Project
“Great Karl. On the 225th Anniversary of the Birth of Karl Bryullov”
Category
Best Implemented Project of Temporary or Permanent Museum Exposition
About the project (provided by the applicant)
The Russian Museum presented a grand exhibition “Great Karl. On the 225th Anniversary of the Birth of Karl Bryullov” at the Mikhailovsky Palace.
A contrasting and ambiguous intervention into the historic architecture allowed for a new perspective on both the interiors of the Academic Halls and the artist’s paintings. The scenography of the exhibition was arranged in such a way that the visitor’s route and movement turned into a solemn ceremony, following the stages of the artist’s life and creative journey. This story, like the architectural composition itself, unfolds before the viewer step by step. Just a few key points shape the entire dramatic action.
The first hall, which features the artist’s early and student works, was deliberately left untouched by the architect. Then follows a rapid ascent — a ramp leading to “The Last Day of Pompeii,” the artist’s most famous and significant painting, where the visitor “soars” toward the canvas that brought him worldwide fame.
Location
Mikhailovsky Palace, 4 Inzhenernaya St., St. Petersburg, Russia
Project implementation year
2024
Project website
https://brullov.rusmuseum.ru
Extra visual materials
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DCvhOnyWtJwaeRSXsHAXJbvuiRBQf6lw?usp=share_link
Applicant
Andrey Voronov (ARKHATAKA)
Architect, artist, founder of the ARKHATAKA collective, curator at the HSE School of Design. One of the authors of the public art program “Tales of the Golden Apples” for the development of Almetyevsk. Co-author of the conceptual architectural project “Plywood Theatre” at the Bolshoi Drama Theater (BDT). Stage designer of Russia’s first professional Minecraft performances created for the BDTdigital platform. Laureate and nominee of various architecture and art awards (ARCHIWOOD, Zodchestvo, Sergey Kuryokhin Prize, A+Awards, etc.).
Author of the project
Andrey Voronov
Photo
Alisa Gil
Customer
The State Russian Museum
Other participants
General contractor: EG production
Status of the project
Implemented
