Arkhangelsk is a city that attracts tourists with its special color, historical and cultural attractions. One of these objects is the Museum of Fine Arts. Visitors can see valuable exhibits, get acquainted with the traditions of local residents, learn a lot of interesting things about the harsh northern region. In the article we will tell about the Arkhangelsk Museum of Fine Arts.
History
The Arkhangelsk Museum of Fine Arts was founded in the second half of the 20th century, despite the fact that its opening was planned many years earlier. In 1909, a society studying the Russian north and a circle of admirers of fine arts began to function here. Together they organized several exhibitions, and later a full-fledged gallery of paintings.
In 1916, it was decided to keep the exposition on an ongoing basis, but due to the 1917 revolution, plans had to be changed. And only more than 45 years later, the authorities returned to the issue of its discovery. By the time of creation, the fund of the Arkhangelsk Museum of Fine Arts totaled 1, 502 exhibits. In subsequent years, the exposition was replenished with thousands of other objects of historical value. Mostly they were collected in the surrounding villages.
What to see?
The poster of the Museum of Fine Arts (Arkhangelsk), which provides complete information about the events, is regularly published in the local media.
Today, the main part of the exhibition consists of works of ancient Russian art of the 18th – 19th centuries and traditional crafts of the northern peoples of past centuries. The collection was first exhibited in 1975.
The collection of classical art to a greater extent consists of works received as a gift or acquired in antique shops from private collectors, descendants of great artists. Thus, the fund of the museum was replenished with the works of Aivazovsky, Bryullov, Shishkin and other eminent artists of his era. In addition to the folk and classical trends, among the exhibits you can see the works of contemporaries. The sights of Arkhangelsk are often captured on their canvases.
The largest collection is folk art. Here, all kinds of crafts, which were widespread in these places from the 18th to the 20th centuries, are collected in a single collection. Among them are weaving, painting, beadwork, embroidery with ordinary and gold threads, wood carving. Special attention is given to bone carving. Among the exhibits of the museum are the products of famous masters who worked in this direction.
Coordinates, working hours
Museum of Fine Arts address: Arkhangelsk, Lenin Square, Building 2.
Entrance - 200 rubles. Pensioners, preschoolers - 100 rubles. The cost of a group tour is 500 rubles.
Opening hours of the Museum of Fine Arts in Arkhangelsk: 11: 00–19: 00.
Working days: Monday, Wednesday - Sunday.
Day off: Tuesday.
When was the museum formed?
The official foundation date is August 29, 1960. Since 1994, he is a member of the State Association of Museums "Artistic Culture of the Russian North". Its basis was the collection of local history and Solvychegodsky art association.
How was the museum collection formed?
The most actively formed fund of the Arkhangelsk Museum of Art from 1960 to 1980. last century. Initially, many trips and expeditions to the northern settlements were made in search of historically significant household items and craft. The museum staff and restorers did a great job, as a result of which a unique collection of ancient Russian art was created, with more than 5 thousand exhibits.
Among them are rare works in the field of painting, sculpture, samples of applied art, some of which were created several centuries ago. A huge part of the exhibition are icons. In the museum they are combined into a single collection of "Northern letters". Each item from the fund of ancient Russian art is considered a monument of the artistic culture of the Russian north.
About museum collections
One of the largest among the collections represented is an exhibition of folk art. It includes all types of traditional crafts that existed in ancient times in the northern environs of Arkhangelsk. Particularly noteworthy are sewing with pearls and unique wood carvings. Unfortunately, only a few copies have survived to this day.
The main pride of the museum is the largest collection of Kholmogorsk bone carving. To a large extent, it is composed of modern exhibits, but there are also works created by local craftsmen in the 16th century. It is worth noting that the works of carvers of our time are not inferior in mastery to samples of past times.
The museum’s collection, representing classical and contemporary art, is no less significant. Its important part is the work of Arkhangelsk painters. The most widely represented are works by older artists: Shiryaev, Preobrazhensky, Kotov, Sveshnikov, Lukoshkov.
For more than half a century of existence, the fund of the museum has increased 20 times. At this point, his exposition and treasury totals about 34 thousand items.
Museum work
The presence of an extensive collection allows for significant scientific, educational, exhibition, research and publishing work. About 30 expositions are visited annually, which are visited by thousands of people.
Museum collections have repeatedly featured in major museums in the Russian capital. Among the most significant exhibitions over the past few years, it is necessary to highlight the following: “Northern letters”, “Carved iconostases and wooden sculpture of the Russian North”, “Golden Map of Russia”. Moreover, the exhibitions of the Museum of Fine Arts (Arkhangelsk) outside our country are very popular. They were held in Japan, Poland, Belgium, England and many other European countries.
Since 1994, the museum has included a complex of architectural buildings of monuments of national importance. They are located in the historical part of Arkhangelsk, in the architectural and conservation zone. Along with this, the museum received a new status: The State Museum Association "The Artistic Culture of the Russian North" and with it the possibility of further development.
To date, the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts on an ongoing basis includes the expositions: “Christian art of the XIV – XX centuries (paintings, sculptures, etc.)”, “Crafts of the peoples of the Russian North (clay products, painting, national costume, carving wood and bones, embroidery). ”
In 2008, an information educational center began to function here. Visitors can watch multimedia films, listen to interactive programs, the creation of which employees of the Arkhangelsk Museum worked on the basis of their collections.
Exhibition "Portrait of a Family"
In the presented exposition of the Museum of Fine Arts (Arkhangelsk) you can see the best creations of Russian art from the XVIII to XX centuries. The works of such legendary masters as I. Khrutsky, F. Tolstoy, B. Kustodiev, K. Makovsky, D. Zhilinsky, N. Ge and other no less famous authors are presented.
The exhibition presents all kinds of family portraits: chamber and ceremonial, paired and solitary, in everyday life and others. The composition will tell about the traditions of family images, from an individual portrait of the 18th century to works on family themes of the Soviet era, where it was important to display not a specific person, but a type reflecting his profession, cultural and social significance.
In the modern world, when the majority of social rules and principles are subject to discussion and condemnation, the exhibition "Portrait of a Family" looks more relevant than ever. The masterpieces of Russian artists, written over three centuries, reflect the family way of life, tell in detail the features of life and traditions of their era, make it possible to see a change in historical times and relationships between people.
Exhibition "Old Russian Art of the XIV – XIX Centuries"
The exhibition tells about the art of the Arkhangelsk region, the formation and flowering of which took place in stages. It all started with the appearance of icon painting in the XIV – XV centuries, reaching its full prosperity in the XVII – XVIII centuries. The surviving exhibits of northern icons were in cities, villages, monasteries and represent a huge variety of stylistic performance. The collection includes icons from Kargopol, Solvychegodsk, Anthony-Siya and Solovetsky monasteries. It is worth noting that, in addition to masterful works, in the northern regions for many years a peasant environment of icon painting of Podviny and Ponezhye was formed. The basis of the artists' work was archaic traditions.
Of particular note is the collection of old Russian sculptures made of wood, which is one of the best collections in the country. The North has always been famous for its love and ability to create from wood. Skillfully carved wooden icons of patron saints from time immemorial stood in churches and chapels, for worship of believers.
Exhibition "Kholmogorsk bone carving"
The exhibition presents unique exhibits made of bone from the 1960s of the last century, carved by eminent Kholmogory masters A. Shtang, G. Osipov, O. Lokhov, G. Chernakova, I. Maklakova, V. Vatlin, A. Guryev. Literally from the moment of its foundation, the museum acquired the best creations. This is the most extensive collection of Kholmogorsk carved bone by modern authors.
Here you can admire the precision of jewelry in the manufacture of caskets, jewelry, chests, vases, bowls, knives, cups, combs and many other items. Religious objects are distinguished with particular beauty: icons, images, crosses and other cult products. They are made of walrus, mammoth and ordinary cow bone, as well as from a sperm whale tooth. Kholmogorsk craftsmen have all the necessary processing techniques to create valuable exhibits. This list includes three-dimensional, openwork and relief carving, engraving.
