of the leading experts in Middle Eastern art. At the fair opening, Credit Suisse and Cosmoscow announced the laureate of their joint award for young artistic talent in Russia. Asya Marakulina from Saint Petersburg was selected the winner by the international jury. As part of partnership with the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, 2018 Museum of the Year, Cosmoscow announced the donation of 5 works by 2018 Artist of the Year Taus Makhacheva for the new collection of media art formed as a part of the Pushkin Museum XXI programme. The 7th edition of the fair took place at the Gostiny Dvor on September 6–8, 2019. The Preview and the three-day public program Cosmoscow saw a record total of over 22,000 visitors. The fair presented 67 galleries and over 300 artists from 14 countries. The Embassy of the State of Qatar to the Russian Federation and Qatar Airways presented the “White Sun” exhibition. The project combined the work of photographers and the installation by the Soundwalk Collective exploring the historical context of Qatar. At the opening of the fair, Russian artist Igor Samolet was awarded the Credit Suisse and Cosmoscow Prize for Young Artists presented for the fourth time. The Moscow Museum of Modern Art which was celebrating its anniversary was named Cosmoscow Museum of the Year and, as part of the annual program for replenishing museum collections, the Cosmoscow Foundation acquired Ilya Dolgov’s work “The Reef” and donated it to MMOMA. The Foundation was also represented at the fair by other programs: the MishMash duo with a ‘microspective’ of their work was named the Artist of the Year, while the Zarya Center for Contemporary Art, Vladivostok became the Institution of the Year. The latter displayed works of those artists and groups who became noticeable thanks to the activities of the Center. The Artwin Gallery received the Best Booth award. The 8th Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair was once again held at the Gostiny Dvor on September 11–13, 2020. The event took place despite the pandemic attended by a total of 9,600 people – the maximum possible number considering the Rospotrebnadzor restrictions. Visitors entered the venue in sessions with a fixed time and a quota of 600 people per session. For the first time, the fair was held in a hybrid format: the live event at the Gostiny Dvor was enhanced by the Online Cosmoscow platform with an extended