The exhibition “The Circus You Remember” is a large-scale retrospective bringing together 200 original prints from the collections of the Museum of Circus Arts and the ROSPHOTO State Museum and Exhibition Centre. The exhibition spans a century of history — from classic early 20th-century portraits to contemporary reportage photography. The photographs capture legendary figures of the circus ring, including wrestler Ivan Poddubny, the clown Karandash, Yuri Nikulin, and the Zapashny brothers.

From the ROSPHOTO collection, the exhibition features works by outstanding photographers who documented the circus across different periods of its history, including Arkady Shaikhet, Konstantin Zhdanovsky, Pavel Boyarov, Vladimir Sokolaev, Igor Stomakhin, Elena Blednykh, and other artists.

The exhibition “The Circus You Remember” is a kaleidoscope of emotions familiar to every viewer. Here, clowns bring boundless laughter, magicians ignite the imagination, acrobats inspire awe, and animal trainers captivate with their courage. The exhibition showcases the rich diversity of circus genres, introduces beloved performers of the past, and recalls those unique, unforgettable moments that can only happen under the circus dome.

Exhibition Partners: Federal State Enterprise Rosgoscirc and the Museum of Circus Arts, a branch of the Federal State Enterprise Rosgoscirc at the Bolshoi Saint Petersburg