Dmitry Kozhanov became the new General Director of the Polytechnic Museum

Dmitry Kozhanov became the new General Director of the Polytechnic Museum

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Assistant to the President of the National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” Dmitry Kozhanov has been appointed General Director of the Polytechnic Museum. The appointment was announced by the press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Previously, this post was held by Elena Pronicheva – on February 9, she became the director of the Tretyakov Gallery.

On March 22, State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Alla Manilova introduced the new head of the Polytechnic Museum. The report says that he was “representative of the Kurchatov Institute, candidate of economic sciences Dmitry Kozhanov.”

At the moment, as Manilova noted, a large-scale reconstruction project for the Polytechnic Museum is underway. Active work is underway to create a permanent exhibition and digitize funds; a branch is being prepared for opening in the Museum Quarter in Tula. Over the past year, museum events (including lectures, film screenings and master classes) were attended by over 200,000 people.

The Ministry of Culture noted that they have high hopes for a new leader at the head of a highly professional team of the Polytechnic Museum.

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