Erarta Museum Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary

30 September 2025

15 years ago, on 30 September 2010, Erarta opened its doors as the first contemporary art museum in St. Petersburg, and has been bustling with excitement and activity ever since. Today we are the largest private museum of contemporary art in Russia. And since Erarta exists for you and only because of you, our congratulations go to you, our friends!

15 years in figures and emotions

15 years at Erarta mean . . .

approximately 600 exhibitions by Russian and international talents
59 showcases of Russian art worldwide
more than 3,000 concerts, lectures, artist talks, and exhibition previews
98,670 signature éclairs savoured by our guests
6,521,430 photographs taken and 12,381,694 smiles while at the museum (yep, we’ve been counting!)

Erarta today means . . .

40 temporary exhibitions each year
more than 270,000 followers on active social media
nearly half a million guests annually

We would love to learn more about your time with us: please share the impressions of your past visits, favourite shows and projects across social media – and make sure to let everyone know how long you’ve been with Erarta. Don’t forget to add #erarta to your posts so that we could share in the excitement.

Thank you for your invaluable support! We look forward to welcoming you again and making new discoveries together.