The central theme of the project was the journeys of the subjects of the Russian Empire to the Promised Land. From the mid-19th century until the First World War, at least half a million of our compatriots visited Palestine, mainly Orthodox pilgrims, Old Believers of various denominations and, of course, Jews, for whom the trip was an incomparable experience. The project team studied these journeys not only from a pilgrimage point of view, but also from a domestic, socio-anthropological and artistic point of view. The basis for the study was the trip of Moisei Vladimirovich Vilbushevich, a Nizhny Novgorod resident and technical director of the Salolin plant. In addition to original exhibits, guidebooks and rare photographs from the turn of the century, the exhibition will feature works by three artists - graphics and photographs by Max Epstein (Jerusalem), a book by the artist "Istanbul-pier" Evgeny Strelkov (Nizhny Novgorod) and a graphic novel by Artem Loskot (Tula), created in collaboration with the project curator Dmitry Makarov.

The project was created under the auspices of the Center for Regional Culture "Volzhskaya Collection". One of the winners of the IV Competition of Museum and Exhibition Grants of the Russian Jewish Congress.