Author of exposition: Agniya Sterligova, Ekaterina Aleksandrova
Due to the beginning of a large-scale restoration in Alexander Palace in autumn 2015, its unique collection of art, furniture and personal belongings of the members of the Russian imperial family will be housed in the eleven rooms of the Ekaterina's Grand Palace in Tsaritsyno for 1.5 years.
Over 1000 objects of the exhibition The Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo and the Romanovs. A Continued Story unfold the history of the palace and its owners.
The first part of the exhibition, which opened in June 2016, covers the period from the commencement of construction of the palace in 1766 and the life of its first owner – the future Emperor Alexander I, to the story of the family of Crown Prince Alexander Alexandrovich - the future Emperor Alexander III.
The second part of the exhibition, which opens in December 2016, will be dedicated to Nicholas II and his family, and the last days of Alexander Palace as a royal residence. From here on 1 August 1917, 100 years ago, the abdicated from the throne monarch and his whole family left for exile to Tobolsk.