Russian Museum to appear in Jerusalem
06/07/2022
The first Russian museum officially registered in the register of museums of the State of Israel will open in Jerusalem on June 12, 2022.
It will work on the territory of the Sergievsky Compound of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society (IOPS). This was announced by the Chairman of the Council of the IOPS in Israel, Igor Ashurbeyli, in a speech dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the society.
For the first time in the history of Israel, state signs with an inscription in Russian will be opened at six IOPS facilities. Previously, official inscriptions on the historical monuments of Israel were made only in English and Hebrew, sometimes in Arabic.
Israel handed over the building of the Sergievsky Compound to Russia in 2008, after the visit of Vladimir Putin. Five years ago, the building, erected at the end of the 19th century at the expense of Grand Duke Sergiy Alexandrovich, the founder and first head of the IOPS, was opened after restoration. Repair work was carried out at the expense of the budget of the Russian Federation. Illumination of the facade of the courtyard and parking for tourist buses were equipped at the expense of the Jerusalem Mayor's Office, which also paid off the company's tax debts in the amount of 350 thousand dollars.