May 19 from 11:00 to 18:00 in the Mikhailovsky Garden will be a traditional artistic event. It is organized by the Russian Museum and the laboratory of modern culture "Man of the World". This year the event is timed to the 120th anniversary of the opening of the museum and is dedicated to Russian art.

On the garden area, St. Petersburg artists, known and beginning, representatives of the cultural community, the media, entrepreneurs, as well as children involved in art therapy in the Russian Museum, will paint benches. They will decorate the alleys of the Mikhailovsky Garden and take part in the exposition "Flower Assembly" in the framework of the international festival "Imperial Gardens of Russia". Then the benches will be presented to public and cultural organizations of the Northern capital, and some will be sold at a charity auction in support of inclusive programs.