Luxury old mansion opposite the Kremlin, which houses the collection of works of the official portraitist of our time.
In 1996, the people's artist of the USSR, academician of the Russian Academy of arts A. M. Shilov, following the numerous requests of the audience about the organization's permanent exposition, donated to the Fatherland collection of 355 picturesque and graphic works. The state highly appreciated the generous gift of the artist and the resolution of the State Duma № 150 state Duma on March 13, 1996, the government of Moscow № 21 dated January 14, 1997 was established by Moscow state picture gallery of the people's artist of the USSR A. Shilov. Grand opening of the Gallery took place on 31 may 1997. Currently the artistic Director is Alexander Shilov.
In the Gallery annually the exhibition of new works by A. Shilov, which by tradition he donates to the Fatherland for the city Day and now its collection includes more than 900 works, presented to Russia free of charge and is displayed in the permanent exposition of the Gallery for public viewing.
Creativity A. Shilov based on the best traditions of classical realist art. In the portrait gallery of our contemporaries, created by A. Shilov over the years inspired spodvizhnicheskoy labour, reflected complex and diverse picture of the spiritual life of Russia of XX – beginning of XXI century. Folk images, critical works, portraits of participants of the great Patriotic war, spies, portraits of the clergy, beautiful female images, portraits of representatives of the creative intelligentsia – known artists, scientists, doctors, performed at the highest level of skill, marked by deep psychological solutions, life's reliability and the inner truth of characters. Gallery exposition also presents genre paintings, lyrical landscapes and still lifes. A significant place in the gallery section is the graphics.
Moscow state picture gallery of the people's artist of the USSR A. Shilov is one of the most famous cultural centers of the capital. The gallery regularly hosts "Meetings at portraits", which involved the characters from the works of A. Shilova – our legendary contemporaries, for example, which have to educate future generations.
The gallery organizes literary evenings, concerts of classical chamber music, in which took part: people's artist of the USSR E. Obraztsova, national artist of Russia Century Matorin, people's artist of the USSR Z. the Sotkilava, people's artist of Russia Y. Bashmet, people's artist of Russia Century, Tretyakov and many others
Founder: Alexander Frolov Shilov, born in 1943
Work time:
Tue, Wed, Fri – Sun: 11.00 – 19.00
Cashier: 11.00 – 18.30
Thursday: 11.00 – 21.00
Cashier: 11.00 – 20.30
Closed: Monday
Dear friends, pay your attention, to the fact that the time and days of work of Shilovskaja state art gallery of the national artist of the USSR A. Shilov can change, so before visiting it we recommend you to call +7 (495) 697 – 54 – 00.
