State Art Museum of Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk is the third most populous city and the twelfth largest populated area in Russia. It was founded in 1893. The city has a large number of art galleries, including the State Art Museum. Novosibirsk, whose history is still relatively short, has already been recognized as one of the cultural centers of the country. And the exposition of the glyptotech attracts the inhabitants of the whole region.

History of the museum

The Art Museum of Novosibirsk is located in the heart of the regional center. He opened to visit in 1958, but long before that the young city sought to find its own art gallery. It was for this purpose that in 1927 at the art exhibition held in Novosibirsk, 45 works by different artists were purchased. But then the attempt to create an exhibition failed.

The decision to open the gallery was taken only thirty years later. And from 1957 the collection of the future glyptoteka began, and a year later the opening of the first exhibition in the art museum was held. Novosibirsk, at last, got its own gallery, which hospitably opened its doors to all connoisseurs of art. The foundation of its fund was made up of exhibits provided by the museums of Moscow and Leningrad. Among them are the State Hermitage and the Tretyakov Gallery, which presented 60 works of N. Roerich.

They have become an invaluable contribution to the collection of the museum and are now presented in a permanent exposition. In addition, a significant help to the young museum was provided by private collectors. Thus, the gallery was created not very large, but, undoubtedly, a valuable collection of paintings. Over time, the exposition was replenished, including very actively in the last twenty years.

In 2004, the gallery acquired a higher status and a new name - the State Art Museum. Novosibirsk has become an even more significant cultural center of the country. Now the gallery has a lot of exhibitions both on a permanent and temporary basis.

Icon painting and Russian painting of the XVIII-XIX centuries

The Art Museum of Novosibirsk has a collection of valuable icons of the 16th-20th centuries. This is the image of the Moscow school, the Urals and Siberia. In addition, it should be noted a collection of folk icons brought from expeditions around the region. The collection has over five hundred exhibits.

In the state art museum - Novosibirsk focus of art - a significant exposition of Russian painting of the XVIII-XIX centuries is presented. An example of the genre of the portrait are the canvases of VL Borovikovsky and VA Tropinin. In the paintings of LF Lagorio features of the landscape of those times are reflected. The gallery also displays the work of the Wanderers, including I. Repin, I. I. Levitan, V. M. Vasnetsov and others.

Russian painting of the XX-XXI centuries and foreign art

The Art Museum of Novosibirsk presents an extensive exhibition of paintings of the early XX century. In particular, we are talking about the masters of the Union of Russian Artists: S. Yu. Zhukovsky, L. V. Turzhansky and others. Russian expressionism is represented by BD Grigoriev's canvases.

The gallery also offers an exposition of Soviet art. But the Art Museum is also rich in modern painting. Novosibirsk has spawned many talented painters whose paintings are also represented in the gallery.

In the collection of foreign art is not very large collection of tempera, as well as engravings and sculptures. The graphics department includes reproductions of works by European masters. The exhibition of painting is mainly represented by paintings by artists of the Italian, Dutch and French schools. The exposition of contemporary foreign art includes, first of all, works by masters from Italy, Australia and Japan.

Excursions to the museum and additional services

It is necessary to note fascinating thematic excursions, which are held in the State Art Museum - the Novosibirsk subject of pride and the center of life in the region. They are dedicated to Russian painting and sculpture of different centuries.

Also there are excursions, familiarizing with the technique of icon painting and folk art. Visiting the museum will be interesting even for preschoolers: especially for them there is a special introductory lesson. On it children will get acquainted with the building, learn how to behave, visiting the art gallery. The first visit will create a general idea of the genres and types of art and will be the initial stage of the cultural development of the individual.

It is worth noting a very pleasant additional service, which is provided by the Art Museum (Novosibirsk). Photos of wedding dance can be captured in the magnificent walls of the grand hall of the gallery. This will make the first waltz truly unforgettable.

Illusions. Fourth dimension

Separately it is worth mentioning a very original exhibition, which is currently represented by the Art Museum (Novosibirsk) - "Illusions. Fourth dimension". This is a real exhibition of miracles and magic! Having visited it, you can open a lot of new things about how our brain deceives us, and deceive the senses. The illusions presented in the exposition capture and invariably amaze. There are three-dimensional drawings and photographs, holograms from many countries of the world.

Visitors can find themselves in the mouth of a dinosaur or shrink to the size of a Thumbelina. This makes the exhibition of illusions truly interesting and exciting.

The museum's activities today

The gallery regularly holds overview lectures on the history of art, as well as scientific conferences and seminars. But not only is this an interesting museum of art. Novosibirsk became one of the cities of Siberia, in which the State Hermitage held exhibitions. Now the gallery actively cooperates with the museums of Omsk, Barnaul, Irkutsk, which undoubtedly serves as a unification of the cultural space of Russia.

Every two years the International Biennial of Contemporary Graphics is held in Novosibirsk. Thanks to this the gallery acquires fame not only in Russia, but also abroad.

Invariably attracting true connoisseurs of painting, truly the heart of the cultural life of Siberia is the Art Museum. Novosibirsk can deservedly be proud of it.