Irina Antonova
Irina Antonova | |
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Antonova in 2014 | |
| Born | 20 March 1922 |
| Died | 30 November 2020 (aged 98) Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Art historian |
Irina Aleksandrovna Antonova (Russian: Ири́на Алекса́ндровна Анто́нова; 20 March 1922 – 30 November 2020) was a Soviet and Russian art historian who served as a Director of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow for 52 years, from 1961 to 2013, making her the oldest and the longest serving director of a major art museum in the world. Among her many awards and decorations are the State Prize of the Russian Federation and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She was the President of the Pushkin Museum, a ceremonial post.