Art galleries of Moscow: overview, features and reviews

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The art galleries of Moscow are today the property of the state, its invaluable fund. But they were created on the initiative of the nobles, who donated expensive and great works of art to their beloved city. The most famous to this day both in Russia and around the world are the Tretyakov and Rumyantsev galleries. Accordingly, their creators were Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov and Petr Aleksandrovich Rumyantsev. In this article we will talk about public and private collections of masters from different eras and trends, which are located in the capital of Russia. We will talk about the largest famous galleries and museums of the capital, as well as private and small ones hidden in the cozy alleys of the city.

Previously, art galleries were privately owned. It was a lot of paintings and other works of art that were bought by rich and eminent people to show their delicate taste,status and opportunities. Understanding the art was fashionable and was considered an indicator of a good education.

Guests of the capital of the Russian Federation always strive first of all to get into art galleries and museums in Moscow. Native Muscovites also like to walk on them.

Tretyakov Gallery

Whatever you say, the most famous art museum in Moscow is the Tretyakov Gallery. Pavel Tretyakov donated his collection of paintings to the capital in 1892.

This included:

• 15 sculptures and icons;
• 1287 paintings by artists of the Russian school;
• 518 graphic drawings by Russian masters;
• 75 paintings by masters of the European school.

The grand opening of the gallery took place in mid-August 1893.

Visitors are most often delighted with the Tretyakov Gallery. The only thing that recently confuses the indigenous people is the fact that after the reconstruction, the special atmosphere with creaky wooden floors and small cozy rooms has disappeared. But in general, there is more space in the modified Tretyakov Gallery.

Rumyantsev Museum in Moscow

In addition to works of art, about 610 thousand copies of manuscripts are stored here. The oldest ones date back to the 6th century. The Manuscript Library contains records of such prominent historical figures:

• Peter the Great;
• Griboyedov;
• Lermontov;
• Kutuzova;
• Tyutchev.

The Rumyantsev Museum has a lot of maps - about 250,000 copies. There is a department of musical publications, which is considered the largest in the world. It contains lifetime editions of such masters:

• Mozart;
• Handel;
• Beethoven;
• Bach;
• Glitch;
• Tchaikovsky;
• Strauss;
• Mussorgsky;
• Shostakovich;
• Rimsky-Korsakov.

In addition, the museum regularly hosts balls and exhibitions of various works of art.

Museum of Old Russian Culture and Art. Andrey Rublev

It is located on the territory of the Spaso-Andronikov monastery, which was built in the XIV century. One of the most famous icon painters in the world, Andrei Rublev, worked and lived here. It is interesting that in the window openings of the main cathedral there are still frescoes painted by him. The museum collection consists of 5000 icons. There are works by Dionysius, frescoes, books written and illustrated by hand.

Vasnetsov House-Museum

Indigenous people affectionately nicknamed him "Teremok". Almost the entire cultural heritage of Vasnetsov is stored in this unique place, which is 24,000 exhibits.

Visitors can see here:

• graphics;
• swatches of applied art;
• painting;
• interior and household items of the artist.

Thanks to all these things, museum guests get acquainted with the work and life path of the great painter. According to visitors' opinions, the atmosphere here is warm and sincere. It seems that you have come to visit the great painter,who, as you know, had a large family - five children and a beautiful and clever wife.

Museum of Russian Icons

The private museum of Russian icons, founded by Mikhail Abramov, is located on Taganka. The exhibition includes:

• about 600 icons;
• pectoral crosses;
• Orthodox antiques.

Mikhail Abramov hunted for exhibits for his collection both in Russia and abroad. He practically bought up everything expensive that he saw in antique shops. It is noteworthy that most of the collection consists of items that were in Moscow and in the Northern capital. The most outstanding exhibits are the icons that belonged to:

• Vorobiev;
• Momotu;
• Kokorin.

Central House of Artists

Central House of Artists is included in the list of art galleries in Moscow, which are the best. The exhibition presents paintings by Russian painters who worked at the dawn of the twentieth century. There are also works of modern art here. Sculpture lovers visiting the Central House of Artists can take part in master classes from the leading masters of the capital. Lessons here are given not only by them, but also by people who work in various creative directions. The Central House of Artists is the most visited exhibition center in the capital of Russia.

Historical information about the emergence of the Central House of Artists

In the place where the Central House of Artists is now located, there was nothing! Until 1923, there was a permanent location for the exhibitionindustrial and agriculture. Then they closed it and made a stadium out of this place. It was also not destined to last long.

In 1956, several projects were presented, according to which a branch of the Tretyakov Gallery or an exhibition hall of Soviet artists was to be built here. Later, these two projects decided to combine. And finally, in 1979, the Central House of Artists was opened.

The Central House of Artists is not just one of the art galleries in Moscow, but a multifunctional exhibition center. This means that here visitors can not only enjoy objects of art, but also take part in their creation, for example, at master classes conducted by artists, photographers, and sculptors. Also, meetings with writers, musicians, and art critics are often held here.

Reviews from visitors about this establishment are excellent in most cases. Citizens and guests like to visit film premieres, concerts, exhibitions. For people who come here for the first time, the complex makes an indelible impression, because all the walls here are hung with works of art.

Private art galleries and salons in Moscow

There are a lot of such places in the capital. Some of them are located in haunted fashionable places where today's intelligent youth and not only gather. Others are located in residential areas of the city. The only thing that puts an equal sign between them is that here you can not only enjoy the contemplation of paintings and other objects of art, but alsobuy them at an affordable price for the common man.

Expo 88

Located at: st. Zabelina, 1, the nearest metro station is Kitai-gorod. The gallery is located in an old building, which was built shortly after Moscow burned at the hands of the Napoleonic army. It was founded in 1988. This is the time of perestroika, the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. The mood of the creators of the gallery then were optimistic, and they have remained so to this day. The exposition contains works by unrecognized Soviet artists and contemporary artists. By visiting the gallery today, you can see and purchase the works of such masters:

• Anatoly Slepyshev;
• Inna Bazhutina;
• Arona Buha;
• Viktor Dynnikov;
• Konstantina Styagina;
• Anatoliy Okorokov.

CultProject

Relatively young but trendy place founded in 2008. The gallery is located next to the Pushkin Museum, and for good reason. After all, its curators are indifferent to contemporary art, they are closer to the generation of the seventies. Here you can see the creations of such masters of the twentieth century:

• Natalia Nesterova;
• Olga Bulgakova and others.

The specificity of this place is that it hosts not just ordinary exhibitions. The owners pay much attention to the design of the exposition, they accompany the events with film screenings and music. Especially interesting in this gallery are exhibitions of graphic art. It is located at: 2nd Obydensky lane, 12A (metro station "Kropotkinskaya").

Metropol

This art gallery in Moscow is well known to many citizens, because it is located in the building of the famous hotel of the same name. Exhibitions are held in fairly spacious halls, which are decorated in a classic architectural style. Works of representatives of contemporary art are exhibited here. Not all in a row, but only, according to the curators of the gallery, the most talented. You can evaluate their work yourself by visiting the Metropol. It is located at: Teatralny pr., ¼ (metro station Ploshchad Revolyutsii). Here you can not only admire art objects, but also purchase them to decorate your own home.

Colosseum Art Gallery

If you follow from Triumfalnaya Square, walking along Moscow lanes dear to your heart, you can get to one of the most famous private art galleries in Moscow. Paintings, works made of bronze, natural stone, earthenware… And this is not a complete list of art objects that are exhibited here. The curators of the gallery decided to make their brainchild comprehensively developed. There are many different styles and directions here:

• modernism;
• Russian realism;
• impressionism.