3 September 2019
Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli’s painting Madonna della Loggia
can be viewed by participants and guests at the 5th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on 4–6 September. This marks the first time that the painting from the Uffizi
Gallery’s collection in Florence has been brought to Russia.
The exhibition where the painting is displayed is being held with the participation
of the Italian Embassy in Moscow, in cooperation with the Uffizi Gallery, and
with the support of PAO Sberbank and Roscongress Foundation.
The painting will be displayed at the Sberbank office (Building A, Level
6, FEFU) on 3–5 September and will then be available for everyone to
view in the Main Hall of the Primorsky State Art Gallery after 8 September.
In addition, EEF guests and participants can view ‘modern Madonnas’ at the exhibition titled ‘Female Images in Contemporary Painting by Artists of the Far Eastern Federal District. Madonnas of the Far East.’ The exhibition includes the work of artists from the Far East with a focus on female images. In its own way, each painting reveals the spirit and culture of its region and describes the traditions of the indigenous population. The exhibition will be presented in cooperation with the Primorsky State Art Gallery and held with the support of the governors of all regions of the Far Eastern Federal District.
During the Forum, the exhibition will be on display in the gallery between Buildings A and C of Far Eastern Federal University. Following the EEF, residents of Vladivostok will be able to view the exhibition at the Primorsky State Art Gallery.
27 February 2024
Russia and Bahrain Look to Intensify Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation
Advisor to the Russian President Anton Kobyakov held a meeting in Moscow with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Russian Federation Ahmed Al-Saati, during which the two officials discussed a wide range of issues concerning economic, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation between the two countries and reached a number of agreements.
28 March 2024
Great Bustard Exploring Kalmykia’s Steppe
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, VNII Ecologia, the Government of the Republic of Kalmykia, the Roscongress Foundation and Kamchatka Falcon Centre, with the participation of experts and foundations from the Gulf countries, continue to work on the implementation of the order of the President of the Russian Federation and the comprehensive action plan for the establishment of Russian centres for the reintroduction and conservation of falconiform birds in Kamchatka Territory and bustards in the Republic of Kalmykia.
19 April 2024
Preparations for EEF 2024 Underway
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev held the first preparatory meeting for the 9th Eastern Economic Forum. Topics included in the agenda range from future technologies and the development of transport infrastructure to the modernization of energy systems.
