The museum’s director stood up for the victims of vandalism at the Manezh exhibition – RBC

The leaders of Russian federal and municipal museums defended held in “Manege” exhibition “Sculptures, which we do not see”, which was attacked by Orthodox activists. It is reported by Tass.

«As a result of what happened in jeopardy all the museum community of the Russian Federation, were helpless in the face of vandals destroying works of art on display at the exhibition”, – the letter says.

It was signed, in particular, the director of the Tretyakov Gallery Zelfira Tregulova, director of the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin Marina mules, director of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art Vasily Tsereteli, director of the State Center for Contemporary Art Mikhail Mindlin, director of the Museum Yulia Shahnovsky, Director of ENEA Catherine Pronicheva, director of the Museum of Modern Art “Garage” Anton Belov and chief curator of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center Marina Nasimova .

They stressed that the actions of “God’s will” undermine the authority of the Orthodox Church, violate the fundamental principle of inter-ethnic and inter-religious co-existence of peoples of Russia – the principle of tolerance. The letter points to the need to adopt measures that would prevent a repetition of what happened in the “Manezh».

Orthodox “activists headed by Dmitry Tsorionovym (Enteo) August 14 ransacked the exhibition of sculptures in the Arena. The exhibition presents works by members of the artistic association Lassie (1954-1968) Vadim Siddur, Nikolai and Vladimir Silis Lemport.

As told RBC Head of PR and advertising CVM “Manezh” Elena Karneeva, activists damaged the four works, “some fully, some partially.” According to her, they met Vadim Siddur.