At the present time the Soviet East is represented in two exhibitions- “The Art and Culture of the Peoples of Central Asia: 4,000 B.C.-early 20th century ‘, and “The Art and Culture of the Peoples of the Caucasus: 1,100 B.C.- 19th century1, situated on the ground floor of the Winter Palace.

The art of the non-Soviet East is presented in the following exhibitions:

Ground floor

The Art and Culture of Egypt: 4,000 B.C.- 6th century A.D.

The Art and Culture of Babylon, Assyria and Neighbouring Countries: 4,000 B.C. -3rd century A.D.

Second floor

The Art and Culture of Byzantium: 5th-15th centuries.

The Art and Culture of the Countries of the Near and Middle East: 3rd – 19th centuries.

The Art and Culture of India: 17th -20th centuries.

The Art and Culture of China: 2,000 B.C. -20th century.

The Art and Culture of Mongolia: 100 B.C. – 19th century.

The Art and Culture of Japan: 17th -20th centuries.