Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts

Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts (Russian: Оренбургский областной музей изобразительных искусств) is an art museum located in Orenburg, Russia. It was opened to the public in 1961. The gallery houses a collection of Soviet, Russian, and Western European art, and was initially predicated on a collection of Lukian Popov works.[1]

Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts
Оренбургский областной музей изобразительных искусств
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Established1960
LocationOrenburg, Russia
DirectorKomlev Yuri Eduardovich
Websitehttp://www.omizo.ru/

History

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Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts was founded in 1960, initiated by art historian Sergey Andreevich Varlamov. The museum was opened in 1961 in a building built in 1814 in the style of Russian classicism.[2]

The collection was based on the collection of academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts Lukian Vasilyevich Popov.[3]

Awards

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March 5, 2021 – Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (for services to the development of national culture and art, many years of productive activity)[4]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.russianmuseums.info/M1569 Russian Museums
  2. ^ "Музей изобразительных искусств, Оренбург: адрес, история и отзывы". FB.ru (in Russian). 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  3. ^ https://историческийбагаж.рф/post/orenburgskiy-oblastnoy-muzey-izobrazitelnyh-iskusstv-1695
  4. ^ Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 05.03.2021 № 56-рп "О поощрении" http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202103060001?index=14&rangeSize=1

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