The Museum of Moscow has gotten rid of an exhibition area about Soviet-era repressions, arts journalist Ksenia Basilashvili stated Tuesday.Basilashvili shared two pictures of the museums permanent exhibit on the history of the Russian capital, spanning from Iron Age settlements to World War II.One picture, which Basilashvili stated was taken throughout the exhibits installation, displayed the title Repressions along with labels describing items belonging to Muscovites from the 1930s.
The 2nd photograph, taken throughout a later go to, showed the title and identifies removed, leaving a blank wall.There are no words, just a white wall.
There are no files whatsoever, Basilashvili wrote on Telegram.
She said the exhibit was first revised and after that removed entirely following demands from somebody from outside, but she did not offer further details.The Museum of Moscow, which has not released any public declarations about the reported change, did not right away react to a request for comment.Basilashvili kept in mind that curators had commissioned the Gulag History Museum to draft the texts and labels for the repressions area.
The Gulag History Museum was momentarily closed in November, with sources informing The Moscow Times that senior Kremlin officials and security services were behind the decision.Moscow Mayors Office announced Monday that Anna Trapkova, director of the Museum of Moscow, would likewise head the Gulag History Museum.