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Sections and topics

The first section, Ground floor - Indoor portrait of the Roerich family

Entrance hall

Introductory section

Complex 1. Multimedia section, The Roerichs lived and worked here

Complex 2. Our contemporaries speak about the Roerichs (opinions of  the Russian and Indian presidents, outstanding scientists, cultural figures and arts workers)

Left gallery

I. The Russian period in the life and work of the Roerich family (1874–1918)

Topic 1. Saint-Petersburg in the life and work of the Roerich family

Subtopic 1. Saint-Petersburg notary Konstantin Roerich and his family

Complex 1. Nikolas Roerich`s places of residence before his marriage. Studies in Karl May Gymnasium followed by studies in the Academy of Sciences and Saint-Petersburg State University

Complex 2. Country residence in Izvara, the place of rest and first findings

Complex 3. Boris and Svetoslav Roerich

Subtopic 2. Saint-Petersburg architect Ivan Shaposhnikov and his family  

Complex 1. Ivan Shaposhnikov`s work

Complex 2. Helena Roerich. Childhood

Complex 3. Helena Roerich`s ancestry and relatives: the families Shaposhnikov,  Golenischev-Kutuzov, Mitusov, Musorgsky, Putyatin princes.

Subtopic 3. The town of Bologoye. The acquaintance of Nicolas Roerich with Helena Shaposhnikova. Development of relations before the marriage. Nikolas Roerich`s visit of Fernand Cormon in Paris. The meeting in Paris in 1901.

Subtopic 4 The Roerich Family in Saint-Petrsburg

Complex 1. The first Saint-Petersburg places of residence of the Roerich family

Complex 2. The apartment of Nicholas Roerich, the director of the Emperor`s Art Encouragement Society`s Drawing school, in Bolshaya Morskaya street 38

Complex 3. Yurik and Svetik

Complex 4. Helena Roerich, helpmate, friend and inspiration

Subtopic 5. Nicholas Roerich`s artistic and educational activity in Saint-Petersburg (1899–1918)

Complex 1. Nikolas Roerich, an assistant editor of the magazine Art and artistic industry. Nicholas Roerich, associate director of the Emperor`s Art Encouragement Society`s Arts and Industry Museum. Nicholas Roerich, secretary of the Emperor`s Art Encouragement Society.

Complex 2. The Emperor`s Art Encouragement Society and its Drawing school (1898–1918). Nicholas Roerich, the director of the Emperor`s Art Encouragement Society`s Drawing school (1906–1918).

Subcomplex 1. Nicholas Roerich`s followers

Complex 3. Higher woman courses of architecture and workshops for handicapped soldiers in Saint-Petersburg (1912–1918). Nicholas Roerich and Russian artistic societies (The World of Art, The Union of Russian Artists and others).

Subtopic 6. Saint-Petersburg cultural background for the Roerichs` work. Artistic quest of the Silver age reflected in the Roerichs`work.

Complex 1. Nicholas Roerich, Russian theatre and theatre workers. Theatrical scenery painting. Nicholas Roerich and musicians. 

Complex 2. Nicholas Roerich and literary men

Complex 3. Book graphics by Nicholas Roerich

Central part of the hall

Complex 4. Kazansky Rail Terminal

Complex 5. Fiodorovsky Gorodok complex

Topic 2. Russia in the work of Nicholas Roerich

Subtopic 1. Archeological expeditions, hystorical and artistic trips of Nicholas Roerich within the Central Russian Upland (mostly in Valdai Hills in 1902-1916)

Complex 1. Nicholas Roerich`s paintings and graphic art.

Subcomplex 1. Origins of Russia. The Slavs.

Subcomplex 2. Historic landscape.

Subtopic 2. Nicholas and Helena Roerichs` Historical and artistic expedition through the ancient Russian cities (1903-1904)

Subtopic 3. Valuable contribution to the Russian church building

Complex 1. The Church of the Holly Spirit in Talashkino.

Complex 2. The Iconostasis in Perm.

Complex 3. Sketches for the prayer room in Nice

Complex 4. Mosaics in the Church in Parchomovka

Complex 5. Design of the church in Skernovitsy

Complex 6. Designs of the churches in the USA and Harbin.

Topic 3. Great intuitionist of the epoch

Complex 1. Prophetic paintings

Topic 4. Europe in the life and work of the Roerich family

Subtopic 1. France, Switzerland, Italy in the life and work of the Roerich family

Subtopic 2. Belgium in the life and work of the Roerich family

Subtopic 3. Germany in the life and work of the Roerich family

Subtopic 4. the Baltics in the life and work of the Roerich family

Subtopic № 5. Finland in the life and work of the Roerich family

Complex 1. The Charm of Finland (Roerichs in Finland in 1907)

II. After the Revolution. In Europe and in America (1918–1923) 

Subtopic 5. Finland in the life and work of the Roerich family

Complex 2. Sortavala (the Roerichs on the Ladoga in 1916–1918)

Subtopic 6. Great Britain in the life and work of the Roerich family

Topic 5. America in the life and work of the Roerich family

III. In India and Central Asia (1923–1955) 

Topic 1. The first experience of India

Topic 2. The first Central Asian Expedition

Topic 3. The second Central Asian Expedition (1935–1936)

 

Right Gallery

Topic 4. the Kulu valley. Himalayan Research Institute Urusvati

Topic 5. Helena Roerich

Complex 1. Iniciator of Living Ethics Teaching Societies in the world.

Complex 2. Helena Roerich`s ideas as a significant constituent of the XXI century cosmology and pedagogics.

IV. Activity related to the promotion of the Roerich`s Pact

V. After the parents` passing

Topic 1. Yuri Roerich, a prominent Orientalist and public figure

Topic 2. Svetoslav Roerich and Devika Rani, family tradition successors

Subtopic 1. India

Subtopic 2. Russia

 

The second section, The first floor – The Roerichs` Empire

I. Artistic, literary, scientific and philosophical heritage of the Roerich family

The 1st thematic section - Artistic and literary activity

The 2nd thematic section - Scientific work

The 3rd thematic section - Artistic and spiritual quest

The 4th thematic section - Protection of cultural heritage

The 5th thematic section - The Roerichs` followers and disciples in art, philosophy, public activity, etc

II. The final memorial section - We worked for the sake of people