The first public showing of the part of the collection brought out of the Soviet Union was arranged in 1977, almost immediately upon its arrival in the West, by Wend von Kalnein, then director of the D?sseldorf Kunstmuseum. This event, together with a slide presentation of the collection at the Guggenheim Museum in 1973, indirectly resulted in the current exhibition. The first public display of part of the collection brought from the Soviet Union was organized in 1977, almost immediately after its arrival in the West, by Wend von Kalnain, then director of the Düsseldorf Museum of Art. This event, together with a slide presentation of the collection at the Guggenheim Museum in 1973, indirectly led to the creation of the current exhibition.