History and Culture: Exhibition “Oriental Motifs in European Art” staged in the Museum of the History of Religion in St. Petersburg

On June 20, 2019 the State Museum of the History of Religion presented the exhibition, which highlights oriental motifs in the works of European artists. The exhibition “Oriental Motifs in European Art” is staged as part of the “Islam” permanent exposition. It showcases interior objects in the Moorish style, paintings, graphic works, items of the national costume (tubeteika, ‘kothornos’ shoes etc.), chased works from the museum collections.