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Membership in organizations:
Union of Museums of Russia - R14
Russian National Committee of the International Council of Museums - ICOM Russia - R158
Association of Music Museums and Collections (AMMiK) - R1928

Sponsors, patrons and grant givers:
V. Potanin Charitable Foundation

Storage units:
21905, of which 17254 are fixed assets items

Major exhibition projects:
"Palace within a Palace". Moscow, State Museum "Tsaritsyno", 2014
"Unsurpassed Wedgwood." Moscow, All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art, 2014.
"One hundred years of holidays in an estate near Moscow. Kuskovo. Ostankino. Arkhangelskoye. Lyublino." Moscow, Moscow State United Art Historical-Architectural and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve, 2014-15.
"Palladio in Russia. From Baroque to Modernism." Italy, Venice, Correr Museum, 2014, Moscow, State Museum "Tsaritsyno", 2015

Traveling and exchange exhibitions:
"Passion for Beads" (first quarter of the 18th - early 20th centuries). The whole range of beadwork from the era of its heyday - from thimble cases to furniture. From 200 to 300 exhibits. Showcases required
French engraving from the 17th - 19th centuries. From the collection of the Moscow Ostankino Estate Museum. Genre and reproduction engravings by leading French masters. 60 sheets are provided for the exhibition, representing in all its splendor the exquisite art of French printmaking
English color engraving of the 17th - 19th centuries. from the collection of the Moscow Ostankino Estate Museum. Magnificent color sheets by leading English masters of exquisite technique, the highest quality of workmanship and an original form of art. 40 exhibits
"Giambattista, Francesco and Laura Piranesi. Masterpieces of world graphics from the collection of the Moscow Ostankino Estate Museum." 40 rare sheets from the creative heritage of the famous artistic family - the great Italian etcher Giambattista Piranesi, his son Francesco and daughter Laura
Architectural landscape in Italian engravings of the late 17th - early 19th centuries. from the collection of the Ostankino Estate Museum. Masterpieces of graphic art in the genre of architectural veduta, popular both among professional artists and architects, and art lovers. 50 sheets
Russian watercolor portrait of the 19th century. from the collection of the Ostankino estate museum. The exhibition includes: famous names, like P.F. Sokolov, V.I. Gau, A.P. Rokstuhl and others. 60 portraits, supplemented with art objects - fans, boxes, etc.
Russian graphic portrait of the first half of the 19th century. from the collection of the Ostankino estate museum. Chamber portraits drawn with graphic and colored pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolors and gouache. 50 portraits, supplemented with art objects - fans, boxes, etc.
Russian miniature portrait of the 18th - 19th centuries. from the collection of the Ostankino estate museum. Works by the most famous masters of Russian miniatures. The number of exhibits can vary from 100 to 200 exhibits. Requires vertical display cases with lighting
Western European miniature portrait of the 18th - 19th centuries. from the collection of the Ostankino estate museum. Works by famous masters of portrait miniatures XVIII-XIX. The number of exhibits can vary from 100 to 200 exhibits. Requires vertical display cases with lighting

The Ostankino estate is one of the most unique monuments of Russian architecture of the 18th century in terms of its architecture and preservation. The estate is located in the northern part of Moscow.
The ensemble of the Ostankino estate took shape over several centuries. The first traces in history date back to the mid-16th century. At that time, in its place was the Shchelkalovs’ estate with a small boyar courtyard and wooden church. In 1620, the Ostankino estate was donated by Mikhail Fedorovich, the Tsar, to the boyar I.B. Cherkassky. Since then, the Cherkasskys owned the estate for a little more than a century - until 1743, then it passed to the Sheremetevs.

The heyday of the Ostankino estate began at the end of the 18th century, when ownership of the estate passed into the hands of Count N. Sheremetev, a wealthy philanthropist and art connoisseur. At that time, theater was a new favorite hobby among the nobility, but for Count Sheremetev this light hobby grew into an all-consuming passion. He planned to make the Ostankino estate his summer residence and organize a theater troupe for permanent residence and work. To realize this idea on a full scale, the famous palace theater was erected in Ostankino.

Famous Russian architects F. Camporesi, V. Brenna and I. Starov worked on the project of this unusual palace. It was embodied by the count's serf architects - A. Mironov and P. Argunov. Construction lasted from 1792 to 1798. The palace was built entirely of wood, but its plastered walls seem to be made of stone. The embodiment of an extraordinary idea was highly appreciated.

When Prince Sheremetev died in 1809, the Ostankino estate was practically forgotten and abandoned by the owners.

Immediately after the October Revolution, the estate, thanks to the nationalization of values ​​that swept the country, was turned into a museum, which in 1938 began to be called the Palace Museum of the Creativity of Serfs. In 1992, the museum was renamed the Moscow Ostankino Estate Museum.

Currently, the Ostankino estate museum displays a rich collection of ancient Russian icons and wooden sculpture from the late 15th to early 20th centuries, a collection of furniture from the late 14th to 19th centuries, and an exhibition of paintings and graphics.


Now let’s walk through the museum halls of the estate:

The first hall displays the museum's various collections.

Collecting was a favorite pastime of the nobility. The Counts Sheremetevs, who represented one of the noble and wealthy families of the Russian nobility, were also fond of collecting.
The museum has a unique collection of fans

Table (Russia 17th century); Chairs (Europe 17th century); Above the table is a portrait of Prince A.M. Cherkassky 1760; Wardrobe (Germany, second half of the 17th century)

Harp
(France. Paris. Master P. Krupp. 1770)

Behind the first hall there is a gallery. On the walls of which hangs an extensive collection of original drawings, measurements, projects of the 18th century related to the design and construction of the palace in Ostankino, as well as a collection of paintings.

The gallery leads to the Italian Pavilion - the most elegant pavilion in the Ostankino estate.

From the pavilion there is a corridor to the office of Count Sheremetyev himself, but the entrance to the office is closed to visitors. I photographed it from afar.

The passage Gallery to the Italian Pavilion, connecting the pavilion with the Engraving Gallery and forming an integral part of the lower theater foyer, was built in 1792 according to the design of the architect Francesco Camporesi.

Print gallery.

The print gallery was created in 1796 by order of N.P. Sherementeva.

A fundamental turn in the fate of Ostankino is associated with the decision of N.P. Sheremetev to build a theater in Ostankino. Unlike most representatives of the enlightened Russian nobility of that time, N.P. Sheremetev’s penchant for the then fashionable entertainment - the theater - turned from a hobby into his life’s work. Having a well-prepared troupe with an extensive repertoire and several theater premises, Sheremetev conceived a project for a summer entertainment residence that was unique for Russia.
When the theater opened in 1795, I. Kozlovsky’s opera based on the words of A. Potemkin “The Capture of Izmail or Zelmira and Smelon” was performed. On the day of the holiday organized by Sheremetev in 1797 in honor of Emperor Paul I, A.-E. Grétry's opera "Samnite Marriages" was staged, repeated a little later for the Polish king Stanislav August Poniatowski. In this opera, the main role was played by the brilliant Praskovya Zhemchugova, a serf actress, the best singer of the troupe, who later became Countess Sheremeteva.
In 1801, the last holiday during the life of N.P. Sheremetev took place in Ostankino in honor of Emperor Alexander I. The heyday of Ostankino was bright, but short. Soon the troupe was disbanded, and the estate was abandoned by the owners for a long time.

“I must tell you about the house of Count Sheremetev, who on the third day gave a holiday to the King of Poland and a select audience of about five hundred people.
Not a single German ruler, hardly any of the electors, has anything like this... On the lower floor everything glitters with gold, marbles, statues, vases.
One might think that this is the limit of the owner's possessions, but you will go up to the mezzanine and be surprised at the sight of a new, no less royal splendor. Big beautiful theater.
The troupe, actors, dancers, chapel - everything belongs to the owner,” an eyewitness wrote.

And the last pavilion that is open to visitors is the Egyptian one.
The Egyptian pavilion does not belong entirely to the palace and is connected to it only by a narrow passage gallery. The huge bright space opens onto the garden.