After almost two centuries of French influence in Russia, the first decades of the 20th century saw and heard the development of a visual and performance culture drawing upon the sights and sounds of native Russia. In this series we look at the collections of Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morozov, some of the artists they collected, performances and composers of the time and the Russian avant garde.

Saturday 20 October 2018

Shchukin, Morozov, and the Francophile foundations of Russian avant-garde art – Roger Benjamin

Gauguin, Cézanne, and Cézannism in Paris and Moscow – Roger Benjamin

Saturday 3 November 2018

Diaghilev, Stravinsky and the Ballets Russe – Lorraine Kypiotis

Russian Composers – Andy Bromberger

Saturday 24 November 2018

St Petersburg: the city and its monuments - Peter Kohane

The exhibition: 'Masters of modern art from the Hermitage' – Peter Raissis