The National Centre RUSSIA brought the professional art community together for a gala dinner as part of the Symposium and the IET
A gala dinner for the professional art community was held at
the National Centre RUSSIA as part of the opening of the III International
Symposium "Inventing the Future" and "Towards the IET", the
research programme of the International Ethnographic Triennial. The event
brought together representatives of cultural institutions and participants in
the international art residency organised by the National Centre RUSSIA in
partnership with the "ATOM" Museum. Guests of the Museum Congress,
which the National Centre is holding jointly with the State Historical Museum,
also attended.
"I am delighted to welcome representatives of Russian and international
cultural institutions to this gala dinner at the National Centre RUSSIA. This
is an opportunity for us to introduce the International Ethnographic Triennial,
a long-term project that brings together contemporary art, anthropology and ethnography.
It is scheduled to open in 2030 in the new building of the National Centre. The
research phase began this summer. This extensive research will form the basis
of the future exposition and its accompanying programmes. We hope everyone will
find a place in this project. We would like to meet more often, get a better
sense of one another, help each other and work together on things that interest
us all. We are open to collaboration. Thank you very much for your courage and
your willingness to get to know one another," said Natalia Virtuozova,
Director General of the National Centre RUSSIA.
Artists from Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Thailand and
Indonesia attended the gala dinner as participants in the international art
residency. They had previously visited the "ATOM" Museum, where the
"World Wide Web: The Code of Culture" residency opened on 9 November.
On 10 November, they travelled to Chernogolovka for "Memory Capsule",
the final exposition of the "Halo" art residency, where they saw
works by Russian artists.
"My first impression was how welcoming and kind everyone was. Guests have
come from different countries, and I've already had a chance to speak to many
of them. At the Symposium, we're discussing how museums can be powerful spaces
for change. Alongside experienced colleagues from different institutions, we're
learning from one another's examples and discussing challenges, what has worked
well and the methods we use. This is my first time taking part in the Museum
Congress and my first time speaking at an international congress. I'm sure I'll
do it again. I'm very glad to share the experience of Abu Dhabi's national
museum," said Moaza Matar (UAE), Director of Curatorial Affairs and
Collection Management at the Zayed National Museum.
The event at the National Centre was held in the space where the
"Khorovod" exposition is now being prepared. Regions, museums and
renowned craftspeople are involved in preparing the exposition. The event
featured the first performance of music written by composer Dmitry Mazurov for
a choreographic video work by Vyacheslav Samodurov.
The "Khorovod" exposition will be held from 1 December 2026 to 1
April 2027 at the National Centre RUSSIA. It will bring together stories,
traditions and contemporary portrayals of nine regions — the Perm and Kamchatka
Territories, Saint Petersburg, the Leningrad, Murmansk, Kirov and Volgograd
Regions, the Donetsk People's Republic and the Republic of Kalmykia. Each
region will have its own rotating platform, and a mural by Perm artist Vlad Ens
will run around the perimeter of the exposition.
The International Ethnographic Triennial, a major project at the intersection of contemporary art, anthropology and ethnography, was launched on 18 June 2026. The town of Zaraysk in the Moscow Region was chosen as the starting point for the project. It has a unique historical and cultural legacy that includes archaeological sites of global significance, centuries of history and rich cultural traditions. One of the oldest known works of art, the famous Zaraysk bison, was discovered here.
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Nineteen new countries have joined the III International Symposium "Inventing the Future", which is being held on 12–13 November at the National Centre RUSSIA.
