Description of the attraction
House-Museum. Nicholas Roerich opened its doors to visitors in Odessa in 2000. Currently, the exposition of the museum is located in five halls. A demonstration of their rich artistic and literary heritage is taking place in the hall of the Roerich family. The exposition is devoted to letters, autographs, numbered pre-revolutionary and foreign editions of N. K. Roerich's books, and some of them are in the museum funds.
In the hall of the Teachers of Humanity, one can get acquainted with the images of the founders of world religions and all kinds of philosophical movements, which are embodied in the literary and artistic heritage of the Roerichs. This exposition is an illustration of the idea of the commonality of all religious teachings, each of which is based on the Teaching of the development of matter.
In the center of the hall there is a model that illustrates the route of the Roerichs' expedition across Central Asia in 23-28, unique not only in complexity, but also in scientific and cultural problems. 20th century. The expedition passed through the territory of India, the Himalayas, Trans-Himalayas, Tsisgimalayas, Tibet, China, Mongolia, Altai. Along with reproductions of SN and NK Roerichs, there is a collection of religious objects of the Buddhist and Hindu East, small sculptural sculptures, things of decorative and applied art, rare editions of books about Eastern and Christian ascetics.
In the hall of N. Roerich's pupil B. A. Smirnov-Rusetsky one can be convinced of the continuity of Roerich's artistic tradition. It shows cycles of works by master BA Smirnov-Rusetsky: "Space", "Transparency", "Altai", "Atlantis", "Crimea", "Temples", etc. The collection of the museum includes over two hundred works of the artist. The exposition of the museum also presents the works of A. V. Fonvizin - the world famous watercolorist and V. L. Yasnopolskaya is his student.
