Galleries
of Modern Art and Photography

The festival, organized by Esquire magazine, will be held on the premises of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art on Gogolevsky Boulevard. 8 zones corresponding to the columns of the magazine will work for guests. A music scene to which popular Russian musicians are invited, will be organized here for the first time.

The Manezh Central Exhibition Hall is the main Moscow art gallery. Over the last 30 years, this exhibition venue has regularly hosted international art forums and remarkable displays. It makes a very strong impact on the cultural life of the country.

The Lumiere Brothers Centre for Photography is modern art gallery in Moscow that occupies the premises of a creative venue called 'The Red October', a former candy store. It's recognised in the capital for its organization of fantastic photography exhibitions.

The Multimedia Art Museum of Moscow (MAMM) is entirely devoted to artworks created with multimedia technologies. The museum has a large collection of photographs, video art, media installations. It was founded on the grounds of the Moscow House of Photography.

The Ekaterina Cultural Foundation on Kuznetsky Bridge was established by Ekaterina and Vladimir Semenikhin in 2002. The Foundation is active on several fronts, including running exhibitions, a publishing programme and collecting contemporary art.

From its very first days, the National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) began to put together its art collection and is still working on it today. It includes works by Russia’s contemporary painters, both well-known and those who are aspiring.

MARS Centre of Contemporary Art is unusual Moscow art gallery that displays the most recent achievements of Russian and foreign artists in the area of 2,000 square metres. MARS exhibitions are full of installations using electronic, sound and light technology.

Created in 1984, the Photo Expo Association affiliated to the Russian Union of Journalists is one of the most popular places among photography lovers. The aim of this centre is to promote photo art by means of exhibitions, with a focus on a street photography.

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMoMA) is Russia’s first state-sponsored museum with the focus on Russian and foreign art of the 20th and 21st centuries. The concept of the museum was based on Zurab Tsereteli’s (a famous sculptor) private collection.

The Winzavod Art Centre was redeveloped from the Moscow Bavaria brewery. Today, the Centre has become Russia’s hub of culture and creative power hosting exhibitions, biennales, festivals, master classes, creator-owned art galleries, schools and ateliers.

The Garage museum is one of Moscow institutions that work at an international level running exhibitions alongside active educational and research work. This Moscow museum of modern art has a rich archive collection related to the history of Russian art.

The Central House of Artists in Moscow is one of the most popular contemporary art gallery and exhibition associations in Russia. It comprises the exhibition centre proper and the Gallery of 20th Century Art, which is part of the famous Tretyakov Gallery.