The Art Institute of Chicago
December 2008

Russia

December 26, 2008–January 5, 2009
In the Land of the Tsars: Russian Winter Arts Festival

Join Christopher Monkhouse, Eloise W. Martin curator of European decorative arts, for a glorious New Year's celebration of art, architecture, and music in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Experience the magical atmosphere created by pastel-colored palaces and gold onion domes against the snow-covered landscapes as you view Moscow's magnificent art collections in the Kremlin, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, and the Old Tretyakov Gallery, and St. Petersburg's priceless treasures in the Hermitage, the State Russian Museum, Catherine's Palace, and Pavlovsk Palace. Attend a performance at the fabled Bolshoi Theatre, enjoy a traditional troika ride, and welcome 2009 in a manner worthy of Russian royalty at a gala New Year's Eve ball.

For information, please phone (312) 499-4131.
  Russia Grand Staircase. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.