Tapestries, stained glass, porcelain, books, and student drawings come together in a space arranged like a large educational workshop. About 800 items showcase how the museum collection helped shape the Russian school of applied arts. Why is a student sheet lying next to a Flemish tapestry, and a medieval manuscript is adjacent to an interior design project? This is how objects were considered at the technical drawing school: not as relics, but as material for work. Students studied proportions, ornaments, and techniques of masters to later design their own items. This logic defines the structure of the exhibition. Finds by Heinrich Schliemann from Hisarlik, reliefs by Antonio Lombardo, weapons, glass, porcelain, and jewelry by René Lalique are complemented by drawings and architectural projects. Five tapestries from the 16th century have been specially restored. Separate sections introduce the art of China, Japan, India, Iran, and Central Asia. The collection emerged thanks to Alexander Stieglitz. In 1876, he allocated one million rubles for a new educational institution and later bequeathed it over five million more. These funds allowed for the purchase of works at auctions, the development of the library, and the construction of a museum with halls in styles from different eras. After the closure of the school, part of the collection was transferred to the Hermitage. Now, items from the two collections are shown together for the first time in a century. The series "Living Things," created by students of the Stieglitz Academy, continues the previous principle: to study craftsmanship through attentive conversation with the object. We tell you on KUDAGO where to go in St. Petersburg.