Manga Art Exhibition Extends at Sevkabel Port

The Manga Art exhibition at Sevkabel Port in St. Petersburg has extended its run through October 1, inviting even more visitors to a show that began with broad applause and swift crowds from its opening on April 20. The venue confirms the extension amid strong reception from audiences across North America, Europe, and beyond, underscoring manga’s rising influence as a global art form and storytelling medium. To date, the display has welcomed well over 120,000 attendees, reflecting manga’s growing footprint in contemporary visual culture and its capacity to connect people through shared imagery and narrative rhythm. After more than three years of careful planning, the program has come together with care, featuring rare sketches and first editions drawn from private collections in Japan and Europe. The exhibit invites viewers to trace the medium’s deep history and evolving craft, showing how manga has crossed traditional boundaries to shape modern art, design, and narrative practice. The extension mirrors a broader trend of manga crossing cultural borders, drawing readers and collectors from Canada, the United States, and other regions who are attracted to the genre’s distinctive blend of artistry, storytelling depth, and cultural resonance. By presenting both revered classics and cutting‑edge works, the show offers a nuanced journey through manga’s arc—from early print origins to its current status as a dynamic force in contemporary storytelling. Set within Sevkabel Port, the display places manga within a larger cultural conversation, inviting local and international audiences to engage with the creative processes behind the art, the craft of illustration, and the way serialized graphic narratives reflect social moods, historical moments, and imagined futures. Visitors depart with a heightened appreciation for the discipline, the diversity of voices contributing to manga, and its power to connect people across oceans and languages through a shared visual language and momentum in storytelling. The experience highlights not only technical skill but the way creators respond to, and influence, a fast-changing world of media, publishing, and visual culture, making the exhibition a touchstone for collectors, scholars, students, and casual fans alike. Credit: Sevkabel Port press office