Roslavl Historical and Art Museum

About museum

Roslavl is one of the oldest towns in Russia, located 113 km southeast of Smolensk on the Smolensk–Bryansk railway line. Archaeological and architectural monuments from the 12th–19th centuries have been preserved here. The museum was opened in 1920 and bore the name of its founder, Sergey Mikhailovich Sokolovsky. During the Great Patriotic War the collections were lost, but the museum reopened in 1962. It now houses more than 26,000 exhibits. In 1985 an Exhibition Hall was opened. The exhibition is a historical route beginning with the Neolithic and ending in the 1950s and contains archaeological, ethnographic, memorial and fine art materials and objects related to the history and culture of the southern Smolensk region.

Museum features

Дата основания
July 1, 1918
Founder
Sokolovsky, Sergey Mikhailovich (1860-1927)
Посетители
10300
Бюджетный статус
Municipal
Классификация организации
non-profit institution
Предметы музея
Collection of everyday life and ethnography – about 1,600 items. Archaeological collection (from the Neolithic to the 17th century) – more than 1,200 items. Polozov Memorial Library (19th–20th centuries) – about 1,200 items. Furniture collection (first third of the 19th century) – 12 items. Collection of engravings by Faber du Faur and Adams (Patriotic War of 1812) – 44 items. Collection of contemporary art glass – about 200 items. Most interesting items from the holdings.
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Roslavl Historical and Art Museum
Смоленская обл, г Рославль, ул Пролетарская, д 63
Смоленская обл, г Рославль, ул Пролетарская, д 63
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