On August 12, 2021, in Vladimir, within the framework of the all-Russian intermuseum project “Alexander Nevsky: the Great Northern Route”, the exhibition “Alexander Nevsky: the Legend of the Saint” opened at Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve, and the scientific colloquium “Alexander Nevsky and Vladimir Land” began at the Museum Center “Chambers”.
Organizers of the project: St. Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Publishing House Political Encyclopedia (ROSSPEN) with the support of Norilsk Nickel.
The project will unite three exhibitions: in Novgorod Veliky (“Novgorod State United Museum-Reserve”), which opened with great success in April, in Vladimir (“State Vladimir-Suzdal Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve”) and, finally, – St. Petersburg (State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg), which will take place in December. Also, as a scientific and applied “accompaniment” of large-scale exhibitions, each city will host colloquiums dedicated to Alexander Nevsky as a commander, statesman and saint, as well as issues of preserving historical memory and regional history.