Alexander Blok Library. "The Russian Landscape." Paintings by Victor Yershov. Aug 1-15. "My Homeland". Paintings by Vadim Boronin. Aug 16-31.
Manege Central Exhibition Hall. "Dialogues." Paintings, graphic art, concert program, conferences. Aug 7-30.
Summer Garden Tea-House. Works by Petersburg artists. Aug 1-15.
Summer Garden Coffee-Hous. Pastels by A Basyrov. Aug 5-31.
Repin Academy of the Arts -- Museum: Exhibition of graduation portfolios of the Class of 1995. Paintings, graphic art, sculpture, architecture. Month of August. -- Library: "The Masters of Color." Set of sketch-books from the early 20th century. Month of August.
St Petersburg Historical Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress. "The City in Stone." The use of constructional and decorative stone in the building of Petersburg. Month of August.
Russian Museum. Graphic art by Vladimir Konoshevich. Month of August.
Hermitage. 18th Century Porcelain of the Highest European Manufacture for the Russian Court. Month of August. The Goethe-Institute presents "The Graphic Art of Max Ernst." Through Aug 20. Also films by Chamonix: "Max Ernst: My Wanderings, My Anxiety" (1991, 100 mins) and "Roadside Discoveries" (1964, 11 mins). Through Aug 20. "Grecian Gold" from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum (NY), the British Museum (London) and the Hermitage. Through Aug 29. "Unknown Chefs-d'oeuvre." Through Sep 29. Standing exhibits include: "The Wealth of the Imperial Palace," "Winter Palaces of Peter the Great," and "The Mint."
Anna Akhmatova Museum. Graphic art by Igor Sokol. Aug 8-20.
Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkammer). "Chefs-d'oeuvre of the Arctic." Through November. Standing exhibits include: "The Shaman and the Universe," "Anatomical Rarities of the Kustkammer," "The Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography During the War and Blockade."
Engineers' Castle. The Goethe-Institute presents "Artists from Stetten: Special Art." Through Aug 20.
Dostoyevsky Apartment-Museum. Paintings and graphic art by Rem Khaidrakhmanov. Through Aug 22.
EVENTS
Youth Palace "Open Theater" Folk music concerts by the Oryol dance ensemble Slavia, and Petersburg folk-ensemble Kalinushka. Aug 15.
Maly Theater of Opera and Ballet Musorgsky, "Boris Godunov" Aug 18 Levenschold, "Sylphide" Aug 19 Tchaikovsky, "Eugene Onegin" Aug 20 Adam, "Giselle" Aug 21
Officers' Assembly, Ballet Theater Adam, "Giselle" Aug 17 (4:00) Tchaikovsky, "Swan Lake" Aug 20 (7:30)