a Virtual exhibition entitled “Space design” will be available on the website of the Museum of cosmonautics 26 may at 16:00. As told in the press service of the Department of culture of Moscow, everyone will be able to join its Grand opening online. You need to register.
the exhibition will present drawings of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, as well as projects extraterrestrial settlements, photographs of the interiors of manned spacecraft series “the Union” created by the Soviet space architect and designer Galina Balashova.
the Virtual exhibition consists of five sections. The first one is called. Virtual visitors will see drawings of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, from the album “Space travel” and photos taken at the First world exhibition of interplanetary machines and mechanisms, held in Moscow in 1927.
the Second section will describe the design in engineering spacecraft. The audience will get acquainted with the works of artist and architect Galina Balashova. She created the interior design of the Soviet manned spacecraft “Soyuz”, “Soyuz-T and Soyuz-19”, orbital (household) compartment of the lunar Orbiter and the space station “Mir”.
the Modern design presents the works of futurist Vladimir Pirozhkov. For example, users will see photos of the exterior and interior design of the spaceship “Federation” (“eagle”) and new in-flight uniform depreciation chairs “Cheget”.
the third section of the exhibition, visitors learn what tools are needed for the astronauts living and working on space stations in zero gravity and what kind of equipment your employees are using the aerospace services.
the Fifth section will devote to fashion. Visitors will see how the years have changed the astronaut suit and what guided the designers when creating badges and emblems for programs “”Soyuz” — “Apollo” and “Intercosmos”, and space missions on the Mir station and the ISS.
in addition, the educational program of the exhibition, the curators, the staff of the exhibition Department of the Moscow Museum of cosmonautics Catherine Tuckova and Pauline Lysakova will tell about the most interesting exhibits of each section. Videos comments curators can be viewed on the pages of the Museum in social networks “Vkontakte” and “Facebook”.
Like other cultural institutions of the city, the space Museum is now closed for visitors. However, his work continues online. For example, launched a project “Come together.” During broadcasts the audience talk about the collections of museums located in Yekaterinburg, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, St. Petersburg, Klin, and how these cities relate to space. To joinbuilt for broadcast, you need to register in advance on the Museum website.
in addition, the Museum has launched an online project “Space, love”, in which you can see a video interview with astronauts, test pilots, scientists and designers. The conversation aired once in two weeks. The duration of each is about 40 minutes. Releases post on the Museum’s website, his official YouTube channel, and pages in social networks “Vkontakte” and “Facebook”.
