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07/10/2022. The Roerich Heritage Conference in St. Petersburg
October 7-9, 2022:
The State Hermitage Museum and the St. Petersburg State Museum-Institute of the Roerich family held XXII International Conference The Roerich Heritage in traditional and remote formats. The conference marked the 120th anniversary since the birth of Y. N. Roerich and was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Corona Mundi International Art Centre, the 130th anniversary since the start of archaeological activity of N. K. Roerich, the 350th anniversary since the birth of Russian Emperor Peter the Great and the Year of the Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia.
The conference was attended by M. V. Nikishina, Head of the National Library of Karelia, and L. P. Zhokhova, Head of the Karelian Center of the Museum-Institute of the Roerich family.
On the eve of the conference, on October 6, the St. Petersburg State Museum-Institute of the Roerich family hosted the grand opening of the exhibition Star of the Hero. To the 120th Anniversary since the Birth of Y. N. Roerich.
On October 7, after greetings and congratulations, a plenary session “Knight of Culture: on the Occasion of the 120th Anniversary since the birth of Y. N. Roerich” took place in the Council Hall of the State Hermitage.