Visitors

Spaces

• Café

  

  Visitors can spend an entire day at the Gallery; therefore, the MUWA café operates on the first floor offering a wide selection of specialty coffee and desserts. We invite you to grab a snack, enjoy a coffee, and discuss your impressions while overlooking the Volga River.

• Children's Studio

  

  This space includes areas for creativity and relaxation, where children can immerse themselves in the world of contemporary art in a playful manner with the help of an experienced teacher. Young visitors can create their own works, organize exhibitions, and conduct tours for their peers and parents. Through creative assignments, children can learn which rules in art can be boldly broken and which should be followed.

• Library

  

  In the depths of the third floor, there is a library and reading room with a view of the Volga River. Here, visitors can explore books in Russian and foreign languages dedicated to the history, theory, and practice of art from the early 20th century to the present day. Many publications are unique and limited edition. A special section in the library is dedicated to books about contemporary art of Samara.
  
  We warmly invite specialists, researchers, students, graduate students, artists, and anyone interested in contemporary art to use our library. We sincerely thank those who have provided books: The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, V-A-C Foundation, Artguide Publishing House, The State Tretyakov Gallery, The Moscow Museum of Modern Art, The State Russian Museum, Strelka Press, Stella Art Foundation, Gary Tatintsyan Gallery, XL Gallery, The MARSH Architectural School, Ad Marginem Publishing House, Sergey Balandin, Andrey Sarabyanov, Anatoly Osmolovsky*, Anton Weiss, Konstantin Zatsepin, Ekaterina Kazakova, Evgeny Tersky, Elena Kolesnikova, Natalia Senatorova, Kirill Gatavan, Alexander Verevkin, Igor Samolet, Nikita Kuznetsov, Igor Markin, Liza Bobkova, Daria Volkova, Mila Gushchina, Anastasia Albokrinova and everyone who contributes to enriching our library.
  *— recognized as a foreign agent

• Shop

  

  The book art store is located on the first floor of the Gallery and presents a curated a selection of books and souvenirs. The shelves feature publications on contemporary art and culture, music, cinema, theater, architecture, humanities, psychology, as well as popular science, local history, and modern illustrated children’s books. Independent publishers from Russia are represented, along with the best examples of Samara and Volga region publishing and artists’ books. The bookstore hosts presentations, lectures, discussions, and professional events. Additionally, visitors may find products from the «Victoria» Gallery, contemporary souvenirs, merchandise, and edition art.

• Workshop

  

  Ceramics Workshop
  The ceramics workshop offers basic courses and workshops in sculpting, intensives with guest ceramicists, artist residencies, and specialized programs.
  
  Silkscreen Workshop
  The silkscreen workshop is the first of its kind in Samara. It includes courses on the contemporary and historic printmaking, creating posters and graphics, as well as intensives with leading print artists of Russia.
  
  Universal Workshop
  In the universal workshop visitors are able to acquire skills in drawing, painting, and photography.
  
  All the Workshops located on the first floor of the Gallery.

• Exhibition Halls

  

  The Gallery features three exhibition halls with a total area of 600 square meters, along with a space for sculptures and installations on the roof. The flexibility of the exhibition spaces allows to hold four separate exhibitions or one large project across all venues.
  
  The opening project, «The Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Been», focuses on the genre of landscape in contemporary art. Thus, the Gallery, situated on the banks of the Volga River, aims to explore the relationship between art and nature. Works for the exhibition are acquired from private collections, highlighting the role of private collectors and patrons in the development of culture.
  
  An experimental project titled «The Poplars Concpiracy» is open on the first floor; it is dedicated to the history of the place and presents a series of artistic interpretations of how dead trees transform into contemporary art.
  
  On the roof, artist Igor Samolet presents a large-scale installation titled «Sunshine,» referencing the café of the same name that was located on the site of the «Victoria» Gallery in the 1970’s.