A Mark Voloshin Initiative

Both Dr Mark Voloshin and the Marvol Management Group are fully committed to both the upliftment of South Africa and to spreading the wonders of Russian culture to a completely new audience. A visit to the Marvol Museum on the Hazendal Estate transports visitors to a unique world where Russian Tsars coexist with contemporary African artists.

The cellar of the Hazendal Estate has been converted into the spectacular Marvol Museum of Russian Art, preserving and sharing a rare collection of realist paintings, religious icons and Faberge eggs. This cellar has been beautifully transformed into a chic gallery and jewellery showroom, offering a new and unusual way to display art.

The priceless Faberge eggs are a particular featured attraction of the museum. Originally painstakingly hand-crafted by Carl Faberge, each egg was gifted to a Tsar as an imperial Easter egg. This tradition has been kept alive through the years and a specially designed African egg was presented to legendary leader Nelson Mandela in 1997 – the dedication it takes to creating such an impressive artefact was meant as a testament to his own dedication to South Africa. The egg was then auctioned off to raise funds for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, a cause close to both the great leader and Dr Voloshin’s hearts. The remaining Mandela Eggs as well as many others are on display in the Marvol Museum and each have a fascinating story behind them.