Exhibition "Masterpieces of the Art Museum"

About exhibition

Permanent exhibition, located in ten halls on the second floor of the main building, partly presents the classical section of the museum's collection: Western European art of the 16th–early 20th centuries, Russian art of the 18th–early 20th centuries, including icon painting of the 16th–20th centuries. The exhibition features paintings, works on paper, sculpture, decorative and applied arts, and medallic art. The Western European art section includes works by artists from the leading European schools of the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Italy. The small collection of icons includes pieces originating from well-known centers of Russian icon painting such as Palekh, Mstera and others. In the halls of Russian fine art you can explore the main directions of its development, see how the portrayal of contemporaries, the Russian landscape and scenes of everyday life changed, and feel the interconnection of art from different periods and styles. For more details, see the website.