Schusev Staet Museum of Architecture, Moscow A.E. Belogrud Metallworkers' Club Central Building, 1929, Schusev Staet Museum of Architecture, Moscow		Cooperation MAK /  Schusev State Museum of Architecture For more than 15 years, the MAK, as a central interface of global communication, has been collaborating with the Schusev State Museum of Architecture Moscow . In doing so, the MAK manifests its intense dedication to trends of contemporary architecture, art, and design, and operates as an international platform for progressive artistic interventions of sociopolitical relevance. Especially in recent years, the Schusev State Museum of Architecture has become an institution providing decisive impulses in the field of urban development and initiating debates that focus on and publicize radical breaks in the cityscape. The collaboration between the two museums has, among other things, resulted in a number of joint exhibitions such as “The Tyranny of Beauty: Architecture during the Stalin Era” (1994), “Heaven’s Gift” (2001), and “Alexander Rodchenko. Spatial Constructions” (2005) and "AUSTRIA DAVAJ! Creative Forces of Austria" (2011). Both institutions explore issues concerning the production, communication, preservation, and reorientation of art. Committed to the merging of tradition and experiment, the museums are clearly aware of the significance of cultural heritage. Caring for it constitutes their essential task. Yet, an approach limited to the level of preservation will inevitably lead to a conservative attitude to be avoided. Thus, both museums walk a thin line, remaining workshops of the future thanks to their courage to experiment and continuous reflection and stimulating each other in this regard. In order to continue this intense and successful cooperation, further exhibitions are being planned which will elucidate the subject of the Russian avant-garde and its influence on current questions. [www.muar.ru] Schusev State Museum of Architecture Moscow Vozdvizhenka str., 5 119019 Moscow Russian Federation phone [+7-095) 291 2109, (+7-095) 290 05 51 e-mail [contact@muar.ru]