In 2014, the state will give museums a billion rubles

The Ministry of Culture of Russia plans to allocate 1 billion rubles in 2014 to replenish museum collections.

This was announced by Minister Vladimir Medinsky at a meeting of the department of the department following the results of work for 2013 and work plans for 2014, ITAR-TASS reports.

The minister emphasized that this is an unprecedented amount. “Means on the purchase of art of art are allocated by the federal budget. There has never been such a sum, ”he said.

The Committee for Procurement is headed by the president of the State Museum of Fine Arts named after Pushkin Irina Antonova.