These works represent the rich Russian artistic legacy over the past few centuries, with worldwide and well-known names of the Russian and Soviet art, such as Repin, Kandinsky, Tatlin, Rodchenko and Chagall. Works chosen for the first year range from icons inspired by the Byzantine tradition to the socialist realism of the Soviet era: an impressive range of pieces from the smallest up to monumental pieces. Received 48 thousand visitors in the first three months and 750,000 in the seven years to 2022. Opened in early 2015, it is the latest of Malaga's impressive selection of museums, it the Automobile Museum is also located in the Tabacalera building which is one km west of the city center. This is the first museum to house paintings from the museum in Russia. The works come from the Russian State Museum's collection in St Petersburg covering every period of Russian art. The museum houses 100 pieces dating from the 15 th to 20 th centuries specially selected for Málaga, as well as two temporary exhibitions each year. The Collection of St Petersburg - The Russian Museum in Malaga (Colección del Museo Ruso) is a 2,300m2 space in the old tobacco factory, known as Tabacalera and dating from the 1920s. The initial agreement had been due to be renewed on 17-04-2022. It is not known it the works will return or whether the museum space will be renamed. The museum space will remain open and be used for other exhibitions. Note 11-05-2022: The Russian works of Art were removed and transported back to St Petersburg by road in Mat 2022 following the sanctions imposed by the EU on Russian government for the invasion of Ukraine.
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