State Tretyakov Gallery
State Tretyakov Gallery accused of making ‘gross and inexcusable mistake’ by restructuring contemporary art department
An open letter signed by hundreds of Russian art professionals claims that the decision to merge several departments into one could lead to the museum losing pioneering recent works as well as specialists
State Tretyakov Gallery employee killed on frontline
Vladislav Polenov first made the news after he was drafted in the partial mobilisation launched by President Vladimir Putin last September
Russian authorities confirm that famous 'Trinity' icon will be transferred to church despite protests from restorers and art historians
The announcement that President Putin will return Andrei Rublev’s masterpiece has sparked criticism from experts due to its fragile condition
Moscow museum director removed after complaint against institution’s lack of ‘traditional Russian spiritual and moral values’
Zelfira Tregulova, who has headed the State Tretyakov Gallery since 2015, will be replaced by Elena Pronicheva, who has links to Vladimir Putin
Ilya Repin's chilling painting of Ivan the Terrible—vandalised in 2018 by a drunk man with a metal pole—goes back on show at Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery
The work was temporarily rehung for press, but the public will have to wait until a bulletproof "protective capsule" can be installed
Tair Salakhov, leading painter and 'father of new Russian art', has died aged 92
The Azerbaijani-born artist was one of the Soviet Union's most notable creatives during Khrushchev's cultural thaw
Russia sends Moscow’s museums into second lockdown until mid-January
Cultural workers voice frustration at mixed closure orders, as theatres, concert halls and restaurants are allowed to stay open
What can we learn from museums during the Second World War?
On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we look back at how art institutions adapted to wartime constraints, from tours without pictures to child's play
Russian museums in crisis: State Hermitage projects losses of almost half its annual revenue after closing for two months
Loss of tourism and oil market crash because of coronavirus pandemic wreak havoc as institutions seek state help
Largest collection of contemporary Indian art heads to Moscow
Several Indian private museums are lending works for an exhibition due to open at the State Tretyakov Gallery
Climate protest designs, an authentic Banksy fake and radical collection updates: the year in acquisitions
Our pick of the gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections in 2019
Russian museums follow Putin’s call for satellites in the regions
The Hermitage has opened a branch in Siberia, the Pushkin is renovating a Constructivist landmark in Samara and more agreements are in the works
Moving to the suburbs: vast museum collections centre destined for 'New Moscow'
State Tretyakov Gallery among 23 Russian museums planning to store and show works near former killing field Kommunarka
Man who stole painting in broad daylight from Moscow museum is sentenced to three years in prison
Denis Chuprikov took the landscape from State Tretyakov Gallery with the aim of "causing hype", he says
Russian man strolls through Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery in thong underwear
The latest bizarre incident at one of Russia’s most important institutions was an “unsanctioned performance” according to the museum
Thief of Crimean painting at State Tretyakov Gallery apprehended
Brazen incident raises questions about museum security in Russia
Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery develops blockchain app to bring Russian art to the world
Digital initiative will invite users to explore and sponsor more than 190,000 works in the collection
Putin demands ramping-up of cultural hub in annexed Crimea
State Hermitage Museum and Tretyakov are involved in arts centre in contested region
Tretyakov clamps down on ‘illegal’ tours by banning visitors from discussing works of art
Ordinary groups are being targeted by the gallery’s guards for "exchanging views" about paintings in fight against bogus guides
Huge disparity in estimates to repair vandalised Ivan the Terrible painting
Ilya Repin’s masterpiece in Moscow’s Tretyakov gallery was struck with a metal pole in May
Famous Russian painting of Ivan the Terrible vandalised in Moscow
Man who confessed to being drunk on vodka tore painting in three places on Friday evening
Fake art: “Criminality in the Russian art market has reached alarming levels”
Tretyakov curator speaks out and admits being taken in by forgers