The locality on which Stavropol is located,passed to Russia as a result of the signing of an amicable agreement with Turkey in 1774. The city is located on the steep slopes of the hill and extends for tens of kilometers, so a walk along it is quite a difficult affair. If the latter can not be avoided, then the best solution is to look at the many preserved sights. For example, the museums of Stavropol.
What can tell about the history of the region soexciting, expressive and picturesque, how not art? From an early age, we are trying to instill a love for culture and explain the usefulness of visiting such institutions. All exhibits of the museums of Stavropol differ in variety. We offer an overview of the most significant of them.
Local History Museum
History of the Local History Museum of Stavropol beganFebruary 24, 1905. At that time he was the institution of the North Caucasus. From the day of its creation, the public figure Grigory Nikolayevich Prozritelev was at the head. For a long time the museum was a partner of the statistical committee of the Stavropol province.
В его экспозиции собрано приблизительно 300 тысяч valuable exhibits. At the global level, the paleontological series and its rarities are of great importance. It is the rare power of the cetoterite whale, the rhinoceros rhinoceros, 2 out of 5 found in the world of skeletons of the southern elephant. In the field of natural history, significant general scientific interest is represented by botanical, entomological, zoological and mineralogical collections. About 40 percent of the museum's asset is an archive of documentary photographs, fully revealing the entire history of the XX century.
Art Museum
The Museum of Fine Arts of Stavropol wasIt was opened in December 1961 and opened the doors for a visit in November 1962. The idea of its creation belongs to the management of the Stavropol department of the Union of Artists of the RSFSR, as well as to the art critic A. B. Bendik. The museum is located in the historical part of the city, consists of three buildings connected into one ensemble, which represent a monument of national importance.
To this day, these three buildings of an outstanding museumare the main historical artifacts located in the central part of the city. The venue for the exhibitions was converted into two large exhibition halls, where interethnic meetings are held with presentations, lectures, conferences and seminars. In addition, the museum has its own scientific reading room, in the funds of which, to summarize, there are more than three thousand books. All this helps the museum to be unique.
What else to see
Collections of museums of Stavropol give an objectivethe opportunity to trace the evolution of art and folk folklore in the region for many centuries, because they cover history from the 5th century BC to the 1990s. After visiting museums soaked with past events, you can forever change your worldview and love art with all your heart. The large administrative center of the Stavropol Territory has a huge number of exhibits exhibited in the museums of the city. The most famous historical, military exhibition centers, art galleries, as well as specialized facilities. Among them: the Museum of the History of the Cossacks, "The World of Casket", the Museum of the Great Patriotic War.
