Ivan Likushin has been appointed Director of the Department of Museums and Circus Arts Support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. This was announced by the Head of the Ministry Olga Lyubimova.
The minister noted that Likushin previously worked as curator of the Foundation for the Development of Contemporary Art, headed the events department of Zaryady Park, and since 2025 has headed the Rozizo Museum and Exhibition Center.
Georgy Moskvichev will become the new director of ROSIZO.
As Meduza previously found out, PR specialist Ivan Lykushin worked with United Russia ideologue and founder of the Space channel Ivan Demidov. Lykoshin supervised a network of anonymous telegraph channels on cultural topics – Real Cultras, Podkoverka, Zakuliska. They actively persecute cultural figures who are not loyal to the current authorities of the Russian Federation and take an anti-war position.
