (300 rubles for students) – tickets here
Having undergone restoration, the previously authorless (now identified as the work of Flemish artist Tobias Verhaecht) painting featuring the Tower of Babel returns to the hall of the State Hermitage Museum, accompanied by other “monuments” of Ancient Babylon, including paintings, graphics, numismatics, and applied arts.
Wednesday, April 3
Yes to New Worlds!
- Until May 17, 12-10 pm daily
- Interactive Gallery
- Starting from 900 rubles – tickets here
Yes to another artistic adventure, yes to new worlds! All those interested in art & science have the chance to visit a solo exhibition of Nadezhda Bey, a graduate of ITMO’s Art & Science Master’s program, to enjoy the advances of the phygital, including VR, AR, MR, and objective reality. More on the exhibition here.
