Russian Art Museum Plans Branch in Spain

Paintings and gold icons from Russia's art museums will be now placed in an old tobacco factory in Spain. The southern Spanish city of Malaga, home to thousands of Russian expats, has signed an agreement to host the first overseas branch of Saint Petersburg's State Russian Museum. "Works displayed in Malaga will range from Byzantine-inspired icons to social realism of the Soviet era," Malaga city hall said in a statement. The new museum is ...