New Hermitage construction exhibition sale. A flea market will appear in the Hermitage. Better you come to us

Biographical information: Ilya Chernyshev was born in 1979 in Moscow, into a family of teachers. He graduated from a school with in-depth study of the English language, as well as a music school and an Olympic reserve school, receiving the title of Master of Sports in rowing. He received his higher education at the Academy of Civil Defense of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, specializing in rescue engineer. In 2006, he created a company for the organization and development of winter and summer recreation in Moscow parks. He has skating rinks in the Hermitage garden, in Krasnaya Presnya park, in the garden named after. Bauman, on the Patriarch's Ponds, All-Russian Exhibition Center. He created Ice slides, organized exhibitions of ice sculptures, a roller park at the All-Russian Exhibition Center, wind tunnels in Gorky Park, a karting club at the Moscow Hippodrome, as well as attractions and recreation areas in natural complexes of Moscow.

“The development concept we are currently working on has several directions. On the one hand, this is leisure time in the park. On the other hand, the popularization of the Hermitage Garden. Yes, he is, of course, very famous and loved by Muscovites, but lately he has not been a household name. So we will hold more events. In doing so, we will focus not only on quantity, but above all on quality.”

New stage and pavilions in Art Nouveau style

“But before implementing concert and leisure plans, we need to prepare the site - repair and modernize the buildings in the garden. Here one of the main tasks for us is to preserve the historical appearance of the garden. After all, the Hermitage is a real diamond, with a long, centuries-old history behind it.

More specifically, the immediate plans include the demolition of the old stage and the construction of a new stage that meets modern requirements for light and sound. At the same time, in architectural and design terms it will be not just a stage, but an art object.

As for her event program, it is still being developed. There are ideas to organize concerts on stage during the day, and theater performances and film premieres in the evening. And, of course, we will continue to hold traditional festivals, which are held year after year on the territory of the Hermitage Garden. By the way, in August of this year, the traditional Moscow International Festival “Jazz in the Hermitage Garden” celebrates its fifteenth anniversary. The festival will take place from August 24 to 26.

Festival "Sea amore" in the Hermitage Garden

We will also build beautiful exhibition pavilions made of glass and forged elements in the Art Nouveau style, which was established here at the end of the 19th century by the founder of the Hermitage garden, Yakov Shchukin. They will be equipped with an energy-saving lighting system and a modern heating system, which will allow them to be used all year round.

As we see it now, one of the pavilions will be used mainly for art exhibitions and sales exhibitions. In addition, there is an idea to hold art history lessons and excursions for schoolchildren there. Interactive libraries can be located in the same room. That is, the field of activity is huge, but so far there are only preliminary agreements on this matter.

We want to install another pavilion next to the children's playground. Perhaps it will be a children's club or a center for creative development. There will be theatrical performances there every week.

The third pavilion is multifunctional. In winter there will be a skate rental station and a buffet, in summer there will be a recreation area with sun loungers, hammocks, and games. In principle, this fits into the general park trend today, but in the Hermitage Garden it inevitably takes on a more intimate and calm character. Which is understandable - we have three theaters on our territory, and there are many embassies around, so we cannot allow people to run around here in their shorts. But a compromise is possible - yes, in a sun lounger, but not with a glass of beer, but with a book. Music, yes, but not too loud.”

And…

"Another project - market Street, where an antique flea market will be held on weekends. However, it is possible that in the future it will work during the week.

We are going to reorganize our playground - make it modern, beautiful, safe, and also start soundproofing the garden so as not to cause inconvenience to residents of nearby houses. We will surround the garden with translucent soundproofing panels. They can also be made in a garden style. Other “economic” tasks include preserving and improving lawns. Perhaps we will partially replace and partially repair the cobblestone paths.

Summer 2012 in the Hermitage Garden

Administrative building We plan to make the most of it and continue to develop existing art and language schools for children and adults. Perhaps we will open a second ballet class here, we plan to renovate the old one. We also want to open a souvenir shop where you can buy things with Hermitage symbols.

We will carry out these modernization works - construction of new and renovation of old facilities - over the coming months. The park will continue to operate as usual, so everything will be painless for visitors.”

Better you come to us

“We are now thinking about different event formats. Some will be paid, some will be open. But in general, we want to go from the opposite - not to force the audience to pay, but to make this place so attractive and high-status that the artists themselves come to us, so that they are interested in performing on the stage of the Hermitage Garden and presenting their project here.”

Hello! We continue our walk through the beautiful and so different Amsterdam. On the agenda is one of the most visited museums in the city - the Rembrandt House Museum, where the master lived and worked, the Hermitage Museum, the Cape Saturday market with typical street food, a stop in the park and an evening boat ride:

The exhibition of the Rembrandt Museum is now located in the building where one of the greatest artists and engravers of the 17th century, Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, lived and painted from 1639 to 1658: throughout his life he created about 300 paintings, 300 engravings and 2 thousand drawings. The official opening of the museum took place in 1911, and since then its collection has been constantly replenished.

At the entrance you can take a free audio guide (including in Russian) and walk through several floors of the museum.

Currently, the house-museum has restored the furnishings of those times: the kitchen (more meager than in the Van Loon Museum), living rooms and the artist’s studio (that was interesting), and its collection, in addition to works by Rembrandt himself, is represented by paintings by his students and teacher Peter Lastman, and one of the halls is dedicated to engraving techniques.

What surprised me most in the museum was not the works of Rembrandt and not the story about his life and entrepreneurial spirit, but the sleeping places) Such wardrobes are narrow and short - after all, in those days it was customary to sleep half-sitting so as not to die while resting. People with a hint of claustrophobia would definitely not like this bed)))))

Overall, the museum is very educational and interesting, although not large.

Address: Jodenbreestraat 4

Opening hours: daily, from 10:00 to 18:00.

Entrance: 13 EUR, for children from 6 to 17 years old - 4 EUR. - with #iamsterdam card - free.

Then I went to the Hermitage, yes, Amsterdam has its own Hermitage, or rather a branch of the State Museum of St. Petersburg, opened in 2004.
The peculiarity of this museum is that it does not have its own collection. Everything that is exhibited here actually belongs to the State Hermitageand is imported into the Netherlands solely for temporary exhibition.

The building in which the collection is housed boasts a history of more than three centuries. It received the name “Amstelhof” only in the 1950s, but was built at the end of the 17th century. as a shelter for elderly women. In the 20th century the building could no longer be used for its original purpose, as it no longer met modern requirements. The Hermitage of Amsterdam opened here after a complete renovation in 2009, which was carried out by three architectural firms at once and affected not only the structure itself, but also the interiors and the surrounding area.

Amstelhof's characteristic classicist façade stretches along the Amstel River for 10 metres: in 1683 it became the city's longest façade. The appearance of the building is quite simple and symmetrical, although not without subtleties: the main front entrance from the river is fake (and always has been). Below it is the “Ossenpoort” - “Cattle Gate”. In the Middle Ages, this was the entrance for merchants, and through this door food was delivered in barrels and cauldrons and cattle were brought into the yard. Today this door is the entrance to the Hermitage.

In addition to the Hermitage exhibition, there are two more museums in the building - the Museum of Dutch Portraits with very thoughtful technical support - the lighting emphasizes the desired portrait and tells the story about the person depicted on the screens.

And a small museum of modern art - interesting, but it didn’t touch my heart.

By the way, from every ticket sold, 1 euro goes to the State Hermitage Foundation.

Address: Amstel, 51.

Opening hours: daily from 10:00 to 17:00.

Entrance: a ticket to view one exhibition costs 17.50 EUR. - with the Amsterdam card you visit 2 exhibitions for free and for the main exhibition of the Hermitage you pay an additional 10 euros. Total for 3 museums only 10 euros.

Having had my fill spiritually, I went to the Albert Cuyp market to eat some physical food))) Because no matter how much I love museums, I love food more)))

The market, as I said in the previous part of the travel notes, has a great atmosphere and a lot of street food. On weekends the market is much livelier and larger and more active than on weekdays. There are a lot of flowers that local grandmothers buy by the armful (this is not like we have carnations individually), families buy farm vegetables and fruits, fish and seafood, tourists stand in line for stroopwafels, potatoes, etc. - the market lives its own wonderful life!

You can try not only waffles and potatoes at the market, but also, for example, bitterballen (pictured above) - these are small salty balls covered with breadcrumbs and filled with a creamy mixture of broth, flour, butter, herbs, spices and traditionally minced beef, but now You can find plenty of vegetarian options too!

There are also poffertjes - these small plump pancakes that are prepared using yeast and buckwheat flour.
They are traditionally served with butter and powdered sugar, but for those who like “to make everything stick together” there are different toppings)))
This joy costs 3 euros per serving of 10 pieces

It is very interesting to watch how they are prepared. I'll try to show you a video from Instagram - I hope it works

If you are not a vegetarian, then you should definitely try Dutch herring - it is served with pickles and onions - there is an option as in the photo with or without a bun. If I'm not mistaken, it's also worth 3 euros. I saw 2 points at the market and some locals buy a dozen fillets for home at once.

When the sun comes out in Amsterdam, everyone drops what they’re doing, takes a break from work and runs to the parks) They even sell disposable picnic sets in stores - a micro grill made of foil with coals, etc. - so that you can arrange a spontaneous stop in the park)
The photo above shows beautiful lawn grass near the Van Gogh Museum. But I went to Vondelpark for a picnic with fresh strawberries, cheese and beer from the market.

Vondelpark is an ideal place to relax - well-groomed lawn grass on which it is so pleasant to lie down, birds and little animals, there are places for companies and there are also secluded, quiet and more romantic ones. They say that it’s even officially allowed to make love here, but only away from playgrounds and public trails (I haven’t seen it, I don’t know))))) There are also cafes and restaurants here - a very cool park which I’ve been to several times and you’ll really appreciate it I recommend!

The history of Vondelpark is very impressive: it was opened more than 150 years ago, but was originally called “New”. Until a monument was erected here in honor of the famous 17th century playwright Joost van den Vondel, which decided the fate of its name. Despite its impressive age, this English landscape park strictly adheres to its original concept, without deviating one iota from it.

It is not at all surprising that about 10 million people visit the park every year. Most of them are for jogging, walking dogs, picnics, simply lying on the grass or watching a child frolic on the playground. For tourists there are special pleasures. I even managed to sleep after a delicious lunch and it was just what I needed!!!

Even before going to Amsterdam, I planned to visit

The main advantage of the Izmailovo fair lies in its extensive and varied assortment: consumer goods in the “Russian” style for visitors, antiques and Soviet material culture, paintings - all this is available here in practically unlimited quantities.

Craftsmen and artists from all over the country come to the exhibition-fair in Izmailovo to present their creations to the capital's public. For the convenience of sellers and buyers, the vernissage is divided into several parts: a flea market, an antique row, streets of crafts and an alley of paintings. Each of these places has its own unique atmosphere, and it is worth talking about them in more detail.

Swap meet

The local flea market is the main flea market in the Russian capital. The unpredictable variety of assortment and affordable prices make this part of the Izmailovsky vernissage attractive to literally everyone.

Even wandering aimlessly through a flea market can leave a strong impression, especially for someone nostalgic for times recently gone. It is not difficult to explain this state of affairs: a trading place at a flea market costs nothing, and any pensioner can afford to put up for sale the already unnecessary treasures that have been collecting dust somewhere on the mezzanine. Old books, postcards, coins, badges, key rings, kitchen utensils, clothes, shoes, toys - in short, an entire era is being sold. Moreover, many of the items sold can still be used for their intended purpose.

In order not just to admire, but also to buy something, it is better to come to the flea market in the morning - antique dealers do not sleep and buy all the best. True, there is also an advantage to an evening visit: traders who are tired at the end of the day are ready to part with their goods for much less money.

Antique Row

Real and expensive antiques are not put on public display here; valuable things in the antique rows of the Izmailovsky vernissage are like a gopher from a famous film: they are not visible, but they are there. To have the honor of seeing an expensive icon or a golden Scythian item, you need to have a personal acquaintance with the sellers or, at least, reliable recommendations.

But even ordinary mortals with average incomes will be able to find relatively rare things here. For example, there is an abundance of cutlery from the end of the century before last (some with the mark of the master). In particular, there is a lot of porcelain tableware produced by the Kuznetsov manufactory, which - tableware, not manufactory - is surprisingly well preserved and can still serve in everyday life. In addition, various figurines, gramophones and gramophones (in working condition) are sold in abundance.

Streets of crafts

This “area” of the vernissage is intended more for foreigners and continues the traditions of the first local merchants from the times of late perestroika. All the same nesting dolls of any size, Easter eggs and other wooden-painted varnished objects. Fortunately, the choice is not limited to this: artisans offer dishes painted with Khokhloma, Palekh and Gzhel, amber items, Zhostovo trays, Dymkovo toys, crystal from Gus-Khrustalny, boxes with miniatures, carved chess sets and much more.

Painting Alley

Or rather, a clearing of painting. It is located in a remote part of the fair, where stands with works of contemporary artists are placed. The artists themselves usually sell. The lion's share of paintings and drawings here are landscapes, still lifes and imitations of famous masters - and all this is designed for a certain average and unpretentious taste. You won’t be able to find genuine masterpieces on the painting alley in Izmailovo, which determines the affordable price range.

Entertainment complex not far from the vernissage. On its territory, master classes on various crafts and decorative arts are held (Danila the Master Lyceum) and museums await their guests, the most interesting of which are, perhaps, the Bread Museum and the Vodka Museum. Also, visitors to the Kremlin are offered four excursion programs on “Russian” themes (the most popular is “Russian Compound”) and, for some reason, participation in a Chinese tea ceremony.