Description of the attraction
The House-Museum of Ivan Ivanovich Golikov (1886-1937), who was an Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR, as well as the organizer of the Artel of Ancient Painting, was opened in mid-1968. Golikov in the city of Palekh was called frantic, because he especially loved to write everything that would allow him to show his exciting and outstanding temperament and stormy expression - "Hunt", "Troika", "Battles". Elena Vladimirovna Melnikova was appointed to the post of the head of the museum.
Ivan Golikov sought recognition following a difficult path, because the most important work of life - lacquer miniature - is a complex and painstaking work. Before the start of the revolution, the artist was a preschooler, which practically did not distinguish him in any way. At a time when icon painting became less popular, Ivan Ivanovich traveled from city to city, decorating theatrical scenery and drawing posters. But he understood that this was not his true calling. Soon his life work appeared quite by accident, when in Glazunov's workshop he found papier-mâché baths. On these samples, he painted two compositions in gold on the bottom under the names "Adam in Paradise" and "Bear Hunt". The Handicraft Museum was very interested in his works, and soon they were awarded the First Degree Diploma.
Golikov Ivan Ivanovich was able to organize the "Artel of ancient painting" in the winter of 1924. It is known that Golikov's wife was an incredible beauty, as well as a rather famous singer. The house-museum has kept all things in their usual places - as it was during the life of Ivan Ivanovich. The family brought up six children, for which reason they had to sleep on the beds. The ancient utensils, represented by a hook, a copper samovar and bowls, have also survived.
In one of the corners, in an unusual gilded carved setting, there is an icon case, an old spring bed, connected with a hook. As for clothing, you can see the most ordinary peasant shirt or blouse.
Not only lacquer miniature was the favorite work of a true master. Ivan Ivanovich Golikov was engaged in book graphics. According to A. M. Gorky, the design of the academic edition of one of the most remarkable monuments of Old Russian literature, namely "The Lay of Igor's Campaign", took place. Great efforts and titanic work were invested in this project, because the artist had to rewrite the Old Russian text by hand, after which he created about ten miniatures illustrating the events of the Lay, with the largest number of illustrations presented on one of the museum stands.
The excursion program of the museum includes a detailed story about the preparation and painting of caskets. The exposition presents all the items that are necessary for creation - these are semi-finished products made of papier-mâché, special paints or egg tempera prepared by hand in small wooden barrels, different brushes and a wolf's fang, with which the surface of the products was polished to make the gold shine … Semi-finished products are presented, which are varnished with a white background. Photos are displayed on a large stand, while one of them depicts Ivan Ivanovich with a popular singer in Palekh, Efim Vikhrev.
In the second small room the master worked directly. Here you can see all the objects necessary for painting: paints with brushes, a special "globe", which was intended for focusing a light beam, a handyman. On the wall is a portrait of Golikov, painted by the artist Kharlamov, which was made shortly before the death of the master of lacquer miniatures. On the right wall hangs a self-portrait of Ivan Ivanovich's son, Yuri, and a portrait of his wife. It should be noted that there are no potential exhibitions in the museum, but there is only an expositional basis.
The main activity of the museum was the popularization of the directions of Palekh art, as well as fruitful work with artists. The museum carries out exhibition, educational, scientific activities. In addition, painstaking work is underway to create conditions suitable for the storage and security of collectible items.
