Theft of the century. A lecture by Viktoria Anisimova

Date

Schedule

19:30–21:00

Place

Garage Auditorium

DESCRIPTION

Part 2—Theft of the century—notorious thefts and unexpected revelations of masterpieces from museum and private collections that were considered “lost without a trace.”

Incidents with famous artworks and the history of pieces that became widely known for these events: La Gioconda by Leonardo da Vinci and The Scream by Edvard Munch; detective stories about paintings in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts; “weird” theft at the State Russian Museum in 1999, “The Takeaway Rembrandt”, and the largest theft at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

ABOUT THE LECTURER

 

Viktoria Anisimova – art historian, art critic, antique consultant, author of articles on Italian Renaissance art, the antique market, and collecting; art director at ART V’U gallery.


HOW TO TAKE PART

Admission is free, registration required.
Please be advised that lectures will be conducted in Russian without translation into English.

registration

Priority booking for GARAGE cardholders. To become a cardholder, please email  members@garagemca.org