What is "gridchinhall"

Gridchinhall — is an arts centre and a private gallery of contemporary art, one of the first Russian art residences. Founded by entrepreneur and art collector Sergei Gridchin, Gridchinhall focuses on the development of original projects created on the premises of the residence or in collaboration with the art centre.

Gridchinhall was opened on 19 September 2009 on Gridchin's plot of land in the village near Moscow. The building of the exhibition hall was built as per the design of Sergei Gridchin with the participation of professional architects; several changes were made to the project during the construction stage. At the time of opening, Gridchinhall was the largest exhibition hall of contemporary art in Moscow Oblast. Its total area is ca. 400 m².