The annual scientific conference Sukachev Readings will be held at the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum named after V.P. Sukachev, marking the 145th anniversary of the museum and the 100th anniversary of Alexey Dementyevich Fatyanov. Participants will discuss study, storage and restoration of collections, work with collectors, museum development, new technologies and museum marketing. The program also includes a ceremonial event for the museum anniversary and the opening of an exhibition of Siberian painter Alexey Zhibinov from the museum collection.

The annual scholarly conference Sukachev Readings “The Museum in the Cultural Space of Siberia. Collections, Patrons, Exhibitions,” dedicated to two dates: the 145th anniversary of the museum’s founding and the 100th anniversary of Alexey Dementyevich Fatyanov, will be held at the V.P. Sukachev Irkutsk Regional Art Museum.

Within the framework of the conference, issues of the study, acquisition, storage, and restoration of museum collections will be considered, as well as questions of the museum’s interaction with collectors, research in the field of art history, history, and archaeology, and issues of preserving and developing the traditions of multinational Russian culture. In addition, it is planned to consider issues related to the museum’s development concept and new information technologies, museum management and marketing, and the museum’s interaction with the media.

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Conference participants will attend the ceremonial event dedicated to the 145th anniversary of the founding of the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum and the opening of an exhibition of the Siberian painter Alexey Zhibinov from the museum’s collection.