An art space has opened, where art classes will be held in the historical rooms of the 17th century Khamovny Dvor on Lev Tolstoy Street in Moscow, and a closed secular club will appear, the membership of which will cost from 200 to 400 thousand rubles. . The founders of the project are Taya Tarabrina, a fashion filmmaker and owner of TAYAT agency, and Maya Santimirova, owner of DrawAndGo drawing studio and author of Aesthetic Everyday life telegram channel.

As the founders of the art space told Afisha. Daily, they want to revive the secular salon tradition popular in the 19th century.

Said Maya Santimirova.

According to the founders of the space, opening such a place is especially important after the pandemic, when there is a desire for people to unite in the community. In addition, the space will help more than 30 people find like-minded people and make friends.

– added Taya Tarabrina, noting that it would be impossible to enter this club from the street. They described their future visitors as “interested and curious intellectuals”.

Tarabrina said that without the necessary qualifications for visitors, it would be impossible to purchase club memberships – if a person wishing to join the club does not have adequate training, they will be rejected.

It will be possible to attend art and culture classes without being a member of the club – for those who want it will cost 15,000 rubles. The activities will not be limited to the educational process: after each lesson, participants will be invited to a private party where you can have a glass of sparkling wine and discuss your performance with the lecturer.

The founders plan to open a closed club next year, but the first events will take place soon. In the near future, the venue will host sparkling wine tastings by Chef Sommelier Evgeny Usachov, a major course on art history, and table etiquette, serving, porcelain classes by Maya Santimirova herself. .