One of the largest exhibition groundsMoscow is the "Garage". The Museum of Modern Art of the capital received this slightly strange name, since it was originally located in an abandoned car hangar in Bakhmetevsky bus park.
In 2008, Daria Zhukova and the representativecultural fund IRIS Fondation Molly Dent-Brocklehurst created a project to popularize contemporary art. The main demonstration area was the exhibition pavilion "Garage". The Museum of Contemporary Art on this basis was formed later - in 2013. It was then from the old building in the style of the Russian avant-garde, located in the bus park, the exposition moved to the park pavilion them. Gorky.
Unusual museum, where they were shownoriginal, non-standard works of both domestic and foreign contemporary artists, sculptors, photographers, quickly attracted the attention of Muscovites and visitors. In addition, this site has often become a place for interesting cultural events.
In June 2015 the Museum of Modern Art"Garage" moved to a restored building, where the restaurant "Seasons" originally operated. Now in its three-story pavilion there are several exhibition, demonstration and interactive venues.
Modern art is diverse, diverse andoften it is incomprehensible not only to the common man in the street, but also to professional critics. "Garage" (Museum of Modern Art) provides an opportunity for creative people to convey their ideas to the society, no matter in what form they are embodied. To this end, the most diverse programs are organized. This is a large international expositions, and chamber exhibitions of young artists. There are also halls dedicated to digital art and photographers. And you can not only see the works themselves, but also listen to a lecture and see a film about artists.
Of particular interest are the so-called interactive exhibits that you can touch and watch as they change in the process of interaction with them.
This interactive project, held annuallythe museum allows viewers to become active participants in the work of an artist and test themselves as creators of a work of art. In 2016, visitors will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the artistic techniques of Alexander Povzner and Irina Korina.
Work in a creative laboratory and participate inmaster classes are of interest and attract a large number of spectators. Since 2010, 35 thousand visitors of different ages took part in the “Art experiment”.
Museum staff developed specialchildren's programs that are educational and developmental. Children together with their parents can not only get acquainted with representatives of modern art, but also listen to lectures on interesting topics related to journalism, the history of architecture, and / or participate in art therapy sessions.
No less interesting and interactive classes andworkshops, which are held for children by professional teachers and artists. Children from the age of 5 can try their hand at creativity, and educational and developmental programs are differentiated according to age.
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art (Address:Krimsky Val, 9) provides an opportunity to organize holidays and birthdays for children, order as a gift or create prints for bags and T-shirts on their own in the workshop. For very young children and their parents, Mama's Place Club works there, where teachers, child psychologists, designers and artists lead classes.
The success of any cultural project in modernThe world is largely dependent on the level of management. The transformation of the Garage from an ordinary museum into a center for the development of creativity and one of the places of worship in the capital is the merit of its director Anton Belov.
After graduating from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, he was not only seriously interested in contemporary art, but was also able to become one of the best Russian art managers.
Anton Belov actively participated in the work of the foundation.“Art Chronicle”, created a site-guide to the exhibition halls of Moscow, supports and promotes young artists, founded an interesting project Gallery White. And in 2010 he received an offer to head the Garage (museum of modern art).
Currently, the "Garage" (museum of modernArt, Moscow) is located on Krymsky Val, in Gorky Park. Its main pavilion can be found on the left side of the central alley, and the educational pavilion is located near the Pioneer pond. To get to the cultural facility, it is best to get to the Park Kultury metro station. It is easy to walk to Gorky Park, walking from the Oktyabrskaya metro station.
In the museum, except for exhibition halls,There is a rather rich library, a cafe, an educational center, a bookstore and an art salon where you can buy everything you need for creativity.
Теперь вы знаете, что «Гараж» — музей contemporary art. Moscow has always been a city in which everything new and extraordinary was loved. That is why the "Garage" is always a lot of visitors, including tourists from different countries who are interested in Russian modern painting and sculpture.
