The museum, accessible to all, opened its doors on December 3 at the spiritual and educational center at the Moscow church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God 'Joy of All Who Sorrow'. According to the magazine 'Foma', the basis of the exposition was made up of items kept by the parish and by private owners. These are ancient vestments of the clergy, church utensils, rare icons and other artifacts, in one way or another related to the activities of the parish.
On the day of the opening of the public museum, Bishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk addressed with words of gratitude to everyone who helped with its creation: the Guriev family, the collector K.S. Benediktov, who donated a number of valuable exhibits, as well as scientific workers and restorers.
The director of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Zelfira Tregulova, assessed the opening of the museum at the parish as a very important initiative: having become interested in the exposition, a person may well find his way to the church. “It seems to me that it is very correct when museums are created under the church with the assistance of patrons and serious specialists. I think this rapprochement is incredibly important, because at the heart of what you do, what the museum and museum workers do, is a concern for human memory and the human soul. We must join forces, ”she said.
As an important event in the spiritual and cultural life of the capital, he noted the fact of the opening of the church museum on the Bolshoi Ordynka, head of the Expert Council on Church Art, Architecture and Restoration, archpriest of the Moscow City Diocese, Archpriest Leonid Kalinin: can lay claim to professional significance, which is important for this iconic church, special for Moscow, with which amazing people and a huge layer of history were associated ”.
Photo: 'Foma' magazine
