Regional Art Museum (Samara), sourceswhich goes back to the beginning of the twentieth century, is the most easily recognizable historical memorial among the rest of the sights of this city. The building in the form it is today is the result of the superstructure and reconstruction of the facade part of the house of the Kurlin family merchant family. The only thing that now reminds of that house is the remaining decoration, stylized for modernity, the main staircase, the lobby and the exhibition halls. Preserved, albeit in a changed form, the lecture hall, which is located on the first tier and was previously a trading building.
Historical moments
In 1912 the building was purchasedVolga-Kama Commercial Bank, on whose initiative the most significant reconstruction of the facade was carried out. And it was then that the art museum (Samara) acquired a number of columns with statues made in neoclassical style.
Filling with exhibits began in 1920,when Alfred von Wakano provided his collection, collected through multiple trips abroad. A collection of avant-garde art was also sent, consisting of about 80 copies.
In 1925 the storage facility of the GMF provided 12works known in the past. These were paintings by such artists as Guchkov, Brokar, Vysotsky and Botkin. In the period from 1936 to 1937 the authorship of certain unidentified works became known, which became possible with the help of the former secretary of the Hermitage M. Filosofov.
History of the museum from 1940 to the present
During World War II, artisticthe museum (Samara) suspended its activities, and the existing exhibits were sent to the storerooms. In the postwar years, the museum acquired the works of Bryullov, Lebedev, Repin, Moller, Galkin and many others. By 1959, received a huge number of exhibits from the East.
As a result, as of 1989, the museum gained the opportunity to exhibit more than 1,000 works, and the existing 18,000 units of storage can continue to enrich the collection to this day.
Most Popular Exhibitions
Regional Art Museum (Samara) onon a regular basis provides visitors with a variety of exhibitions, replacing each other, but at the same time there is always the opportunity to see sustainable expositions on the following topics:
- Russian art of the XVIII-XX centuries.The exhibits are mostly paintings, but there are also porcelain items. Most of the collection of this area was collected at the very beginning of the museum.
- Выставка в художественном музее «Зарубежное art ", in particular, Western European, Japanese and Chinese. There are many paintings among the exhibits, but a large part is made up of engravings, everyday objects from Asian culture, as well as other types of art.
- Silver Age in the form of exclusively painting. There are works of artists such as Golovkin, KP, Alabin, P.V., Vakano, and others.
- Art Museum (Samara) attentionVisitors are invited to visit general exhibits, with a focus on younger and middle-aged schoolchildren, as well as collections of exhibits on subjects from the Bible and Ancient Greek mythology.
Prospects for the development of the museum
Museum staff are trying in every way to developexternal communication with the world. For this, contracts were concluded with educational institutions and the media. Last attracted to advertise. University students frequently attend exhibitions for educational purposes. Some teachers give live lectures directly in the museum, using the exhibits for clarity. Here they spend literary evenings and concerts of symphonic music.
This museum is a member of the regional, Russian and international community. This allows you to be always in the center of all events taking place in the cultural sphere.
