AROUND THE WORLD ON THE SLOOP KAMCHATKA. CAPTAIN V.M. GOLOVNIN’S EXPEDITION IN THE DRAWINGS BY M.T. TIKHANOV. BASED ON THE MATERIALSOF THE EXHIBITION IN THE WORLD OCEAN MUSEUM

The World Ocean Museum has opened an exhibition dedicated to the famous circumnavigation of the world by Captain V.M. Golovnin on the sloop Kamchatka in 1817-1819, the results of which were reflected in a series of watercolor drawings by the artist M.T. Tikhanov (1789-1862). The unique heritage of the master, preserved by the Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, is the most valuable artistic and documentary material, telling about the discoveries of the Russian navigators, which are still significant in terms of science and fine arts. The joint project of the Museum of the Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg and the World Ocean Museum in Kaliningrad made it possible to rediscover the masterpieces of M.T. Tikhanov, who, unfortunately, is still little known to the general public.