26.07.2023
10:00–17:00
Russian Museum of Ethnography, 4/1, Inzhenernaya Ulitsa
Russian Museum of Ethnography
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is one of the largest ethnographic museums in the world. It has a collection of about 500 thousand items.
The museum displays unique objects of peoples living in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia. It preserves cultural artefacts of 157 peoples of Russia and neighbouring countries.
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is housed in a building constructed in the style of Russian neoclassicism. The gem of the building is the Marble Hall. It was conceived as a memorial hall in honour of Emperor Alexander III. The peculiarity of this monumental structure, with an area of about 1,000 square metres, is the use of only Russian pink marble for decoration. Along the perimeter of the Marble Hall there is a high relief frieze depicting representatives of various peoples of the Russian Empire. Sculptors have placed numerous figures on it, forming genre scenes from the lives of multiple peoples of the Russian Empire, creating a collective image of Russia and emphasizing the idea of ethnic diversity, richness and variety of the cultures of the peoples inhabiting it.
Access with participant badge. The badge must be presented at the entrance to the museum.
The museum displays unique objects of peoples living in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia. It preserves cultural artefacts of 157 peoples of Russia and neighbouring countries.
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is housed in a building constructed in the style of Russian neoclassicism. The gem of the building is the Marble Hall. It was conceived as a memorial hall in honour of Emperor Alexander III. The peculiarity of this monumental structure, with an area of about 1,000 square metres, is the use of only Russian pink marble for decoration. Along the perimeter of the Marble Hall there is a high relief frieze depicting representatives of various peoples of the Russian Empire. Sculptors have placed numerous figures on it, forming genre scenes from the lives of multiple peoples of the Russian Empire, creating a collective image of Russia and emphasizing the idea of ethnic diversity, richness and variety of the cultures of the peoples inhabiting it.
Access with participant badge. The badge must be presented at the entrance to the museum.
26.07.2023
10:00–18:00
1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
Gatchina Palace
Gatchina Palace is an imperial residence closely linked to the names of Paul I and Alexander III.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
26.07.2023
10:00–16:45
7, Sadovaya Ulitsa, Tsarskoe Selo, Pushkin
Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace represents Russian artistic culture of the 18–20th centuries and is a true masterpiece of Russian Baroque. The Grand Hall and the Golden Enfilade of state halls, including the world-famous Amber Room, are stunningly luxurious.
The museum’s exhibition covers over 300 years of its history and the restoration efforts after the Great Patriotic War.
There is the possibility to independently purchase an audio guide.
Access with participant badge. Entrance through the Church Gate (landmark – bust of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli)
The museum’s exhibition covers over 300 years of its history and the restoration efforts after the Great Patriotic War.
There is the possibility to independently purchase an audio guide.
Access with participant badge. Entrance through the Church Gate (landmark – bust of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli)
26.07.2023
10:00–19:00
St. Petersburg’s Historical Park «Russia – My History», 32/1, Basseynaya Ulitsa
"The St. Petersburg–Africa: Contours of Interaction"
On 28 July 2023, the Russia – My History Museum and Exhibition Centre will host the St. Petersburg–Africa: Contours of Interaction exhibition, dedicated to the interaction between African countries and Russia “with a Petersburg accent."
The exhibition will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, scheduled to take place on 27–28 July 2023.
15 subjects have been selected for the exhibition, representing important topics from the point of view of relations between Russia and Africa, with a particular relevance to St. Petersburg:
− Africans in St. Petersburg under Peter the Great: Abram Gannibal, an African ancestor of Alexander Pushkin
− Egyptomania in St. Petersburg: Sphinxes
− Russian Travellers in East Africa: Chikin, Gumilev, Vavilov
− Africa Learns: Students from the Black Continent on the Banks of the Neva River
− St. Petersburg and the Boer Struggle for Independence
− Participation of African Athletes in Sports Competitions on the Neva River
− Scientific African Studies in Leningrad/St. Petersburg
− Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Leningrad: The First Visit of an African Leader
− Visits to Leningrad by African Leaders
− Leningrad's Assistance in the Establishment of an Institute of Light Industry in Algeria
− St. Petersburg–Africa Cultural Exchange
− Construction of Warships for African States at St. Petersburg Shipyards
− African Collections in St. Petersburg Museums
− African Animals in the Leningrad Zoo
− Diplomatic Representations of African States in St. Petersburg
Access free
The exhibition will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, scheduled to take place on 27–28 July 2023.
15 subjects have been selected for the exhibition, representing important topics from the point of view of relations between Russia and Africa, with a particular relevance to St. Petersburg:
− Africans in St. Petersburg under Peter the Great: Abram Gannibal, an African ancestor of Alexander Pushkin
− Egyptomania in St. Petersburg: Sphinxes
− Russian Travellers in East Africa: Chikin, Gumilev, Vavilov
− Africa Learns: Students from the Black Continent on the Banks of the Neva River
− St. Petersburg and the Boer Struggle for Independence
− Participation of African Athletes in Sports Competitions on the Neva River
− Scientific African Studies in Leningrad/St. Petersburg
− Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Leningrad: The First Visit of an African Leader
− Visits to Leningrad by African Leaders
− Leningrad's Assistance in the Establishment of an Institute of Light Industry in Algeria
− St. Petersburg–Africa Cultural Exchange
− Construction of Warships for African States at St. Petersburg Shipyards
− African Collections in St. Petersburg Museums
− African Animals in the Leningrad Zoo
− Diplomatic Representations of African States in St. Petersburg
Access free
26.07.2023
10:00–21:30
17, Sadovaya Ulitsa. Entrance is from the corner of Sadovaya Ulitsa and Lomonosovskaya Ulitsa, or from Nevsky Prospekt (walk along the Sadovaya Ulitsa almost to the end. 2nd floor)
Word Catchers museum exposition and creative space
20th Century State Literary Museum
The Word Catchers exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the universe of literature, offering an encounter with poets and prose writers associated with St. Petersburg and Leningrad. These writers crafted new worlds and made sense of epochal twists in critical times with their penmanship.
As well as the exhibition on the second floor of Gostiny Dvor, the 20th Century State Literary Museum opened a cultural space. The venue will become a destination for authors, experts, and lovers of classic and modern literature.
Sessions of the Reading With Our Noses perfume-literary exhibition will be organized for Forum and Summit participants at 13:00 and 19:00 on 26–29 July in French, in the Word Catchers exposition and creative space in the Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor.
Participants can enter the exhibition using their badge. Book a place by phone: 8 (812) 630 0203. The number of places is limited.
As well as the exhibition on the second floor of Gostiny Dvor, the 20th Century State Literary Museum opened a cultural space. The venue will become a destination for authors, experts, and lovers of classic and modern literature.
Sessions of the Reading With Our Noses perfume-literary exhibition will be organized for Forum and Summit participants at 13:00 and 19:00 on 26–29 July in French, in the Word Catchers exposition and creative space in the Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor.
Participants can enter the exhibition using their badge. Book a place by phone: 8 (812) 630 0203. The number of places is limited.
26.07.2023
11:00–17:30
22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
Priory Palace
The Priory Palace, a unique earthwork structure built in 1798–1799 by the architect Nikolai Lvov for the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (the Order of Malta). It is unique in its architectural design and technical implementation. The Priory Palace exhibition tells the story of the Order of Malta and its connection with the Russian Empire during the times of Emperor Paul I.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
26.07.2023
11:00–22:00
Lenfilm film studio, 10, Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt
Days of African Culture and Cinema: Africa Together in the Future festival
The Days of African Culture and Cinema: Africa Together in the Future festival will be held in St. Petersburg from 25 to 28 July. This is the first festival in Russia to present African culture in all its diversity. The St. Petersburg Seasons Festival of Culture will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and will be supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
The event programme will include a photo exhibition, music concerts by African performers, contemporary African poetry, thematic lectures, roundtable discussions and a rich film programme. The Lenfilm studio will be the main platform for the cultural festival.
The access format for participants will be finalized at a later date
The event programme will include a photo exhibition, music concerts by African performers, contemporary African poetry, thematic lectures, roundtable discussions and a rich film programme. The Lenfilm studio will be the main platform for the cultural festival.
The access format for participants will be finalized at a later date
26.07.2023
12:00–19:30
2, Cheboksarsky Pereulok (through the archway, first entrance on the left in the courtyard)
Zoshchenko Apartment Museum
20th Century State Literary Museum
The Mikhail Zoshchenko Apartment Museum will acquaint you with the biography of the writer and his unique creative journey, with the blossoming and then the crushing fall of his career. You will hear the story of how his unique style was developed and how phrases that entered people's everyday life were born. You will also get to see the everyday life of 20th-century writers, explore the furnishings of Zoshchenko's memorial study, and view his personal belongings.
Sightseeing tour for participants of the Summit and Forum in English on July 26, 27 and 29 at 14:00, July 28 at 12:00.
Participants of the Forum and Summit can access the museum for free with their badge. To book a place, call 8 (812) 571 7819. The number of places is limited.
Sightseeing tour for participants of the Summit and Forum in English on July 26, 27 and 29 at 14:00, July 28 at 12:00.
Participants of the Forum and Summit can access the museum for free with their badge. To book a place, call 8 (812) 571 7819. The number of places is limited.
26.07.2023
13:00–19:30
Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum, 5/2, Kuznechny Pereulok
Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum
The F.M.Dostoevsky Literary-Memorial Museum opened on November 12, 1971, in the house at 5/2 Kuznechny Lane. Dostoevsky had rented an apartment in this building twice, once for a very short time in 1846, and then from October 1878 until his death, on January 28, 1881. The beginning and end of his writing career turned out to be joined together in one spot. Here he had worked on his early story The Double, and here he wrote his last novel, The Brothers Karamazov. The Dostoevskys' apartment was recreated for the most part from the memoirs of his wife Anna and of his contemporaries.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
26.07.2023
13:00–20:30
4B, Yelagin Island
Kirov Central Park of Culture and Recreation
Participants can visit the following museums:
Museum of Artisan Glass;
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Artisan Glass;
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
27.07.2023
09:00–19:00
Peterhof State Museum and Reserve, 2, Razvodnaya Ulitsa, Petrodvorets
Park of the Peterhof State Museum and Reserve
Participants are invited to visit the park of Peterhof State Museum and Reserve
Access with participant badge
Access with participant badge
27.07.2023
10:00–21:30
17, Sadovaya Ulitsa. Entrance is from the corner of Sadovaya Ulitsa and Lomonosovskaya Ulitsa, or from Nevsky Prospekt (walk along the Sadovaya Ulitsa almost to the end. 2nd floor)
Word Catchers museum exposition and creative space
20th Century State Literary Museum
The Word Catchers exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the universe of literature, offering an encounter with poets and prose writers associated with St. Petersburg and Leningrad. These writers crafted new worlds and made sense of epochal twists in critical times with their penmanship.
As well as the exhibition on the second floor of Gostiny Dvor, the 20th Century State Literary Museum opened a cultural space. The venue will become a destination for authors, experts, and lovers of classic and modern literature.
Sessions of the Reading With Our Noses perfume-literary exhibition will be organized for Forum and Summit participants at 13:00 and 19:00 on 26–29 July in French, in the Word Catchers exposition and creative space in the Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor.
Participants can enter the exhibition using their badge. Book a place by phone: 8 (812) 630 0203. The number of places is limited.
As well as the exhibition on the second floor of Gostiny Dvor, the 20th Century State Literary Museum opened a cultural space. The venue will become a destination for authors, experts, and lovers of classic and modern literature.
Sessions of the Reading With Our Noses perfume-literary exhibition will be organized for Forum and Summit participants at 13:00 and 19:00 on 26–29 July in French, in the Word Catchers exposition and creative space in the Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor.
Participants can enter the exhibition using their badge. Book a place by phone: 8 (812) 630 0203. The number of places is limited.
27.07.2023
10:00–19:00
St. Petersburg’s Historical Park «Russia – My History», 32/1, Basseynaya Ulitsa
"The St. Petersburg–Africa: Contours of Interaction"
On 28 July 2023, the Russia – My History Museum and Exhibition Centre will host the St. Petersburg–Africa: Contours of Interaction exhibition, dedicated to the interaction between African countries and Russia “with a Petersburg accent."
The exhibition will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, scheduled to take place on 27–28 July 2023.
15 subjects have been selected for the exhibition, representing important topics from the point of view of relations between Russia and Africa, with a particular relevance to St. Petersburg:
− Africans in St. Petersburg under Peter the Great: Abram Gannibal, an African ancestor of Alexander Pushkin
− Egyptomania in St. Petersburg: Sphinxes
− Russian Travellers in East Africa: Chikin, Gumilev, Vavilov
− Africa Learns: Students from the Black Continent on the Banks of the Neva River
− St. Petersburg and the Boer Struggle for Independence
− Participation of African Athletes in Sports Competitions on the Neva River
− Scientific African Studies in Leningrad/St. Petersburg
− Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Leningrad: The First Visit of an African Leader
− Visits to Leningrad by African Leaders
− Leningrad's Assistance in the Establishment of an Institute of Light Industry in Algeria
− St. Petersburg–Africa Cultural Exchange
− Construction of Warships for African States at St. Petersburg Shipyards
− African Collections in St. Petersburg Museums
− African Animals in the Leningrad Zoo
− Diplomatic Representations of African States in St. Petersburg
Access free
The exhibition will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, scheduled to take place on 27–28 July 2023.
15 subjects have been selected for the exhibition, representing important topics from the point of view of relations between Russia and Africa, with a particular relevance to St. Petersburg:
− Africans in St. Petersburg under Peter the Great: Abram Gannibal, an African ancestor of Alexander Pushkin
− Egyptomania in St. Petersburg: Sphinxes
− Russian Travellers in East Africa: Chikin, Gumilev, Vavilov
− Africa Learns: Students from the Black Continent on the Banks of the Neva River
− St. Petersburg and the Boer Struggle for Independence
− Participation of African Athletes in Sports Competitions on the Neva River
− Scientific African Studies in Leningrad/St. Petersburg
− Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Leningrad: The First Visit of an African Leader
− Visits to Leningrad by African Leaders
− Leningrad's Assistance in the Establishment of an Institute of Light Industry in Algeria
− St. Petersburg–Africa Cultural Exchange
− Construction of Warships for African States at St. Petersburg Shipyards
− African Collections in St. Petersburg Museums
− African Animals in the Leningrad Zoo
− Diplomatic Representations of African States in St. Petersburg
Access free
27.07.2023
10:00–16:45
7, Sadovaya Ulitsa, Tsarskoe Selo, Pushkin
Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace represents Russian artistic culture of the 18–20th centuries and is a true masterpiece of Russian Baroque. The Grand Hall and the Golden Enfilade of state halls, including the world-famous Amber Room, are stunningly luxurious.
The museum’s exhibition covers over 300 years of its history and the restoration efforts after the Great Patriotic War.
There is the possibility to independently purchase an audio guide.
Access with participant badge. Entrance through the Church Gate (landmark – bust of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli)
The museum’s exhibition covers over 300 years of its history and the restoration efforts after the Great Patriotic War.
There is the possibility to independently purchase an audio guide.
Access with participant badge. Entrance through the Church Gate (landmark – bust of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli)
27.07.2023
10:00–18:00
4B, Yelagin Island
Kirov Central Park of Culture and Recreation
Participants can visit the following museums:
Museum of Artisan Glass;
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Artisan Glass;
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
27.07.2023
10:00–17:00
Russian Museum of Ethnography, 4/1, Inzhenernaya Ulitsa
Russian Museum of Ethnography
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is one of the largest ethnographic museums in the world. It has a collection of about 500 thousand items.
The museum displays unique objects of peoples living in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia. It preserves cultural artefacts of 157 peoples of Russia and neighbouring countries.
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is housed in a building constructed in the style of Russian neoclassicism. The gem of the building is the Marble Hall. It was conceived as a memorial hall in honour of Emperor Alexander III. The peculiarity of this monumental structure, with an area of about 1,000 square metres, is the use of only Russian pink marble for decoration. Along the perimeter of the Marble Hall there is a high relief frieze depicting representatives of various peoples of the Russian Empire. Sculptors have placed numerous figures on it, forming genre scenes from the lives of multiple peoples of the Russian Empire, creating a collective image of Russia and emphasizing the idea of ethnic diversity, richness and variety of the cultures of the peoples inhabiting it.
Access with participant badge. The badge must be presented at the entrance to the museum.
The museum displays unique objects of peoples living in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia. It preserves cultural artefacts of 157 peoples of Russia and neighbouring countries.
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is housed in a building constructed in the style of Russian neoclassicism. The gem of the building is the Marble Hall. It was conceived as a memorial hall in honour of Emperor Alexander III. The peculiarity of this monumental structure, with an area of about 1,000 square metres, is the use of only Russian pink marble for decoration. Along the perimeter of the Marble Hall there is a high relief frieze depicting representatives of various peoples of the Russian Empire. Sculptors have placed numerous figures on it, forming genre scenes from the lives of multiple peoples of the Russian Empire, creating a collective image of Russia and emphasizing the idea of ethnic diversity, richness and variety of the cultures of the peoples inhabiting it.
Access with participant badge. The badge must be presented at the entrance to the museum.
27.07.2023
10:00–18:00
1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
Gatchina Palace
Gatchina Palace is an imperial residence closely linked to the names of Paul I and Alexander III.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
27.07.2023
10:30–17:00
St. Isaac’s Cathedral, 4, St. Isaac's Square
Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral
St. Isaac’s Cathedral ranks among the world’s tallest dome structures. It is St. Petersburg’s largest Orthodox cathedral, which is now a museum. Among other things, St. Isaac’s offers an impressive display of semiprecious stones that cover its indoor surfaces, dozens of mosaics, and over 350 outdoor sculptures.
The colonnade of St. Isaac’s is definitely a place worth visiting. Being the city’s most famous observation deck, it gives its visitors an opportunity to enjoy the view of the Neva and St. Petersburg’s historical areas.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office №6, №7.
The colonnade of St. Isaac’s is definitely a place worth visiting. Being the city’s most famous observation deck, it gives its visitors an opportunity to enjoy the view of the Neva and St. Petersburg’s historical areas.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office №6, №7.
27.07.2023
10:30–17:30
2, Cheboksarsky Pereulok (through the archway, first entrance on the left in the courtyard)
Zoshchenko Apartment Museum
20th Century State Literary Museum
The Mikhail Zoshchenko Apartment Museum will acquaint you with the biography of the writer and his unique creative journey, with the blossoming and then the crushing fall of his career. You will hear the story of how his unique style was developed and how phrases that entered people's everyday life were born. You will also get to see the everyday life of 20th-century writers, explore the furnishings of Zoshchenko's memorial study, and view his personal belongings.
Sightseeing tour for participants of the Summit and Forum in English on July 26, 27 and 29 at 14:00, July 28 at 12:00.
Participants of the Forum and Summit can access the museum for free with their badge. To book a place, call 8 (812) 571 7819. The number of places is limited.
Sightseeing tour for participants of the Summit and Forum in English on July 26, 27 and 29 at 14:00, July 28 at 12:00.
Participants of the Forum and Summit can access the museum for free with their badge. To book a place, call 8 (812) 571 7819. The number of places is limited.
27.07.2023
11:00–17:30
22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
Priory Palace
The Priory Palace, a unique earthwork structure built in 1798–1799 by the architect Nikolai Lvov for the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (the Order of Malta). It is unique in its architectural design and technical implementation. The Priory Palace exhibition tells the story of the Order of Malta and its connection with the Russian Empire during the times of Emperor Paul I.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
27.07.2023
11:00–17:30
Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum, 5/2, Kuznechny Pereulok
Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum
The F.M.Dostoevsky Literary-Memorial Museum opened on November 12, 1971, in the house at 5/2 Kuznechny Lane. Dostoevsky had rented an apartment in this building twice, once for a very short time in 1846, and then from October 1878 until his death, on January 28, 1881. The beginning and end of his writing career turned out to be joined together in one spot. Here he had worked on his early story The Double, and here he wrote his last novel, The Brothers Karamazov. The Dostoevskys' apartment was recreated for the most part from the memoirs of his wife Anna and of his contemporaries.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
27.07.2023
11:00–22:00
Lenfilm film studio, 10, Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt
Days of African Culture and Cinema: Africa Together in the Future festival
The Days of African Culture and Cinema: Africa Together in the Future festival will be held in St. Petersburg from 25 to 28 July. This is the first festival in Russia to present African culture in all its diversity. The St. Petersburg Seasons Festival of Culture will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and will be supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
The event programme will include a photo exhibition, music concerts by African performers, contemporary African poetry, thematic lectures, roundtable discussions and a rich film programme. The Lenfilm studio will be the main platform for the cultural festival.
The access format for participants will be finalized at a later date
The event programme will include a photo exhibition, music concerts by African performers, contemporary African poetry, thematic lectures, roundtable discussions and a rich film programme. The Lenfilm studio will be the main platform for the cultural festival.
The access format for participants will be finalized at a later date
27.07.2023
11:00–21:00
Kasugai Art Gallery, 24, Liteyny Prospekt (main entrance from Liteyny Prospekt)
Exhibitions «JAZZ RHYTHMS» & «HORIZONS» Kasugai Art Gallery
Selected works displayed at «HORIZONS» are large-scale interior paintings by Marina Ikoku, an artist of African-Russian descent, and bright exotic works by St. Petersburg artist Oleg Mikhailov.
The rare samples of vinyl records of great jazz performers such as Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald will be presented at the «JAZZ RHYTHMS» exhibition.
Access with participant badge
The rare samples of vinyl records of great jazz performers such as Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald will be presented at the «JAZZ RHYTHMS» exhibition.
Access with participant badge
27.07.2023
12:00–20:00
24A, Marat Ulitsa
Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic
The Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic is the only museum in Russia that tells about both polar regions.
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Access with participant badge
Call to book a tour +7(812)244-10-52 or +7(931)977-83-20
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Access with participant badge
Call to book a tour +7(812)244-10-52 or +7(931)977-83-20
27.07.2023
13:00–20:30
Mikhailovsky Palace, 4, Inzhenernaya Ulitsa
The State Russian Museum. Mikhailovsky Palace
The Russian Museum is the world's largest and the country's first museum of Russian fine arts. It is a unique architectural and artistic complex in the historical centre of St. Petersburg. Its collection includes more than 440,000 exhibits from the 10th to the 21st century.
Participants will have access to the Mikhailovsky Palace, which which houses the State Russian Museum’s largest and most important permanent exhibition of the Russian Museum, including everything from old Russian icons to outstanding works of painting and sculpture of the 18th and 19th centuries.
It is the country’s first state museum of Russian fine art, with the decision to found the museum coming from Alexander III.
Present your Congress participant badge at the ticket office to receive your free ticket. The number of free tickets is limited.
Participants will have access to the Mikhailovsky Palace, which which houses the State Russian Museum’s largest and most important permanent exhibition of the Russian Museum, including everything from old Russian icons to outstanding works of painting and sculpture of the 18th and 19th centuries.
It is the country’s first state museum of Russian fine art, with the decision to found the museum coming from Alexander III.
Present your Congress participant badge at the ticket office to receive your free ticket. The number of free tickets is limited.
27.07.2023
13:00–20:30
The Benois Wing (The Russian Museum), 2, Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboyedova
Africa in Russian Art Exhibition
The exhibition in the Benois Wing of the Russian Museum presents, for the first time, more than 50 works from the collection of the Russian Museum dedicated to the distant continent. Visitors will see watercolours by artists brothers Nikanor and Grigory Chernetsov, as well as Prince Grigory Gagarin, all of whom visited Egypt. They will also have the opportunity to view watercolours and sketches by Konstantin and Nikolai Makovsky, along with Konstantin Makovsky's famous painting The Transfer of the Sacred Carpet in Cairo (1876), one of the most striking manifestations of Orientalism in Russian art during the 1870s. The geographic scope of artists' travels expanded at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, including not only Egypt but also Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. These countries were visited by Jan Tsionglinsky, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin and Zinaida Serebryakova, whose paintings are included in the exhibition. A unique series of portraits of members of the First Moroccan Embassy to Russia, painted by Stepan Alexandrovsky in 1902, is exhibited for the first time. In addition to the paintings, the exhibition includes several sculptural works crafted by Soviet masters between the 1920s and 1970s. The exhibition at the Benois Wing will serve as another connection between Russia and Africa, showcasing outstanding examples of Russian art inspired by the beautiful continent.
General partner of the exhibition – Sberbank
Access is free with a participant’s badge. You must present your badge at the ticket office to receive a free ticket. The number of free tickets is limited.
General partner of the exhibition – Sberbank
Access is free with a participant’s badge. You must present your badge at the ticket office to receive a free ticket. The number of free tickets is limited.
27.07.2023
13:00–20:30
The Benois Wing (The Russian Museum), 2, Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboyedova
The Russian Museum. The Benois Wing
A special passage connects the Mikhailovsky Palace with the Benois Wing. The building was constructed in 1919 and was originally intended for exhibitions of various art associations and unions.
Today, the Benois Wing displays works of art from the late 19th to the early 21st century, including masterpieces by Valentin Serov, Mikhail Vrubel, Boris Kustodiev, Kazimir Malevich, Wassily Kandinsky, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin and many others. On the ground floor are the exhibitions "Africa in Russian Art" and "Inspired by Classics. Neoclassicism in Russia".
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office. The number of free tickets is limited.
Today, the Benois Wing displays works of art from the late 19th to the early 21st century, including masterpieces by Valentin Serov, Mikhail Vrubel, Boris Kustodiev, Kazimir Malevich, Wassily Kandinsky, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin and many others. On the ground floor are the exhibitions "Africa in Russian Art" and "Inspired by Classics. Neoclassicism in Russia".
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office. The number of free tickets is limited.
27.07.2023
16:00–18:00
Russian Geographical Society, 10, Lit. A, Grivtsova Pereulok
Sightseeing tours of the building and temporary exhibitions of the Russian Geographical Society
The building of the Society’s Headquarters in St. Petersburg will be 115 years old in 2023. Currently, there is the Scientific Archive, the Cartographic fund and the largest Scientific Geographic Library in Europe. Unique manuscripts, ancient maps, editions from the personal libraries of famous travelers and members of the Russian Geographical Society are kept here: P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky, Yu.M. Shokalsky, V.A. Obruchev and others. Exclusively for the guests of the Russia–Africa Summit and the Economic and Humanitarian Forum, the Society has prepared exhibitions dedicated to N.S.Gumilev's expedition to Abyssinia in 1913 and the activities of the Russian Geographical Society in Africa.
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
27.07.2023
19:00–21:00
Russian Geographical Society, 10, Lit. A, Grivtsova Pereulok
Sightseeing tours of the building and temporary exhibitions of the Russian Geographical Society
The building of the Society’s Headquarters in St. Petersburg will be 115 years old in 2023. Currently, there is the Scientific Archive, the Cartographic fund and the largest Scientific Geographic Library in Europe. Unique manuscripts, ancient maps, editions from the personal libraries of famous travelers and members of the Russian Geographical Society are kept here: P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky, Yu.M. Shokalsky, V.A. Obruchev and others. Exclusively for the guests of the Russia–Africa Summit and the Economic and Humanitarian Forum, the Society has prepared exhibitions dedicated to N.S.Gumilev's expedition to Abyssinia in 1913 and the activities of the Russian Geographical Society in Africa.
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
28.07.2023
08:00–21:00
14, Tsitadelskoye Shosse, Kronstadt
Island of Forts project
On 28 July, the Island of Forts project will organize a tour for the participants of the Russia–Africa Summit. The tour will include visits to the forts and a trip to the Naval Glory Museum.
From aboard a comfortable motor ship, guests will have the opportunity to see the future points of attraction on the tourist map of St. Petersburg: the Kronschlot, Peter I and Emperor Alexander I legendary forts. Currently, these UNESCO World Heritage sites are undergoing dynamic restoration, with plans to adapt them for modern use, transform them into museums, and establish them as the central pillars of the integrated Island of Forts historical and cultural complex by the year 2026.
The guests will also visit the Naval Glory Museum, with its grand opening scheduled for Navy Day on 30 July 2023. The Museum will officially open its doors to visitors on 1 August. During an exclusive tour, visitors will have the opportunity to see the centrepiece of the museum – the first Soviet nuclear submarine, K-3 Leninsky Komsomol, which is currently undergoing restoration. It is the world's only one-hundred-meter-long nuclear-powered submarine exhibited on land inside a building. The main exposition of the Museum will focus on the history of the development of the Russian Navy, spanning from Ancient Rus to the present day, catering to a wide audience. Interactive programs and various museum routes will be available to visitors of all ages and interests, allowing them to immerse themselves in the rich history of the Navy.
Duration of the water excursion – 45 minutes
Duration of the excursion to the Naval Glory Museum – 45 minutes.
Participants of the Forum and Summit can access for free with their badge. To book a place, call +7 926 075 5616 – Yulia
From aboard a comfortable motor ship, guests will have the opportunity to see the future points of attraction on the tourist map of St. Petersburg: the Kronschlot, Peter I and Emperor Alexander I legendary forts. Currently, these UNESCO World Heritage sites are undergoing dynamic restoration, with plans to adapt them for modern use, transform them into museums, and establish them as the central pillars of the integrated Island of Forts historical and cultural complex by the year 2026.
The guests will also visit the Naval Glory Museum, with its grand opening scheduled for Navy Day on 30 July 2023. The Museum will officially open its doors to visitors on 1 August. During an exclusive tour, visitors will have the opportunity to see the centrepiece of the museum – the first Soviet nuclear submarine, K-3 Leninsky Komsomol, which is currently undergoing restoration. It is the world's only one-hundred-meter-long nuclear-powered submarine exhibited on land inside a building. The main exposition of the Museum will focus on the history of the development of the Russian Navy, spanning from Ancient Rus to the present day, catering to a wide audience. Interactive programs and various museum routes will be available to visitors of all ages and interests, allowing them to immerse themselves in the rich history of the Navy.
Duration of the water excursion – 45 minutes
Duration of the excursion to the Naval Glory Museum – 45 minutes.
Participants of the Forum and Summit can access for free with their badge. To book a place, call +7 926 075 5616 – Yulia
28.07.2023
09:00–19:00
Peterhof State Museum and Reserve, 2, Razvodnaya Ulitsa, Petrodvorets
Park of the Peterhof State Museum and Reserve
Participants are invited to visit the park of Peterhof State Museum and Reserve
Access with participant badge
Access with participant badge
28.07.2023
10:00–17:00
Russian Museum of Ethnography, 4/1, Inzhenernaya Ulitsa
Russian Museum of Ethnography
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is one of the largest ethnographic museums in the world. It has a collection of about 500 thousand items.
The museum displays unique objects of peoples living in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia. It preserves cultural artefacts of 157 peoples of Russia and neighbouring countries.
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is housed in a building constructed in the style of Russian neoclassicism. The gem of the building is the Marble Hall. It was conceived as a memorial hall in honour of Emperor Alexander III. The peculiarity of this monumental structure, with an area of about 1,000 square metres, is the use of only Russian pink marble for decoration. Along the perimeter of the Marble Hall there is a high relief frieze depicting representatives of various peoples of the Russian Empire. Sculptors have placed numerous figures on it, forming genre scenes from the lives of multiple peoples of the Russian Empire, creating a collective image of Russia and emphasizing the idea of ethnic diversity, richness and variety of the cultures of the peoples inhabiting it.
Access with participant badge. The badge must be presented at the entrance to the museum.
The museum displays unique objects of peoples living in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia. It preserves cultural artefacts of 157 peoples of Russia and neighbouring countries.
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is housed in a building constructed in the style of Russian neoclassicism. The gem of the building is the Marble Hall. It was conceived as a memorial hall in honour of Emperor Alexander III. The peculiarity of this monumental structure, with an area of about 1,000 square metres, is the use of only Russian pink marble for decoration. Along the perimeter of the Marble Hall there is a high relief frieze depicting representatives of various peoples of the Russian Empire. Sculptors have placed numerous figures on it, forming genre scenes from the lives of multiple peoples of the Russian Empire, creating a collective image of Russia and emphasizing the idea of ethnic diversity, richness and variety of the cultures of the peoples inhabiting it.
Access with participant badge. The badge must be presented at the entrance to the museum.
28.07.2023
10:00–21:30
17, Sadovaya Ulitsa. Entrance is from the corner of Sadovaya Ulitsa and Lomonosovskaya Ulitsa, or from Nevsky Prospekt (walk along the Sadovaya Ulitsa almost to the end. 2nd floor)
Word Catchers museum exposition and creative space
20th Century State Literary Museum
The Word Catchers exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the universe of literature, offering an encounter with poets and prose writers associated with St. Petersburg and Leningrad. These writers crafted new worlds and made sense of epochal twists in critical times with their penmanship.
As well as the exhibition on the second floor of Gostiny Dvor, the 20th Century State Literary Museum opened a cultural space. The venue will become a destination for authors, experts, and lovers of classic and modern literature.
Sessions of the Reading With Our Noses perfume-literary exhibition will be organized for Forum and Summit participants at 13:00 and 19:00 on 26–29 July in French, in the Word Catchers exposition and creative space in the Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor.
Participants can enter the exhibition using their badge. Book a place by phone: 8 (812) 630 0203. The number of places is limited.
As well as the exhibition on the second floor of Gostiny Dvor, the 20th Century State Literary Museum opened a cultural space. The venue will become a destination for authors, experts, and lovers of classic and modern literature.
Sessions of the Reading With Our Noses perfume-literary exhibition will be organized for Forum and Summit participants at 13:00 and 19:00 on 26–29 July in French, in the Word Catchers exposition and creative space in the Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor.
Participants can enter the exhibition using their badge. Book a place by phone: 8 (812) 630 0203. The number of places is limited.
28.07.2023
10:00–17:30
The Benois Wing (The Russian Museum), 2, Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboyedova
Africa in Russian Art Exhibition
The exhibition in the Benois Wing of the Russian Museum presents, for the first time, more than 50 works from the collection of the Russian Museum dedicated to the distant continent. Visitors will see watercolours by artists brothers Nikanor and Grigory Chernetsov, as well as Prince Grigory Gagarin, all of whom visited Egypt. They will also have the opportunity to view watercolours and sketches by Konstantin and Nikolai Makovsky, along with Konstantin Makovsky's famous painting The Transfer of the Sacred Carpet in Cairo (1876), one of the most striking manifestations of Orientalism in Russian art during the 1870s. The geographic scope of artists' travels expanded at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, including not only Egypt but also Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. These countries were visited by Jan Tsionglinsky, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin and Zinaida Serebryakova, whose paintings are included in the exhibition. A unique series of portraits of members of the First Moroccan Embassy to Russia, painted by Stepan Alexandrovsky in 1902, is exhibited for the first time. In addition to the paintings, the exhibition includes several sculptural works crafted by Soviet masters between the 1920s and 1970s. The exhibition at the Benois Wing will serve as another connection between Russia and Africa, showcasing outstanding examples of Russian art inspired by the beautiful continent.
General partner of the exhibition – Sberbank
Access is free with a participant’s badge. You must present your badge at the ticket office to receive a free ticket. The number of free tickets is limited.
General partner of the exhibition – Sberbank
Access is free with a participant’s badge. You must present your badge at the ticket office to receive a free ticket. The number of free tickets is limited.
28.07.2023
10:00–17:30
The Benois Wing (The Russian Museum), 2, Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboyedova
The Russian Museum. The Benois Wing
A special passage connects the Mikhailovsky Palace with the Benois Wing. The building was constructed in 1919 and was originally intended for exhibitions of various art associations and unions.
Today, the Benois Wing displays works of art from the late 19th to the early 21st century, including masterpieces by Valentin Serov, Mikhail Vrubel, Boris Kustodiev, Kazimir Malevich, Wassily Kandinsky, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin and many others. On the ground floor are the exhibitions "Africa in Russian Art" and "Inspired by Classics. Neoclassicism in Russia".
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office. The number of free tickets is limited.
Today, the Benois Wing displays works of art from the late 19th to the early 21st century, including masterpieces by Valentin Serov, Mikhail Vrubel, Boris Kustodiev, Kazimir Malevich, Wassily Kandinsky, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin and many others. On the ground floor are the exhibitions "Africa in Russian Art" and "Inspired by Classics. Neoclassicism in Russia".
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office. The number of free tickets is limited.
28.07.2023
10:00–19:00
St. Petersburg’s Historical Park «Russia – My History», 32/1, Basseynaya Ulitsa
"The St. Petersburg–Africa: Contours of Interaction"
On 28 July 2023, the Russia – My History Museum and Exhibition Centre will host the St. Petersburg–Africa: Contours of Interaction exhibition, dedicated to the interaction between African countries and Russia “with a Petersburg accent."
The exhibition will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, scheduled to take place on 27–28 July 2023.
15 subjects have been selected for the exhibition, representing important topics from the point of view of relations between Russia and Africa, with a particular relevance to St. Petersburg:
− Africans in St. Petersburg under Peter the Great: Abram Gannibal, an African ancestor of Alexander Pushkin
− Egyptomania in St. Petersburg: Sphinxes
− Russian Travellers in East Africa: Chikin, Gumilev, Vavilov
− Africa Learns: Students from the Black Continent on the Banks of the Neva River
− St. Petersburg and the Boer Struggle for Independence
− Participation of African Athletes in Sports Competitions on the Neva River
− Scientific African Studies in Leningrad/St. Petersburg
− Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Leningrad: The First Visit of an African Leader
− Visits to Leningrad by African Leaders
− Leningrad's Assistance in the Establishment of an Institute of Light Industry in Algeria
− St. Petersburg–Africa Cultural Exchange
− Construction of Warships for African States at St. Petersburg Shipyards
− African Collections in St. Petersburg Museums
− African Animals in the Leningrad Zoo
− Diplomatic Representations of African States in St. Petersburg
Access free
The exhibition will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, scheduled to take place on 27–28 July 2023.
15 subjects have been selected for the exhibition, representing important topics from the point of view of relations between Russia and Africa, with a particular relevance to St. Petersburg:
− Africans in St. Petersburg under Peter the Great: Abram Gannibal, an African ancestor of Alexander Pushkin
− Egyptomania in St. Petersburg: Sphinxes
− Russian Travellers in East Africa: Chikin, Gumilev, Vavilov
− Africa Learns: Students from the Black Continent on the Banks of the Neva River
− St. Petersburg and the Boer Struggle for Independence
− Participation of African Athletes in Sports Competitions on the Neva River
− Scientific African Studies in Leningrad/St. Petersburg
− Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Leningrad: The First Visit of an African Leader
− Visits to Leningrad by African Leaders
− Leningrad's Assistance in the Establishment of an Institute of Light Industry in Algeria
− St. Petersburg–Africa Cultural Exchange
− Construction of Warships for African States at St. Petersburg Shipyards
− African Collections in St. Petersburg Museums
− African Animals in the Leningrad Zoo
− Diplomatic Representations of African States in St. Petersburg
Access free
28.07.2023
10:00–16:45
7, Sadovaya Ulitsa, Tsarskoe Selo, Pushkin
Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace represents Russian artistic culture of the 18–20th centuries and is a true masterpiece of Russian Baroque. The Grand Hall and the Golden Enfilade of state halls, including the world-famous Amber Room, are stunningly luxurious.
The museum’s exhibition covers over 300 years of its history and the restoration efforts after the Great Patriotic War.
There is the possibility to independently purchase an audio guide.
Access with participant badge. Entrance through the Church Gate (landmark – bust of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli)
The museum’s exhibition covers over 300 years of its history and the restoration efforts after the Great Patriotic War.
There is the possibility to independently purchase an audio guide.
Access with participant badge. Entrance through the Church Gate (landmark – bust of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli)
28.07.2023
10:00–18:00
24A, Marat Ulitsa
Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic
The Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic is the only museum in Russia that tells about both polar regions.
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Access with participant badge
Call to book a tour +7(812)244-10-52 or +7(931)977-83-20
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the Same Faith. The museum's exposition is presented in 3 sections: "The nature of the Arctic", "The history of exploration and development of the Northern Sea Route", "Antarctica".
Here you can see the personal funds of researchers, equipment of expeditions, unique instruments, models of ships, dioramas.
Visit two poles in one day!
Access with participant badge
Call to book a tour +7(812)244-10-52 or +7(931)977-83-20
28.07.2023
10:00–18:00
4B, Yelagin Island
Kirov Central Park of Culture and Recreation
Participants can visit the following museums:
Museum of Artisan Glass;
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Artisan Glass;
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
28.07.2023
10:00–17:30
Mikhailovsky Palace, 4, Inzhenernaya Ulitsa
The State Russian Museum. Mikhailovsky Palace
The Russian Museum is the world's largest and the country's first museum of Russian fine arts. It is a unique architectural and artistic complex in the historical centre of St. Petersburg. Its collection includes more than 440,000 exhibits from the 10th to the 21st century.
Participants will have access to the Mikhailovsky Palace, which which houses the State Russian Museum’s largest and most important permanent exhibition of the Russian Museum, including everything from old Russian icons to outstanding works of painting and sculpture of the 18th and 19th centuries.
It is the country’s first state museum of Russian fine art, with the decision to found the museum coming from Alexander III.
Present your Congress participant badge at the ticket office to receive your free ticket. The number of free tickets is limited.
Participants will have access to the Mikhailovsky Palace, which which houses the State Russian Museum’s largest and most important permanent exhibition of the Russian Museum, including everything from old Russian icons to outstanding works of painting and sculpture of the 18th and 19th centuries.
It is the country’s first state museum of Russian fine art, with the decision to found the museum coming from Alexander III.
Present your Congress participant badge at the ticket office to receive your free ticket. The number of free tickets is limited.
28.07.2023
10:00–18:00
1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
Gatchina Palace
Gatchina Palace is an imperial residence closely linked to the names of Paul I and Alexander III.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
28.07.2023
10:30–17:00
St. Isaac’s Cathedral, 4, St. Isaac's Square
Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral
St. Isaac’s Cathedral ranks among the world’s tallest dome structures. It is St. Petersburg’s largest Orthodox cathedral, which is now a museum. Among other things, St. Isaac’s offers an impressive display of semiprecious stones that cover its indoor surfaces, dozens of mosaics, and over 350 outdoor sculptures.
The colonnade of St. Isaac’s is definitely a place worth visiting. Being the city’s most famous observation deck, it gives its visitors an opportunity to enjoy the view of the Neva and St. Petersburg’s historical areas.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office №6, №7.
The colonnade of St. Isaac’s is definitely a place worth visiting. Being the city’s most famous observation deck, it gives its visitors an opportunity to enjoy the view of the Neva and St. Petersburg’s historical areas.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office №6, №7.
28.07.2023
10:30–17:30
2, Cheboksarsky Pereulok (through the archway, first entrance on the left in the courtyard)
Zoshchenko Apartment Museum
20th Century State Literary Museum
The Mikhail Zoshchenko Apartment Museum will acquaint you with the biography of the writer and his unique creative journey, with the blossoming and then the crushing fall of his career. You will hear the story of how his unique style was developed and how phrases that entered people's everyday life were born. You will also get to see the everyday life of 20th-century writers, explore the furnishings of Zoshchenko's memorial study, and view his personal belongings.
Sightseeing tour for participants of the Summit and Forum in English on July 26, 27 and 29 at 14:00, July 28 at 12:00.
Participants of the Forum and Summit can access the museum for free with their badge. To book a place, call 8 (812) 571 7819. The number of places is limited.
Sightseeing tour for participants of the Summit and Forum in English on July 26, 27 and 29 at 14:00, July 28 at 12:00.
Participants of the Forum and Summit can access the museum for free with their badge. To book a place, call 8 (812) 571 7819. The number of places is limited.
28.07.2023
11:00–22:00
Lenfilm film studio, 10, Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt
Days of African Culture and Cinema: Africa Together in the Future festival
The Days of African Culture and Cinema: Africa Together in the Future festival will be held in St. Petersburg from 25 to 28 July. This is the first festival in Russia to present African culture in all its diversity. The St. Petersburg Seasons Festival of Culture will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and will be supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
The event programme will include a photo exhibition, music concerts by African performers, contemporary African poetry, thematic lectures, roundtable discussions and a rich film programme. The Lenfilm studio will be the main platform for the cultural festival.
The access format for participants will be finalized at a later date
The event programme will include a photo exhibition, music concerts by African performers, contemporary African poetry, thematic lectures, roundtable discussions and a rich film programme. The Lenfilm studio will be the main platform for the cultural festival.
The access format for participants will be finalized at a later date
28.07.2023
11:00–21:00
Kasugai Art Gallery, 24, Liteyny Prospekt (main entrance from Liteyny Prospekt)
Exhibitions «JAZZ RHYTHMS» & «HORIZONS» Kasugai Art Gallery
Selected works displayed at «HORIZONS» are large-scale interior paintings by Marina Ikoku, an artist of African-Russian descent, and bright exotic works by St. Petersburg artist Oleg Mikhailov.
The rare samples of vinyl records of great jazz performers such as Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald will be presented at the «JAZZ RHYTHMS» exhibition.
Access with participant badge
The rare samples of vinyl records of great jazz performers such as Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald will be presented at the «JAZZ RHYTHMS» exhibition.
Access with participant badge
28.07.2023
11:00–17:30
22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
Priory Palace
The Priory Palace, a unique earthwork structure built in 1798–1799 by the architect Nikolai Lvov for the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (the Order of Malta). It is unique in its architectural design and technical implementation. The Priory Palace exhibition tells the story of the Order of Malta and its connection with the Russian Empire during the times of Emperor Paul I.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
28.07.2023
11:00–18:00
State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, 3, Peter and Paul Fortress
The State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg
Visit to the permanent expositions and temporary exhibitions:
Peter and Paul Fortress, Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Grand Ducal Burial Vault.
Access with participant badge
Peter and Paul Fortress, Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Grand Ducal Burial Vault.
Access with participant badge
28.07.2023
11:00–17:30
Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum, 5/2, Kuznechny Pereulok
Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum
The F.M.Dostoevsky Literary-Memorial Museum opened on November 12, 1971, in the house at 5/2 Kuznechny Lane. Dostoevsky had rented an apartment in this building twice, once for a very short time in 1846, and then from October 1878 until his death, on January 28, 1881. The beginning and end of his writing career turned out to be joined together in one spot. Here he had worked on his early story The Double, and here he wrote his last novel, The Brothers Karamazov. The Dostoevskys' apartment was recreated for the most part from the memoirs of his wife Anna and of his contemporaries.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
28.07.2023
11:00–18:00
52, Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa
How I Imagine Nigeria art project
Through art and design, the project participants bring a fresh perspective to both traditional and contemporary aspects of Nigerian culture, while also highlighting the potential for cultural cooperation and exchange between Russia and Nigeria. This art project will serve as another exemplar of successful cultural collaboration and mutual understanding between Russia and Africa. It emphasizes not only the importance of cultural ties, but also opens up possibilities for deeper economic and political cooperation between the two regions.
The How I Imagine Nigeria art project serves as a significant event in the cultural cooperation between Russia and Nigeria. It serves as a vivid example of how art and design can foster dialogue and mutual understanding among diverse cultures and peoples.
Participants may access the project using their badge
The How I Imagine Nigeria art project serves as a significant event in the cultural cooperation between Russia and Nigeria. It serves as a vivid example of how art and design can foster dialogue and mutual understanding among diverse cultures and peoples.
Participants may access the project using their badge
28.07.2023
12:00–19:30
Manege Central Exhibition Hall, 1, St. Isaac's Square
Safari Upturned. Contemporary African Art Exhibition
The first large-scale exhibition of modern African art in Russia showcases the defining art movements of African countries that have been developing over the past 60 years in African countries since they gained independence.
Among more than 300 works on the show are paintings, sculpture, and photography, including 9 videos and 3 large-scale installations created especially for this project. All of the works focus on the legacy of the colonial era, how disparate cultures exchange ideas, everyday life, and the search for identity and self-determination. They are showcased at the exhibition side by side with traditional African art, while the works of Russian artists visualize the changing perceptions of the African continent.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Among more than 300 works on the show are paintings, sculpture, and photography, including 9 videos and 3 large-scale installations created especially for this project. All of the works focus on the legacy of the colonial era, how disparate cultures exchange ideas, everyday life, and the search for identity and self-determination. They are showcased at the exhibition side by side with traditional African art, while the works of Russian artists visualize the changing perceptions of the African continent.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
28.07.2023
16:00–18:00
Russian Geographical Society, 10, Lit. A, Grivtsova Pereulok
Sightseeing tours of the building and temporary exhibitions of the Russian Geographical Society
The building of the Society’s Headquarters in St. Petersburg will be 115 years old in 2023. Currently, there is the Scientific Archive, the Cartographic fund and the largest Scientific Geographic Library in Europe. Unique manuscripts, ancient maps, editions from the personal libraries of famous travelers and members of the Russian Geographical Society are kept here: P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky, Yu.M. Shokalsky, V.A. Obruchev and others. Exclusively for the guests of the Russia–Africa Summit and the Economic and Humanitarian Forum, the Society has prepared exhibitions dedicated to N.S.Gumilev's expedition to Abyssinia in 1913 and the activities of the Russian Geographical Society in Africa.
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
28.07.2023
19:00–21:00
Russian Geographical Society, 10, Lit. A, Grivtsova Pereulok
Sightseeing tours of the building and temporary exhibitions of the Russian Geographical Society
The building of the Society’s Headquarters in St. Petersburg will be 115 years old in 2023. Currently, there is the Scientific Archive, the Cartographic fund and the largest Scientific Geographic Library in Europe. Unique manuscripts, ancient maps, editions from the personal libraries of famous travelers and members of the Russian Geographical Society are kept here: P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky, Yu.M. Shokalsky, V.A. Obruchev and others. Exclusively for the guests of the Russia–Africa Summit and the Economic and Humanitarian Forum, the Society has prepared exhibitions dedicated to N.S.Gumilev's expedition to Abyssinia in 1913 and the activities of the Russian Geographical Society in Africa.
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
28.07.2023
20:00–22:00
Main Stage, Alexandrinsky Theatre 6, Ploshchad Ostrovskogo
Innopraktika School’s Global Values International Ballet Festival
The 3rd Innopraktika School’s Global Values summer festival promises to be one of the stand-out events in the life of St. Petersburg. Traditionally, a key aspect of the festival has been the cultural exchange between students from Russia and other countries, through creative collaboration on choreographic projects. Audiences can expect an exciting programme of original productions by the best choreographers from Russia and abroad, the world premiere of Boris Eifman’s ballet My Jerusalem, and special guests.
In the first part of the festival concert, the audience will enjoy works by Russian and foreign choreographers created during Innopraktika School choreographic sessions.
The second part will showcase the world premiere of Boris Eifman’s one-act ballet, My Jerusalem, danced by soloists of the St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre and students from the Boris Eifman Dance Academy.
Access by invitation.
In the first part of the festival concert, the audience will enjoy works by Russian and foreign choreographers created during Innopraktika School choreographic sessions.
The second part will showcase the world premiere of Boris Eifman’s one-act ballet, My Jerusalem, danced by soloists of the St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre and students from the Boris Eifman Dance Academy.
Access by invitation.
29.07.2023
09:00–19:00
Peterhof State Museum and Reserve, 2, Razvodnaya Ulitsa, Petrodvorets
Park of the Peterhof State Museum and Reserve
Participants are invited to visit the park of Peterhof State Museum and Reserve
Access with participant badge
Access with participant badge
29.07.2023
10:00–21:30
17, Sadovaya Ulitsa. Entrance is from the corner of Sadovaya Ulitsa and Lomonosovskaya Ulitsa, or from Nevsky Prospekt (walk along the Sadovaya Ulitsa almost to the end. 2nd floor)
Word Catchers museum exposition and creative space
20th Century State Literary Museum
The Word Catchers exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the universe of literature, offering an encounter with poets and prose writers associated with St. Petersburg and Leningrad. These writers crafted new worlds and made sense of epochal twists in critical times with their penmanship.
As well as the exhibition on the second floor of Gostiny Dvor, the 20th Century State Literary Museum opened a cultural space. The venue will become a destination for authors, experts, and lovers of classic and modern literature.
Sessions of the Reading With Our Noses perfume-literary exhibition will be organized for Forum and Summit participants at 13:00 and 19:00 on 26–29 July in French, in the Word Catchers exposition and creative space in the Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor.
Participants can enter the exhibition using their badge. Book a place by phone: 8 (812) 630 0203. The number of places is limited.
As well as the exhibition on the second floor of Gostiny Dvor, the 20th Century State Literary Museum opened a cultural space. The venue will become a destination for authors, experts, and lovers of classic and modern literature.
Sessions of the Reading With Our Noses perfume-literary exhibition will be organized for Forum and Summit participants at 13:00 and 19:00 on 26–29 July in French, in the Word Catchers exposition and creative space in the Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor.
Participants can enter the exhibition using their badge. Book a place by phone: 8 (812) 630 0203. The number of places is limited.
29.07.2023
10:00–17:00
Russian Museum of Ethnography, 4/1, Inzhenernaya Ulitsa
Russian Museum of Ethnography
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is one of the largest ethnographic museums in the world. It has a collection of about 500 thousand items.
The museum displays unique objects of peoples living in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia. It preserves cultural artefacts of 157 peoples of Russia and neighbouring countries.
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is housed in a building constructed in the style of Russian neoclassicism. The gem of the building is the Marble Hall. It was conceived as a memorial hall in honour of Emperor Alexander III. The peculiarity of this monumental structure, with an area of about 1,000 square metres, is the use of only Russian pink marble for decoration. Along the perimeter of the Marble Hall there is a high relief frieze depicting representatives of various peoples of the Russian Empire. Sculptors have placed numerous figures on it, forming genre scenes from the lives of multiple peoples of the Russian Empire, creating a collective image of Russia and emphasizing the idea of ethnic diversity, richness and variety of the cultures of the peoples inhabiting it.
Access with participant badge. The badge must be presented at the entrance to the museum.
The museum displays unique objects of peoples living in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia. It preserves cultural artefacts of 157 peoples of Russia and neighbouring countries.
The Russian Museum of Ethnography is housed in a building constructed in the style of Russian neoclassicism. The gem of the building is the Marble Hall. It was conceived as a memorial hall in honour of Emperor Alexander III. The peculiarity of this monumental structure, with an area of about 1,000 square metres, is the use of only Russian pink marble for decoration. Along the perimeter of the Marble Hall there is a high relief frieze depicting representatives of various peoples of the Russian Empire. Sculptors have placed numerous figures on it, forming genre scenes from the lives of multiple peoples of the Russian Empire, creating a collective image of Russia and emphasizing the idea of ethnic diversity, richness and variety of the cultures of the peoples inhabiting it.
Access with participant badge. The badge must be presented at the entrance to the museum.
29.07.2023
10:00–16:45
7, Sadovaya Ulitsa, Tsarskoe Selo, Pushkin
Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace represents Russian artistic culture of the 18–20th centuries and is a true masterpiece of Russian Baroque. The Grand Hall and the Golden Enfilade of state halls, including the world-famous Amber Room, are stunningly luxurious.
The museum’s exhibition covers over 300 years of its history and the restoration efforts after the Great Patriotic War.
There is the possibility to independently purchase an audio guide.
Access with participant badge. Entrance through the Church Gate (landmark – bust of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli)
The museum’s exhibition covers over 300 years of its history and the restoration efforts after the Great Patriotic War.
There is the possibility to independently purchase an audio guide.
Access with participant badge. Entrance through the Church Gate (landmark – bust of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli)
29.07.2023
10:00–19:00
St. Petersburg’s Historical Park «Russia – My History», 32/1, Basseynaya Ulitsa
"The St. Petersburg–Africa: Contours of Interaction"
On 28 July 2023, the Russia – My History Museum and Exhibition Centre will host the St. Petersburg–Africa: Contours of Interaction exhibition, dedicated to the interaction between African countries and Russia “with a Petersburg accent."
The exhibition will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, scheduled to take place on 27–28 July 2023.
15 subjects have been selected for the exhibition, representing important topics from the point of view of relations between Russia and Africa, with a particular relevance to St. Petersburg:
− Africans in St. Petersburg under Peter the Great: Abram Gannibal, an African ancestor of Alexander Pushkin
− Egyptomania in St. Petersburg: Sphinxes
− Russian Travellers in East Africa: Chikin, Gumilev, Vavilov
− Africa Learns: Students from the Black Continent on the Banks of the Neva River
− St. Petersburg and the Boer Struggle for Independence
− Participation of African Athletes in Sports Competitions on the Neva River
− Scientific African Studies in Leningrad/St. Petersburg
− Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Leningrad: The First Visit of an African Leader
− Visits to Leningrad by African Leaders
− Leningrad's Assistance in the Establishment of an Institute of Light Industry in Algeria
− St. Petersburg–Africa Cultural Exchange
− Construction of Warships for African States at St. Petersburg Shipyards
− African Collections in St. Petersburg Museums
− African Animals in the Leningrad Zoo
− Diplomatic Representations of African States in St. Petersburg
Access free
The exhibition will be held as part of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, scheduled to take place on 27–28 July 2023.
15 subjects have been selected for the exhibition, representing important topics from the point of view of relations between Russia and Africa, with a particular relevance to St. Petersburg:
− Africans in St. Petersburg under Peter the Great: Abram Gannibal, an African ancestor of Alexander Pushkin
− Egyptomania in St. Petersburg: Sphinxes
− Russian Travellers in East Africa: Chikin, Gumilev, Vavilov
− Africa Learns: Students from the Black Continent on the Banks of the Neva River
− St. Petersburg and the Boer Struggle for Independence
− Participation of African Athletes in Sports Competitions on the Neva River
− Scientific African Studies in Leningrad/St. Petersburg
− Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Leningrad: The First Visit of an African Leader
− Visits to Leningrad by African Leaders
− Leningrad's Assistance in the Establishment of an Institute of Light Industry in Algeria
− St. Petersburg–Africa Cultural Exchange
− Construction of Warships for African States at St. Petersburg Shipyards
− African Collections in St. Petersburg Museums
− African Animals in the Leningrad Zoo
− Diplomatic Representations of African States in St. Petersburg
Access free
29.07.2023
10:00–18:00
4B, Yelagin Island
Kirov Central Park of Culture and Recreation
Participants can visit the following museums:
Museum of Artisan Glass;
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Museum of Artisan Glass;
Staterooms of Yelagin Palace.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
29.07.2023
10:00–18:00
1, Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, Gatchina
Gatchina Palace
Gatchina Palace is an imperial residence closely linked to the names of Paul I and Alexander III.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
In this 18th-century palace, you can see the restored staterooms that date back to times of Paul I, including the upper throne room and the state bedchamber, take a walk down the romantic underground passage, and check out the famous Gatchina echo.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
29.07.2023
10:30–17:00
St. Isaac’s Cathedral, 4, St. Isaac's Square
Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral
St. Isaac’s Cathedral ranks among the world’s tallest dome structures. It is St. Petersburg’s largest Orthodox cathedral, which is now a museum. Among other things, St. Isaac’s offers an impressive display of semiprecious stones that cover its indoor surfaces, dozens of mosaics, and over 350 outdoor sculptures.
The colonnade of St. Isaac’s is definitely a place worth visiting. Being the city’s most famous observation deck, it gives its visitors an opportunity to enjoy the view of the Neva and St. Petersburg’s historical areas.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office №6, №7.
The colonnade of St. Isaac’s is definitely a place worth visiting. Being the city’s most famous observation deck, it gives its visitors an opportunity to enjoy the view of the Neva and St. Petersburg’s historical areas.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office №6, №7.
29.07.2023
10:30–17:30
2, Cheboksarsky Pereulok (through the archway, first entrance on the left in the courtyard)
Zoshchenko Apartment Museum
20th Century State Literary Museum
The Mikhail Zoshchenko Apartment Museum will acquaint you with the biography of the writer and his unique creative journey, with the blossoming and then the crushing fall of his career. You will hear the story of how his unique style was developed and how phrases that entered people's everyday life were born. You will also get to see the everyday life of 20th-century writers, explore the furnishings of Zoshchenko's memorial study, and view his personal belongings.
Sightseeing tour for participants of the Summit and Forum in English on July 26, 27 and 29 at 14:00, July 28 at 12:00.
Participants of the Forum and Summit can access the museum for free with their badge. To book a place, call 8 (812) 571 7819. The number of places is limited.
Sightseeing tour for participants of the Summit and Forum in English on July 26, 27 and 29 at 14:00, July 28 at 12:00.
Participants of the Forum and Summit can access the museum for free with their badge. To book a place, call 8 (812) 571 7819. The number of places is limited.
29.07.2023
11:00–18:00
52, Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa
How I Imagine Nigeria art project
Through art and design, the project participants bring a fresh perspective to both traditional and contemporary aspects of Nigerian culture, while also highlighting the potential for cultural cooperation and exchange between Russia and Nigeria. This art project will serve as another exemplar of successful cultural collaboration and mutual understanding between Russia and Africa. It emphasizes not only the importance of cultural ties, but also opens up possibilities for deeper economic and political cooperation between the two regions.
The How I Imagine Nigeria art project serves as a significant event in the cultural cooperation between Russia and Nigeria. It serves as a vivid example of how art and design can foster dialogue and mutual understanding among diverse cultures and peoples.
Participants may access the project using their badge
The How I Imagine Nigeria art project serves as a significant event in the cultural cooperation between Russia and Nigeria. It serves as a vivid example of how art and design can foster dialogue and mutual understanding among diverse cultures and peoples.
Participants may access the project using their badge
29.07.2023
11:00–17:30
22A, Ulitsa Chkalova, Gatchina
Priory Palace
The Priory Palace, a unique earthwork structure built in 1798–1799 by the architect Nikolai Lvov for the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (the Order of Malta). It is unique in its architectural design and technical implementation. The Priory Palace exhibition tells the story of the Order of Malta and its connection with the Russian Empire during the times of Emperor Paul I.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
29.07.2023
11:00–18:00
State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, 3, Peter and Paul Fortress
The State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg
Visit to the permanent expositions and temporary exhibitions:
Peter and Paul Fortress, Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Grand Ducal Burial Vault.
Access with participant badge
Peter and Paul Fortress, Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Grand Ducal Burial Vault.
Access with participant badge
29.07.2023
11:00–17:30
Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum, 5/2, Kuznechny Pereulok
Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum
The F.M.Dostoevsky Literary-Memorial Museum opened on November 12, 1971, in the house at 5/2 Kuznechny Lane. Dostoevsky had rented an apartment in this building twice, once for a very short time in 1846, and then from October 1878 until his death, on January 28, 1881. The beginning and end of his writing career turned out to be joined together in one spot. Here he had worked on his early story The Double, and here he wrote his last novel, The Brothers Karamazov. The Dostoevskys' apartment was recreated for the most part from the memoirs of his wife Anna and of his contemporaries.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
29.07.2023
11:00–19:30
Manege Central Exhibition Hall, 1, St. Isaac's Square
Safari Upturned. Contemporary African Art Exhibition
The first large-scale exhibition of modern African art in Russia showcases the defining art movements of African countries that have been developing over the past 60 years in African countries since they gained independence.
Among more than 300 works on the show are paintings, sculpture, and photography, including 9 videos and 3 large-scale installations created especially for this project. All of the works focus on the legacy of the colonial era, how disparate cultures exchange ideas, everyday life, and the search for identity and self-determination. They are showcased at the exhibition side by side with traditional African art, while the works of Russian artists visualize the changing perceptions of the African continent.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
Among more than 300 works on the show are paintings, sculpture, and photography, including 9 videos and 3 large-scale installations created especially for this project. All of the works focus on the legacy of the colonial era, how disparate cultures exchange ideas, everyday life, and the search for identity and self-determination. They are showcased at the exhibition side by side with traditional African art, while the works of Russian artists visualize the changing perceptions of the African continent.
Access with participant badge.
Participants need to produce their badges at the ticket office.
29.07.2023
12:00–22:00
Moskovskaya Square
Rhythms of Africa Festival
A festival of African culture in the centre of St. Petersburg for the whole family. Lectures, workshops and a musical programme.
The festival will culminate in a spectacular concert featuring original compositions performed by African musical ensembles, world premieres by St. Petersburg composers, and African-themed works performed by the Governor's Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Alexey Nyagi. The concert programme will also feature a performance by the Zambian student group Sounds of Dreams, finalists of the Singing in the Kitchen Across the Country TV show, and performances by children's groups dedicated to African culture.
Guests can also look forward to painting and arts and crafts workshops led by African artists, as well as Afro braid weaving, traditional cooking, dancing and singing.
The concert program starts at 19:00
Free access
The festival will culminate in a spectacular concert featuring original compositions performed by African musical ensembles, world premieres by St. Petersburg composers, and African-themed works performed by the Governor's Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Alexey Nyagi. The concert programme will also feature a performance by the Zambian student group Sounds of Dreams, finalists of the Singing in the Kitchen Across the Country TV show, and performances by children's groups dedicated to African culture.
Guests can also look forward to painting and arts and crafts workshops led by African artists, as well as Afro braid weaving, traditional cooking, dancing and singing.
The concert program starts at 19:00
Free access
29.07.2023
16:00–18:00
Russian Geographical Society, 10, Lit. A, Grivtsova Pereulok
Sightseeing tours of the building and temporary exhibitions of the Russian Geographical Society
The building of the Society’s Headquarters in St. Petersburg will be 115 years old in 2023. Currently, there is the Scientific Archive, the Cartographic fund and the largest Scientific Geographic Library in Europe. Unique manuscripts, ancient maps, editions from the personal libraries of famous travelers and members of the Russian Geographical Society are kept here: P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky, Yu.M. Shokalsky, V.A. Obruchev and others. Exclusively for the guests of the Russia–Africa Summit and the Economic and Humanitarian Forum, the Society has prepared exhibitions dedicated to N.S.Gumilev's expedition to Abyssinia in 1913 and the activities of the Russian Geographical Society in Africa.
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
29.07.2023
19:00–21:00
Russian Geographical Society, 10, Lit. A, Grivtsova Pereulok
Sightseeing tours of the building and temporary exhibitions of the Russian Geographical Society
The building of the Society’s Headquarters in St. Petersburg will be 115 years old in 2023. Currently, there is the Scientific Archive, the Cartographic fund and the largest Scientific Geographic Library in Europe. Unique manuscripts, ancient maps, editions from the personal libraries of famous travelers and members of the Russian Geographical Society are kept here: P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky, Yu.M. Shokalsky, V.A. Obruchev and others. Exclusively for the guests of the Russia–Africa Summit and the Economic and Humanitarian Forum, the Society has prepared exhibitions dedicated to N.S.Gumilev's expedition to Abyssinia in 1913 and the activities of the Russian Geographical Society in Africa.
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
For the Summit and Forum participants the access is free by providing your participant badge and making an appointment in advance - 8-903-673-01-60
