The reconstruction of the cultural and historical monument of the XVII-XIX centuries the Mansion of the Lopukhins

The Mansion of the Lopukhins, a cultural and historical monument of the XVII-XIX centuries, is located in the historical centre of Moscow, near the Kremlin, and is encircled by former estates of old Russian noble families of the Golitsyns, Dolgorukys, Vyazemskys. As a unique architectural monument of the capital, it is included into The Garland of Russian Estates and The Golden Ring of Moscow municipal cultural programmes.

According to a resolution of Moscow municipal authorities, the premises of the Mansion of the Lopukhins were lent to the International Centre-Museum of the Roerichs, a non-governmental organization to which Svetoslav Nicholoevich Roerich had bequeathed the cultural heritage of his family. Pursuing its principle object of the preservation and popularization of the Roerichs’ cultural heritage, the Centre-Museum has been carrying out reconstruction of the mansion. Under permission of Moscow municipal authorities, the work is financed by public donations. So far, the ICR has restored the mansion, the outhouse, the historic fence of the mansion, and the engineering infrastructure of the complex; part of the outside territory has been improved.

At present, in order to achieve the architectural unity of the mansion’s ensemble, a XVII-century front porch, the coach-house, and part of the outhouse have to be erected; improvement of the outside territory has to be completed. The site is to be commissioned by Q4, 2006.

To provide the ICR with financial support for the reconstruction of the mansion, the Charitable Foundation by name of Helena Roerich launches a special project The Lopukhins’s Mansion and announces the beginning of fund raising.

As is known, Nicholas Konstantinovich Roerich is the author and the initiator of the Roerich Pact, the first international treaty for the preservation of cultural heritage, the 70^th anniversary of which will be celebrated this year by the international community. The restoration the Mansion of the Lopukhins is a concrete fulfillment of the Roerichs’ higher ideas of the preservation of international cultural heritage.

The Charitable Foundation by name of Helena Roerich appeals to Russian and international community, businessmen, patrons of culture and to everyone who cares about the future of the Russian culture to actively support the International Centre-Museum of the Roerichs.

For details please refer to the official site of the Charitable Foundation by name of Helena Roerich at

www.found-helenaroerich.ru