From 12 of April to 10 of May 2015 in the Museum of Faberge will be held on Children's Easter Arts Festival. Eventful program of the festival which simultaneously combines different kinds of art will be a great Easter gift for the whole family. In this issue – one of the most exciting events of our program – a performance featuring the stars of the Maly Drama Theatre Ksenia Rappoport and Lisa Boyars, staged especially for our festival. Also, you will learn details about the exhibition of children's drawings, new thematic tours and teach edition.
PERFORMANCE "SILVER THREAD"
20 of April stars of MDT Ksenia Rappoport and Lisa Boyars, together with the young actors of the theater will show a special performance "silver thread" – a play about the life and adventures of children and adults in St. Petersburg of early 18th century. The journey accomplished with the help of music, architecture, video, and, of course, young viewers. The entire fee of the play goes to the fund "Children of Bell". Tickets will go on sale on March 30th on the website under To buy tickets and at the box office of the museum.
CHILDREN'S DRAWING EXHIBITION
From 12 of April to 10 of May in White Hall of the Shuvalov Palace will host an exhibition of children's drawings, which will showcase the creative works of pupils of art studio of the famous Moscow artist Lee Altman an Foundation of St. Petersburg, "In Search of Harmony." 18 of April will be held a ceremony awarding children whose works will constitute a temporary exhibition of Easter drawing. Participants from Moscow and St. Petersburg will visit the exposition of the Museum, will receive gifts and diplomas.
EXCURSION "HISTORY OF EASTER EGG"
Pupils and their parents learn about the history of Easter egg: learn about the origins of the tradition of painting eggs, about the symbolism of the colors and patterns of the technique of making Easter eggs, and about how firm of Faberge created gifts for the imperial family. Easter egg will appear before the visitors as an artistic image. Tickets for excursion sessions during the festival can be purchased online in the section To buy tickets and at the box office of the museum.
CHILDREN'S BOOK "THE WORLD OF EGG"
Educating, develop coloring book, based on images from the museum's collection, will have an unusual shape – all subjects on the page will be developed around the hole in the shape of an egg in the center of the book. The child will not only paint in gay colors subjects, painted by the artist, but also on loose sheets to invent his own world of egg.
