On December 7, a lecture “Moscow of the Modern Age” was held at the virtual platform of the Russian House in Brussels.

Anna Kistanova, Director – Chief Curator of the Melnikov Museum, State Scientific Research Museum of Architecture named after A.V. Shchusev (Moscow), devoted a lecture to the concept of style, the history of its appearance and the stages of formation in Moscow.

The turn of the 19th-20th centuries is a bright period in the architectural history of the city, the monuments of which adorn the streets of the capital to this day. However, modernism is not only an elegant facade with sculptural decoration. This is a new approach to organizing space, new construction technologies, engineering solutions that have opened up enormous opportunities for architects to realize their ideas.

State Scientific Research Museum of Architecture named after A.V. Shchusev, Moscow.