The Kramskoy Art Museum (Voronezh) is a large cultural center of the entire Chernozem region. Located in the palace of the 18th century, built in the Baroque style by architect N. Ievsky. The building itself is an architectural monument of national importance.
The main fund of the museum has 20,360 storage units. In addition to permanent exhibitions, traveling exhibitions are often organized here on the basis of their own collections.
History
The Kramskoy Museum (Voronezh) was created in 1933 under the name of the Museum of Fine Arts. Its basis was the union of art collections of the Museum of Antiquities and Fine Arts and the Provincial Museum. The modern name in honor of the Voronezh artist Kramskoy was approved in 1984.
During the Great Patriotic War, the palace building was badly damaged by fire. Its restoration took several years and ended only in 1953. The project was led by architect G. Zdebchinsky. He tried to keep the original appearance of the palace as much as possible.
In 1984, in order to expand the exhibition space, another hall was added to the north side of the building.
Currently, the Kramskoy Museum (Voronezh) not only stores and exhibits examples of ancient culture, but conducts research work, conducts educational events, and participates in the country's cultural events.
Museum Fund
The museum owns ancient Egyptian and antique artifacts, objects of painting, graphics, unique icons, decorative and applied artifacts, sculptures, and a collection of porcelain. One of the halls is dedicated to numismatics.
Pottery of the VIII century BC - The oldest items that are stored in the museum’s collection. Among ancient Egyptian values, there is even a genuine sarcophagus lid. The Kramskoy Museum (Voronezh) is rightly proud of the rarest paintings of the Dutch artist Frederick Van Royen. And the painting "Christ" by Michael Ostendorfer of the German Renaissance is the true pearl of the foundation.
Museum Director V.D. Dobromirov pays a lot of attention to the collection of works of contemporary Russian artists.
For children
In November 2013, the Kramskoy Museum (Voronezh), whose photos testify to the richness of its collections, launched a new program for children and adolescents. Its main tasks are the socialization of the younger generation, instilling the concept of cultural values, getting to know objects of art, broadening one's horizons, saturating leisure time and enriching the emotional sphere of a child. The target audience of the program is children and adolescents with health problems, orphans and adopted children from shelters.
The two-year course of the program consists of 28 lessons, combined in 4 cycles. Classes are held in classrooms where the lecturer speaks, children are shown slides. After the guys are on excursions. To consolidate the material, young students independently conduct excursions for other groups. Also often held quest games on the basis of "Travel", "Experiment", "Investigation". This approach not only helps to better absorb the material, but also brings diversity and liveliness to the learning process. In addition, the guys receive homework, which the teacher will check in the next lesson.
Developed and implemented this unique program for Russia Natalia Bakina, art critic, candidate of historical sciences.
Museum address, how to get, working hours
Where is the Kramskoy Museum? Voronezh, Revolution Avenue, 18 - this is its official address. You can get there by private car or public transport.
The bus number 2, 13, 20, 23 or 33, as well as numbers 41.52.79 or 90, 101.120, will take you to your destination. Passengers need to get off at Petrovsky Square stop . You can also get to this stop by a trolleybus number 4 or 8. Shuttle taxis numbered 3.13, 20, 36, 42 and 50 will also reach the stop Petrovsky Square. You can also get here by minibuses number 77, 88 and 100.
Opening hours of the Kramskoy Museum (Voronezh):
- from 10-00 to 18-00 on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays;
- from 12-00 to 20-00 on Thursdays;
- from 11-00 to 18-00 on Friday.
The ticket office closes 45 minutes before the end of the working day.
Monday and Tuesday are days off.
As you can see, the administration of the museum made a very convenient work schedule for visitors, making sure that not only residents of Voronezh, but also guests of the city were able to visit the famous exhibitions. At the same time, the ticket price is very affordable - 150 rubles costs a regular ticket and 100 rubles - a discounted one.
Museum reviews
Museum visitors unanimously admire its rich collection, unique exhibits, rare ancient artifacts. In addition, the palace itself cannot be indifferent, the facades of which are decorated with numerous columns, its spacious interior halls flooded with light.
The museum has many friends: the Department of Culture of the Voronezh Region, the VRN Culture illustrative magazine, the free open platform izi.TRAVEL, the TNT Province television channel, the Rossiya State Internet Channel, as well as individuals who are actively involved in cultural life countries.