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Gazeta Kultura: “I don’t think that museums need to open at any cost”

About the future of private museums, the perception of Soviet authors abroad and why a photograph must be watched “live” before buying.

22.06.2020

Gazeta.RU: “Morally not ready”: how museums will come out of quarantine

Here's how Moscow museums survived the pandemic and how they will work after the restrictions are lifted.

13.06.2020

Forbes: Battle for the Viewer and Art. How the economy of a private museum in Moscow works

The Center for Photography celebrates its 10th anniversary. How to collect a museum collection and at the same time be an art dealer, how much does a photography exhibition cost, said the founder of the Center.

13.05.2020

Culture: Private museums in quarantine

The self-isolation regime introduced in Moscow on March 29 has resulted in large financial losses for museums and galleries. Private institutions, which exist on their own income or on the money of the owners, have especially suffered.

06.05.2020

Forbes: “It won’t be like it used to be”: three women at the head of companies on how to survive this crisis

The first ever Forbes Woman Club to discuss online with our heroines the problems that their business is facing due to the pandemic.

29.04.2020

Gazeta.Ru: What awaits galleries after coronavirus

“The main psychological problem is that it is difficult to accept the fact that the Center has been closed for 10 years without any holidays,” said Natalia Grigorieva-Litvinskaya, chief curator of the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography.

14.04.2020

Forbes: How the art business will survive: the plan of the founder of the Lumiere

While the owners of real estate on "Red October", the "Guta" group decides what to do with the rent for a private museum, which is closed for quarantine, the curator and founder of the gallery has developed an action plan.

06.04.2020

Forbes: “We prepare an online product from morning to night.” Leaders of the main Moscow museums on who will survive the quarantine and who will not

Forbes Life spoke to directors and owners of the largest public and private museums in Moscow about how they are coping with the crisis associated with the novel coronavirus pandemic.

28.03.2020

Forbes: “Konstruktor” for $ 1.2 million: who and how makes money on the Soviet legacy

Collecting items from the Soviet past is a trend not only in Russia, but also abroad. Forbes Life tells what Soviet artifacts collectors and museums buy.

04.03.2020

Vedomosti: To see Paris and repeat: what did the PARIS PHOTO stand for?

More details from Natalia Litvinskaya, the chief curator of the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography.

03.12.2019

RBC Style: One million frame: is it worth investing in photography today

Where to buy a photo, how to store it correctly, and what profit should you expect by investing in a photo of Edward Weston or Naum Granovsky? We will understand these issues together with the experts.

17.10.2019

Snob: Fashion Photography at Cosmoscow and the History of Private Collections

This year, as part of the annual Cosmoscow-2019 fair, the Lumiere Gallery will present fashion photography of the XX-XXI centuries. We asked the gallery owner to write a text about the history of private collections of fashion photography.

05.09.2019

Komersant: Peter Lindberg is a serious market participant

Natalia Litvinskaya on why to invest in fashion photography.

28.08.2019

Zima Magazine: Photo London 2019: what to see and what to ask the price for at the main London photography fair

For the fifth year in a row, London has become a photographic Mecca in May. Natalia Grigorieva-Litvinskaya talks about what this event means for the world of art photography and what you can see standing there.

25.04.2019

Forbes: Top lots of spring photography auctions: where to look and what to buy

Natalia Grigorieva-Litvinskaya, the chief curator of the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, talks about how good the selection of lots at the largest auctions of the spring season is.

01.03.2019

Moskvich Mag: This is my city: Director of the Lumiere Center for Photography Natalia Grigorieva-Litvinskaya

About the need to give new opportunities to artists to work in the city and what phrases come to mind when you see the festive decoration of Moscow.

10.01.2019

Forbes: Where to Find the Best Photos in 2019? Guide to auctions and fairs

Natalia Grigorieva-Litvinskaya, collector, chief curator of the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, sums up the results of the year in the photography market.

31.12.2018

AIF: Curator of the exhibition Jock Sturges: we are waiting for an apology from Mizulina

Sturges' exhibition with pictures of families of American and European nudists opened on September 8, 2016. But two weeks later it was decided to close - after the appeal of Elena Mizulina, who saw signs of child pornography in her works.

07.12.2018