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THE STATE MUSEUM OF ORIENTAL ART
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CC-Culture and Art Department

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Have you ever thought of Russia as a land opening the gates to the mysterious East? In the Museum of Oriental Art you will feel it's true.

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The museum considered among especially valuable objects of cultural heritage of Russia represents most complete collections of art of the Far and Middle East, Middle Asia, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Buryatia, Chukotka, etc.

The museum funds keep paintings, graphics, sculpture and decorative arts of Japan, China, Korea, India, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Tibet, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, and many other countries (over a hundred countries).

One can't but admire unique specimen of archaic and ancient sculpture, especially Buddhist ones, classic and modern paintings, including those on scrolls, art of wood and bone carving, textile and jewelry, miniature sculpture, decorated weaponry and housewares.
 

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