The story of The St Petersburg “Pushkinskaya-10? Art Centre began in 1989 when a group of independent artists, musicians and others in the arts occupied a condemned building on Pushkinskaya Street. With the goal in mind of establishing a contemporary art centre, they developed the concept and registered their project as a non-governmental, non-profit organization, now called The “Free Culture” Society. In the 17 years of its existence, the art center has developed its structure and organized numerous cultural events in Russia and abroad