Visitors to Serov's exhibition broke down the door to the Central House of Artists

Visitors to the exhibition of artist Valentin Serov broke down the door to the branch of the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val (Central House of Artists), Meduza correspondent Ilya Azar reported.

According to Azar, there are two queues for the exhibition: one for regular tickets, the other for people who bought tickets on the Internet. The door was broken down by those who stood behind simple tickets. Some people managed to get inside, a stampede began.

After that, people with electronic tickets also began to knock on the closed door and chant “Open!” According to Ilya Azar, it is very cold outside. According to the Gismeteo website, it is -14 degrees Celsius in Moscow.

The length of the queue to Serov can be estimated from this video:

• The exhibition, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Valentin Serov, has been held at the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val since October 7, 2015 . It will end on January 24, 2016.