Description of the attraction
The Museum of Russian Art is one of the oldest museums in Kiev. It was opened in November 1922, at a time when, it would seem, there was no time for art. The original name of the museum is the Kiev Art Gallery. The collection of famous entrepreneurs and patrons of art Tereshchenko was used as the basis of the museum fund. In addition to the Tereshchenko collection, the museum's fund includes values nationalized during the revolution. The museum is also located in a building that previously belonged to the Tereshchenks, and it was built by the owners specifically so that you can exhibit your collection.
The museum did not easily endure the years of World War II - some of the works were evacuated to the Urals. And part of it was lost. The remaining works in Kiev were taken out by the invaders and died in a fire. Since December 1944, the remains of the museum fund have been returned to Kiev and the museum has slowly begun to revive. The museum enjoyed the greatest popularity in the 60s and 80s, when it was active, established contacts with artists, carried out state purchases, with the help of which the collection was constantly replenished.
The largest collection of the Museum of Russian Art is considered to be the collection of Old Russian icon painting (the most valuable exhibits are icons of the 13th century), paintings of the 19th century and portraits and works of such famous masters as Repin, Shishkin, Kramskoy, Vereshchagin, etc. symbolism and modernity. There are also many works of the early twentieth century, not to mention the works of the Soviet period.
The expositions of the museum are arranged according to the historical and chronological principle, so that visitors can easily perceive them. Since the museum's exhibition space is not enough to showcase its entire collection, this forces its employees from time to time to make changes to the exposition and organize offsite exhibitions.
