The 'Nomadic Museum' project has been running for 10 years, shaping an entire generation of new employees at the Museum of Music and Folklore of the Peoples of Yakutia. Through this program, they have traveled across the republic's uluses, and now face a new challenge—presenting the exhibition 'Motives of the North' at the Russian Ethnographic Museum, a citadel of ethnic collections from across the country. This prestigious and traditional venue, with its rich collections and established rules, presents a tough challenge. The greatest test will be engaging with the discerning St. Petersburg public—educated, self-sufficient, and highly demanding. The young Yakut team must do everything possible, and perhaps impossible, to immerse this audience in the epic spirit of the peoples living in the land of permafrost.
