Irina Antonova
Russian art historian, director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (1922-2020) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 98
Irina Aleksandrovna Antonova was a Soviet and Russian art historian who served as a Director of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow for 52 years, from 1961 to 2013, making her the oldest and the longest serving director of a major art museum in the world.
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Antonova receives the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" from President Putin, 2002
Antonova receives the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" from President Putin, 2007
Antonova receives the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" from President Medvedev, 2012
Antonova receives the Decoration "For Beneficence" from President Putin, 2017Awards
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Among her many awards and decorations are the State Prize of the Russian Federation and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She was the President of the Pushkin Museum, a ceremonial post.
