The exhibition is dedicated to the chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater (1948–1953), composer, cantor and piano accompanist Nikolai Semyonovich Golovanov.
The recreated interiors of the musician’s study, living room and dining room, which have preserved some part of the authentic furnishings, give the opportunity to fully experience the atmosphere that surrounded the conductor throughout his life and career. The exhibition displays items from Nikolai Golovanov’s collection, such as icons, figurines, sculptures, and paintings. The most prominent part of the collection is constituted by paintings of Russian artists, including Ivan Aivazovsky, Vasily Vereshchagin, Apollinariy Vasnetsov, Konstantin Yuon, Vasily Polenov, Isaac Levitan, Mikhail Nesterov, Konstantin Korovin, Alexandre Benois and Alexander Golovin.
The exhibition space features a special multimedia system that allows the visitors to get acquainted with unique archival recordings of Golovanov’s original compositions, recordings that feature Golovanov as a conductor, unique digitized recordings, and rare archival photographs.
The recreated interiors of the musician’s study, living room and dining room, which have preserved some part of the authentic furnishings, give the opportunity to fully experience the atmosphere that surrounded the conductor throughout his life and career. The exhibition displays items from Nikolai Golovanov’s collection, such as icons, figurines, sculptures, and paintings. The most prominent part of the collection is constituted by paintings of Russian artists, including Ivan Aivazovsky, Vasily Vereshchagin, Apollinariy Vasnetsov, Konstantin Yuon, Vasily Polenov, Isaac Levitan, Mikhail Nesterov, Konstantin Korovin, Alexandre Benois and Alexander Golovin.
The exhibition space features a special multimedia system that allows the visitors to get acquainted with unique archival recordings of Golovanov’s original compositions, recordings that feature Golovanov as a conductor, unique digitized recordings, and rare archival photographs.
Exhibits are marked with AR stickers for identification purposes.
