Moscow Goetheanum: the Ideological and Artistic Concept of the Exhibition of the State Darwin Museum
The article is devoted to the study of the influence of the anthroposophical ideas of R. Steiner on the artistic programme of designing the exhibition of the introductory hall of the State Darwin Museum (SDM) from 1917 to 1934. As conceived by the founder of the museum, A.F. Kots, his brainchild was to become a kind of Goetheanum, that is, a temple where science (natural science) and religion would unite. The sculptural and pictorial decoration of the museum was commissioned by A.F. Kots and made by the artist V.A. Vatagin who was his friend and like-minded person.