Vera Ignatyevna Mukhina - one of the most famouswomen sculptors in the history of world art. In our country there is probably no person who does not know her most famous work - the monument “Worker and Collective Farm Girl”, installed at the northern entrance to the Exhibition of Economic Achievements and is also the emblem of “Mosfilm”. The sculptor's childhood passed in Feodosia, where her father took her after her mother's death. In 1985, on the site of the house where she lived, the museum of Vera Mukhina was opened.
Building
Museum complex dedicated to creativitysculptor, was organized in one of the buildings on the former Kerch highway (now Fedko Street), where from 1892 until the death of his father (1904) the Mukhins family lived. Fortunately, during the demolition of the dilapidated housing stock in the mid-1980s, they decided to preserve the facade of the building. Later it was organically inscribed in a new building, which houses the museum of Vera Mukhina.
Description of the halls
The basis of the museum is the memorial room of the Faith.The fly In her, according to photographs and memories of her relatives, the situation surrounding the future famous sculptor was recreated in the years when she studied at the gymnasium. For this, real furniture belonging to the Mukhins' family and interior objects from the beginning of the 20th century were used.
The second hall is designed as a fragment of the creative workshop of a famous sculptor. There are also personal items and tools that Vera Ignatievna used in her work.
Exposition
The Vera Mukhina Museum (Feodosiya) presents 5 thematic sections to the attention of visitors:
- "The childhood and youth of the sculptor";
- "Studying abroad";
- “Creativity of Vera Mukhina before 1941”;
- "The activities of the sculptor during the Second World War";
- "The last period of creativity Mukhina".
Among the most interesting exhibits of the museum are wax and gypsum models of works. Among them:
- sketches for the monument to M. Gorky and the sculptural composition "Science";
- plaster models "Gifts of the Earth" and "Gifts of Water";
- the project of the fountain "The Firebird";
- 2 sketches to the monument “Worker and Kolkhoz Woman”;
- projects of monuments to the Heroes of Sevastopol and Heroic Aviation, etc.
In addition, the museum exhibitscorrespondence Mukhina, a selection of magazines and newspapers devoted to her life and work, collected over many decades, and numerous originals of photographs from the family archive.
Other exhibits
As you know, Vera Mukhina worked for many yearsactive teaching. The museum, dedicated to her work, also exhibited numerous works of her students and assistants: the laureate of several state awards A. M. Sergeeva, S. Kazakova, Z. Ivanova and N. Zelenskaya. In addition, over 30 years, a collection of works by contemporary artists, including the Crimean ones, was formed. It includes canvases and graphic works donated to the museum, as well as a collection of children's works, which received prizes at international competitions. Thus, the exposition is constantly updated, and residents of Feodosia often come to the museum to see new canvases and drawings.
Children's gallery of marine painting
The Vera Mukhina Museum is part of one ofThe most famous cultural and educational complexes of Theodosia. It also includes the only in Russia and the CIS gallery of children's marine painting. It operates at the Children's Art School named after the most famous Theodosian of all time - IK Aivazovsky.
How to get there
The address where the Vera Mukhina Museum is located:Crimea, Feodosia, Fedko Street, 1. Those who want to go there will not have to search for this cultural institution for a long time, since it is located not far from the city center. For example, the museum can be reached from Komsomolsky Park, following the south-west along Fedko Street.
Vera Mukhina Museum in Moscow
Если быть точным, то такого учреждения в столице not. However, many Muscovites call it the Worker's and Kolkhoz Woman Museum and Exhibition Center (telephone for information: 8 (495) 683-56-40). It is located in the pedestal of the famous monument, which was recreated according to the original project of Boris Iofan. In the center of the building there is a large white hall in the style of the Stalin Empire style with a red star on the floor. On the walls of the museum are hung photographs revealing the history of the creation of the monument, its transportation and demonstrations in Paris, as well as the lives of the authors and other people involved in these events.
In this case, the main person, whose creativitydedicated to the museum - Vera Mukhina. Moscow (address IEC “Worker and Kolkhoz Woman”: 123B. Mira) is the city where most of its works are located. In addition, the Prechistenka house has preserved a sculptor's house-workshop, but it is not a museum.
Room-Museum of Vera Mukhina in Riga
As you know, the famous sculptor was born inRiga In the house, located at: st. Turgeneva, d. 23, thanks to enthusiasts there is a mini-museum of Vera Mukhina. It is located in the former porter's building, where the future 5-time winner of the Stalin Prizes was born in 1889. In 1937, Vera Ignatyevna returned to Riga with her son. However, they already lived in another building, since the father's house, Mukhina, had already been sold to the Latvian Railway. Building at: st. Turgenev, d. 23, in itself is of great interest. It was built by rich merchants Mukhins who settled in Riga immediately after the great fire of 1812. The house is one of the few architectural monuments in the style of this Empire style, preserved in the capital of Latvia.
В рижской комнате-музее Веры Игнатьевны можно see photos and documents related to the family of the sculptor. In addition, visitors are invited to watch a specially filmed documentary about the life of Mukhina and some details of the biography of her relatives. In particular, few people know that the sculptor's husband is one of the types of Bulgakov's professor Preobrazhensky, and many members of the Soviet government turned to him on intimate health issues.
Now you know where the museums are,dedicated to the life and work of Vera Mukhina, in the capital, Riga and Theodosia. Once in these cities, you can go to the above addresses and learn a lot about the famous sculptor and the works of monumental art created by her.
