Visitors

Spaces

• Café

  

  Visitors can spend an entire day at the Gallery; therefore, the MUWA café will operate on the first floor offering a wide selection of specialty coffee and desserts. We invite you to grab a snack, enjoy a coffee, and discuss your impressions while overlooking the Volga River.

• Children's Studio

  

  This space will include areas for creativity and relaxation, where children can immerse themselves in the world of contemporary art in a playful manner with the help of an experienced teacher. Young visitors will create their own works, organize exhibitions, and conduct tours for their peers and parents. Through creative assignments, they will learn which rules in art can be boldly broken and which should be followed to remain within its realm.

• Library

  

  In the depths of the third floor, there will be a library and reading room with a view of the Volga River. Here, visitors can explore books in Russian and foreign languages dedicated to the history, theory, and practice of art from the early 20th century to the present day. Many publications are unique and limited edition. A special section in the library is dedicated to books about contemporary art of Samara.  
  
  We warmly invite specialists, researchers, students, graduate students, artists, and anyone interested in contemporary art to use our library. We sincerely thank those who have provided books: The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, V-A-C Foundation, Artguide Publishing House, The State Tretyakov Gallery, The Moscow Museum of Modern Art, The State Russian Museum, Strelka Press, Stella Art Foundation, Gary Tatintsyan Gallery, XL Gallery, The MARSH Architectural School, Ad Marginem Publishing House, Sergey Balandin, Andrey Sarabyanov, Anatoly Osmolovsky*, Anton Weiss, Konstantin Zatsepin, Ekaterina Kazakova, Evgeny Tersky, Elena Kolesnikova, Natalia Senatorova, Kirill Gatavan, Alexander Verevkin, Igor Samolet, Nikita Kuznetsov, Igor Markin, Liza Bobkova, Daria Volkova, Mila Gushchina, Anastasia Albokrinova and everyone who contributes to enriching our library.  
  *— recognized as a foreign agent

• Shop

  

  The book art store will be located on the first floor of the Gallery and will present a curated a selection of books and souvenirs. The shelves will feature publications on contemporary art and culture, music, cinema, theater, architecture, humanities, psychology, as well as popular science, local history, and modern illustrated children's books. Independent publishers from Russia will be represented, along with the best examples of Samara and Volga region publishing and artists' books. The bookstore will host book presentations, lectures, discussions, and professional events. 
  
  Additionally, visitors will find souvenir products from the "Victoria" Gallery, contemporary souvenirs, merchandise, and editioned art.

• Workshop

  

  Ceramics Workshop
  The ceramics workshop will be located on the first floor of the Gallery and will offer basic courses and master classes in sculpting, intensives with guest ceramicists, artist residencies, and specialized programs.
  
  Silkscreen Workshop
  The silkscreen workshop on the first floor and will be the first of its kind in Samara. It will include courses on the contemporary and historic printmaking, creating posters and graphics, as well as intensives with leading print artists of Russia.
  
  Universal Workshop
  The universal workshop will be situated on the first floor of the Gallery. Here, visitors will be able to acquire skills in drawing, painting, and photography.

• Exhibition Halls

  

  The Gallery will feature three exhibition halls with a total area o 600 square meters, along with a space for sculptures and installations on the roof. The flexibility of the exhibition spaces will allow to hold four separate exhibitions or one large project across all venues simultaneously.
  
  The opening project, "The Most Beautiful Place I've Ever Been", will focus on the genre of landscape in contemporary art. Thus, the Gallery, situated on the banks of the Volga River, aims to explore the relationship between art and nature. Works for the exhibition will be sourced from private collections, highlighting the role of private collectors and patrons in the development of culture.
  
  Simultaneously, an experimental project titled "The Poplars Plot" will open on the first floor; it is dedicated to the history of the place and presents a series of artistic interpretations of how dead trees transform into contemporary art. On the roof, artist Igor Samolet will present a large-scale installation titled "Sunshine," referencing the café of the same name that was located on the site of the "Victoria" Gallery in the 1970's