Project
Baron Munchausen’s Adventures in Russia
Category
Best Implemented Project of Temporary or Permanent Museum Exposition
About the project (provided by the applicant)
This exhibition presents the biographic facts from real Munchausen’s life (this man served in Russia in 1738 through 1750) and some of the stories about adventures of the same-named famous fictitious character. Many of the historic facts told to the audience match the stories described in the books, but some real events seem to be even more fantastic than the invented tales.
Having arrived at the exhibition, visitors find themselves traveling through chapters of the book. Here, historic exhibits and documents are combined with the illustrative approach to interior design. In terms of aesthetics, the exhibition features ancient books, manuscripts and scrolls, whereas installations blur the borders between reality and the world of book fancy.
Location
Minor Hermitage Manege, St. Petersburg, Russia
Project implementation year
2024
Project website
https://hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/what-s-on/temp_exh/2024/munchhausen/ (from September 16, 2024 a virtual tour of the exhibition will be available at the website)
Extra visual materials (photos, videos etc.)
https://vk.com/video-67940544_456242452
https://vk.com/video-67940544_456242483
https://vk.com/video-67940544_456242492
https://vk.com/video-67940544_456242497
https://vk.com/clip-67940544_456242500
Applicants
Natalya Bakhareva — historian, art expert, senior research expert in the State Hermitage
Andrey Punin — artist, architect, head of ARKI creative studio
Authors of the project
Natalya Bakhareva — author of the concept, curator of the exhibition
Andrey Punin — author of the design concept
Project status
Implemented
