“Kalevala Universe” exhibition in Karelia competes for the title of the best

News of the Awards

This year, an exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum of the Republic of Karelia became the first Golden Trezzini participant in the “Best Implemented Project of Temporary or Permanent Museum Exposition” category.

Designers Anastasia Dubrovskaya and Andrey Skritsky proposed their exhibition held in Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Republic of Karelia, for 2021 Golden Trezzini Awards.

February 28 is the day to celebrate Kalevala Day, the festival of Karelo-Finnish epic poetry.
The Fine Arts Museum of the Republic of Karelia opened Kalevala Universe exhibition – it covers 5 venues of 150 meters large, and there are 150 paintings, arts, and crafts showcased there, plus 5 modern installations dedicated to fairy-tale plots, including The Rune Forest, The Birth of Kalevala Universe, The Sampo Mill Roof, The Magic Ball – these were included into the museum’s collection as contemporary art.

The project on the Awards website https://www.goldtrezzini.ru/en/nominees/kalevala-universe/.

The Golden Trezzini website users are more than welcome to vote for their preferred projects via Facebook, giving them a chance to win special Premio del Pubblico Award.

The Golden Trezzini Awards for Architecture and Design are named after Domenico Trezzini (1670—1734), Russian architect of Swiss origin, the first architect of St. Petersburg. The motto of the Awards is 'Architecture as Art'. The Domenico Trezzini gilded statuettes are awarded to the authors of architectural and designer projects that amount to works of art. The Honorary Chairman of the International Council for the Golden Trezzini Awards is Mikhail Piotrovsky, President of the World Club of St. Petersburgers and General Director of the State Hermitage.

2021 Golden Trezzini Awards winners will be awarded in November during the Gala-Night at the Mikhailovsky Theatre. The best projects by competitors will be added to the collection of the Architectural Graphics Fund at the Museum of St. Petersburg History and take part in an annual exhibition at the Peter and Paul Fortress.

Entries are open from March 15 till October 1 at https://www.goldtrezzini.ru/en/application2021/. Nominees from all over the world are invited. Participation is free of charge.

The General Partner of the Awarding Ceremony is the Mikhailovsky Theatre. The General Museum Partner is the State Museum of St. Petersburg History. The independent auditor is Borenius Attorneys Russia Ltd. To see a full list of the Awards partners please check https://www.goldtrezzini.ru/en/partners2021/.

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