Published on: 2026-09-24
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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The fifth, anniversary exhibition ‘PROrestoration. Import Substitution in Restoration Materials and Technologies’ opened in Moscow. The event, which brought together professionals from the restoration community, is aimed at shaping an import substitution strategy and identifying priority areas for the development of the field of cultural heritage preservation.
The exhibition will take place from September 24 to 27 under the vaults of the architectural monument — Ivan Sytin’s printing house on Pyatnitskaya Street (building 71/5, structure 1) — covering an area of more than six thousand square meters. Part of the exposition is also located in the inner courtyard of the historic ensemble.
“We invite everyone interested to visit the ‘PROrestoration’ exhibition. Here, visitors will be able to familiarize themselves with modern restoration technologies, domestic materials and methods for conducting restoration work, see architectural fragments of cultural heritage sites from restoration sites, participate in master classes, tours, and other events. For participants of the business program, more than 220 events have been prepared where they can share experiences and achievements, discuss pressing issues in the development of the industry,” noted the head of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the City of Moscow.
Traditionally, the exhibition opened with competitions for young restorers among students of secondary specialized and higher educational institutions. In 2026, 90 students from 29 universities and colleges in 14 regions of Russia, including the Donetsk People’s Republic, as well as students from Belarus and Kazakhstan, will participate. The competitions will be held in 11 competencies, including the restoration of terrazzo plasters, stone decoration, monumental and easel oil painting, metal roofing, stucco decoration, and wooden artworks.
In addition, the annual student scientific conference will be held. Within the framework of the business program, experts will discuss issues of adapting cultural heritage sites for modern use, the strategy of import substitution, training young personnel for the industry, problems of design and monitoring the quality of restoration work.
A round table is planned with experts from Mongolia and the CIS countries — Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
At the master classes, exhibition guests will learn about techniques of artistic carving, restoration of icons and frescoes, application of gold and silver coatings on copper objects. Visitors will be able to participate in stretching architectural forms and stucco, master the technology of making glue from sturgeon fish, try their hand at watercolor painting, and also learn how to restore books at home without special equipment.
A separate stand is dedicated to the new project “Children’s Restoration Workshops,” launched in spring 2026 by the order of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin. The educational program is designed for children aged six to eleven and focuses on familiarizing them with the capital’s architectural monuments and restoration technologies. At the stand, graduates of the first group will showcase their skills and, under the guidance of specialists, will create a mosaic panel and a thematic fresco.
Volunteers from Mosgornasledie will continue work on restoring elements of the signage of the Enthusiast cinema, as well as, under the supervision of restoration specialists, will carry out the cleaning of cast-iron elements of the old fence of the Demidov estate. Visitors will also be able to actively participate in this process.
For the first time at the exhibition, there was a section called “Folk Restoration.” Residents and visitors of the capital can bring their interior items and works of decorative and applied art and receive expert consultations on their restoration.
The organizer of the exhibition “PROrestoration. Import substitution in restoration materials and technologies” was Government of Moscow in cooperation with the non-profit partnership “Russian Association of Restorers”. More details about the exposition and the event program can be found at website.
A large-scale project is presented on the mos.ru portal special project, dedicated to the development of key sectors of Moscow. These include transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and construction. The special project helps to learn how the capital has changed over the past years, what initiatives aimed at making citizens’ lives even more comfortable are currently being implemented, and what awaits Moscow and its residents in the near future.
On the project page “Culture, Heritage, and Leisure Industry” one can learn about how architectural monuments are preserved in the capital.
Moscow is the center of the country’s cultural life and ranks among the leading metropolises in terms of the number of museums and exhibition halls. The city has created a film cluster that unites the MosKino film factory on Ryazansky Prospekt, the Gorky Film Studio, and the MosKino film park.
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