The exhibition showcases pastel in all its expressiveness - from the early experiments of Russian masters to the explorations of artists at the turn of the century. Rarely exhibited sheets from the museum collection provide an opportunity to see how the fragile technique becomes a space for observation, stylization, and experimentation. Pastel rarely appears in large museum projects, and the reason is simple: it is one of the most vulnerable graphic materials. Therefore, the display of works from the collections becomes an event that gives a chance to examine pieces usually hidden from the public. The exhibition is structured as a narrative about the development of the technique in Russia - from the first masters working within the European tradition to artists who transformed pastel into a language of subtle emotional and plastic nuances. Here, works by Georg Friedrich Schmidt, Vigilius Eriksen, Orest Kiprensky, and Alexei Venetsianov coexist, while next to them, other possibilities of the material are revealed in the works of Ivan Kramskoy, Isaac Levitan, Valentin Serov, Maria Yakunchikova, and Elena Polenova. Through the sheets, one can trace the artists' desire to capture the variability of light, air, and mood, to convey a living impression of nature and humanity. In the works of Alexander Benois, Konstantin Somov, Zinaida Serebriakova, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, and Mikhail Vrubel, imitation of the style of old masters is evident. An up-to-date poster for Moscow is presented on KUDAGO.