An open letter signed by hundreds of Russian art professionals claims that the decision to merge several departments into one could lead to the museum losing pioneering recent works as well as specialists

Vladislav Polenov first made the news after he was drafted in the partial mobilisation launched by President Vladimir Putin last September

The announcement that President Putin will return Andrei Rublev’s masterpiece has sparked criticism from experts due to its fragile condition

Zelfira Tregulova, who has headed the State Tretyakov Gallery since 2015, will be replaced by Elena Pronicheva, who has links to Vladimir Putin

The work was temporarily rehung for press, but the public will have to wait until a bulletproof "protective capsule" can be installed

The Azerbaijani-born artist was one of the Soviet Union's most notable creatives during Khrushchev's cultural thaw

Cultural workers voice frustration at mixed closure orders, as theatres, concert halls and restaurants are allowed to stay open

On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we look back at how art institutions adapted to wartime constraints, from tours without pictures to child's play

Loss of tourism and oil market crash because of coronavirus pandemic wreak havoc as institutions seek state help

Several Indian private museums are lending works for an exhibition due to open at the State Tretyakov Gallery

Our pick of the gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections in 2019

The Hermitage has opened a branch in Siberia, the Pushkin is renovating a Constructivist landmark in Samara and more agreements are in the works

State Tretyakov Gallery among 23 Russian museums planning to store and show works near former killing field Kommunarka

Denis Chuprikov took the landscape from State Tretyakov Gallery with the aim of "causing hype", he says

The latest bizarre incident at one of Russia’s most important institutions was an “unsanctioned performance” according to the museum

Brazen incident raises questions about museum security in Russia

Digital initiative will invite users to explore and sponsor more than 190,000 works in the collection

State Hermitage Museum and Tretyakov are involved in arts centre in contested region

Ordinary groups are being targeted by the gallery’s guards for "exchanging views" about paintings in fight against bogus guides

Ilya Repin’s masterpiece in Moscow’s Tretyakov gallery was struck with a metal pole in May

Man who confessed to being drunk on vodka tore painting in three places on Friday evening