Ilya Repin’s masterpiece in Moscow’s Tretyakov gallery was struck with a metal pole in May

Boris Mints’s institution says that exhibitions are continuing to run

The Grabar Art Conservation Center has launched the Ovchinnikov Ikonoteka space, which is named in honour of renowned restorer

The Hungarian firm Gedeon Richter to fund three-year project to restore works from the Russian museum that relate to the concept of female beauty

Museum of the Family of Emperor Nicholas II in Tobolsk is Russia's first devoted to 'royal martyrs'

Football fans get free entry at Tretyakov, but no special treatment at Hermitage

The two may seem unlikely bedfellows, but plenty of artists are football fans—and they are making their allegiances known during this summer’s World Cup

Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli hosts exhibition of Russian nonconformist artists in first foreign venture by Moscow’s AZ Museum

Man who confessed to being drunk on vodka tore painting in three places on Friday evening

It is business as usual, says the organisation’s director, as its founder, Ziyavudin Magomedov, remains in custody awaiting trial on racketeering charges

The Russian republic of Ingushetia is hoping that improved conservation will lead to Unesco status

Country's pavilion may be targeted as relations with the West deteriorate, Vladimir Aristarkhov says

New research centre helps descendants discover fate of their family members

The lower level resembles Hogwarts, upstairs is a blindingly white “meditative space”

In an online competition devoid of irony, the archaeological site threatened by destruction was a strong contender for the name of Putin’s new weapon

Fourth term comes amid escalating tension between Russia and UK, resulting in expulsion of British Council from the country

Ultra-rich collectors who run their own museums will benefit from the change

Melting of the permafrost in Yakutia has led to a boom in fossil tusk gathering, causing problems for government and conservationists

The Central House of Artists is set to be the largest exhibition venue in Russia

Nikolay Polissky's act took place at Nikola-Lenivets event, which is likened to the US Burning Man festival

Grassroots activists are leading a campaign to preserve the country’s unique, but sadly neglected, built heritage

Roman Abramovich, Alisher Usmanov and culture minister Vladimir Medinsky among those now on warning from US

The range of reactions reflects the ideological splits in country's arts and culture sector

First-ever major restoration for the artist’s only work in a Russian museum

Presidency bid backed by group of Moscow museum heavyweights

Peter the Great’s tailored justaucorps, Catherine the Great's gown and more on display in St Petersburg

Activist targets American photographer’s latest show for second time amid claims of promoting paedophilia

Museum in tsars' Winter Palace, symbol of Bolshevik takeover, only decided how to mark 1917 centenary in February

The liberal intelligentsia say the culture sphere is under attack, while officials argue that it is flourishing

Exhibition of 400 works opens at State Tretyakov Museum and Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center