Exhibition
NOT AN EASY TOY
Russian Matryoshka  

The project presents an amazing phenomenon of Russian traditional dolls called "matryoshka", which is not only a symbol of national traditional art, but also an example of cross-cultural relationships and influences. Matryoshka surprisingly organically connected the new artistic trends of the early XX century and traditional folkloric images of Russian art and culture. The exhibition includes objects from the collections of All-Russian Decorative Art Museum with the participation of the State Museum of Oriental Art and the Museum of Art and the Pedagogical toys in Sergiev Posad. Matryoshka is one of the main symbols of Russia. The potential of this industry can create new original works of interest which exists to this day.