The Regional Art Museum (Tomsk) is the only cultural and historical institution in the region. It was created on the basis of the collections of the local history museum in 1979. Located in a stone three-story building, located in the center of old Tomsk. Previously, the museum building was a merchant's mansion (building of the early twentieth century). It is recognized as an architectural monument. The outbuilding is attached to the main building, in which the fund depository and the museum pedagogy center are located.
A bit of history
In the first half of the twentieth century, the formation of collections was begun, which the Tomsk Regional Museum of Art currently represents. Tomsk is the administrative center, but there are not many historical monuments. But for the younger generation it is very important to know their history and to be able to develop culturally. That is why the museum is popular here. He was given 50 paintings, including a portrait of Khaminova and a still life by Konchalovsky.
From the Moscow Tretyakov Gallery in 1929, the Tomsk Museum was provided with such works as portraits of Korsakov, Kasyanov, Kiprensky and landscapes of Polenov, Kamenev and some other painters of the 18th – 19th centuries. At the same time, works of masters from other eras appeared here, including such famous ones as Lentulov (the discoverer of the Russian avant-garde) and Malyavin (modern).
In the middle of the twentieth century, the works of Svedomsky and Klodt were bought into the museum fund, and portrait work of Pleshanov was also presented.
The Art Museum (Tomsk) has six exhibition halls containing approximately 100 important works of Russian painting. For example, the work of Aivazovsky, Mayakovsky, Kustodiev, Makovsky, Myasoedov.
In 1928, the formation of a collection of Western European art was begun. From the State Museum Fund were transferred paintings of Gigante, Geisser and some other masters.
In 1932, the Art Museum (Tomsk) began to present the works of such masters as Mateisen, Verwlut and others. These exhibits were transferred to the Museum of A. S. Pushkin. Also here appeared the first few works of a native of Tomsk Zelenevsky.
Main directions
The Art Museum (Tomsk) consists of the following departments:
- Icon painting.
- Sculptures. This section shows the works of Russian masters of the XIX – XX centuries: Konenkov, Klodt, Tolstoy and others.
- Decorative art.
- The silver age of the painting of the provincial Tomsk.
