Perm State Art Gallery on the grounds of the Shpagin Factory

About museum

At present, the holdings of the Perm Art Gallery total more than 53,000 items. Russian art of the 18th to the early 20th centuries is represented by works of all the outstanding Russian masters. Based on a systematic approach and strict criteria of artistic quality, a collection of 20th-century art has been assembled, including the Russian avant-garde. The geographic scope of the works covers about 90 countries. In addition to painting and sculpture, the gallery possesses a significant collection of decorative and applied arts ranging from antiquity and Ancient Egypt to the present day. The gallery is the custodian of the famous artistic traditions of the Perm region: Perm wooden sculpture, Stroganov icon painting, and gold-thread embroidery.