An incomprehensible set of words without the cases and prepositions “Vrubel, Museum, Omsk” suggests that the author has heard something about their possible combination, but what exactly, he does not know. Either Vrubel was born in Omsk, or his canvases are in the local museum, or he himself created it ... Let's put all the points above and.
Omsk's place in Russian history
Mikhail Yuryevich Vrubel was really born in Omsk in 1856. Therefore, it is quite natural that the city museum is named after him, although this happened 14 years after the artist’s death, in 1910.
Each of the components of the phrase “Vrubel, Museum, Omsk” deserves a separate worthy story, but the article is dedicated to the museum, which is the largest in Western Siberia, and fully corresponds to the significance of the city, which was once the capital of White Russia. In tsarist times, Omsk was the only city beyond the Urals, which was allowed to raise the flag and arrange fireworks on especially solemn days. Only St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw and Tiflis had such a right in the entire vast Russian Empire.
History of the Museum
The governor's palace was fully consistent with the rank of the city, the capital of the Siberian Cossack army. It was through the efforts of the remarkable director V.F. Melekhin that the art department was first created, and later the museum, the receipt of paintings in which began in 1924. That is, the words "Vrubel", "museum", "Omsk" are deciphered as follows: in a large West Siberian regional center of the Russian Federation there is a large remarkable museum of fine art, named after the native of the city - the great artist Mikhail Yurievich Vrubel, unique and unique, authorship of works which is recognized at a glance.
There should be more museums in Siberia
In the European part of Russia there are churches (Vladimir Cathedral), the walls of which were painted by this artist. There are museums with world renown where his paintings are exhibited. In Siberia, this is not. It is worth mentioning that there is the Internet, and if you want, you can see all the works of the master. But a real visit to the museum is something else, it is a direct involvement in the author. Museums are necessary, and they will always exist.
The studied phrase “Vrubel, museum, Omsk” can and should be considered as the address of the only place beyond the Urals in which the works of a brilliant artist are located. The museum has a triptych “Flowers”, consisting of monumental and decorative panels - “Yellow Roses”, “Chrysanthemums” (central part) and “Roses and Lilies”.
A worthy collection - a worthy room
Under the protection of the state, as a monument of architecture, there is a building in which the Vrubel Museum was originally located. Omsk cannot boast at least one more of the same. Built according to a special project of the architect F. Wagner in 1862, it has been preserved in its original form to this day. When the art department of the West Siberian Regional Museum, located in the building of the former Governor General, stood out as an independent unit, the building of the City Trade Corps, which is also an architectural monument, but from the beginning of the 20th century, was transferred to him. Thus, a serious and extensive collection of paintings, sculptures and graphics is in a worthy place. Museum items are all directions and schools of world painting. Thanks to the efforts of the first director of the museum F.V. Melekhin, the exposition was replenished from private and best collections of museums in Russia. There are genuine masterpieces of both domestic and foreign artists. The famous portrait of the writer
Leonid Andreev in a red shirt by Ilya Repin is located at: Vrubel Museum, Omsk. Exhibitions held here regularly deserve separate words. Only the list of recent vernissages speaks for itself: “Spring Awakening”, “Crystal Palace”, “Ivan Shishkin”.
Great familiarization campaign
The "Museum Night" campaign was first held in Berlin in 1997. Its meaning is to introduce as many people as possible to world masterpieces. The opportunity to visit the museum for free was the first bait; Now the wonderful shows accompanying the action are capable of generating profit themselves, because the number of visitors is increasing from year to year. The joy of communication in itself can be a pleasure. This holiday is expected - in 2009, 2,300 museums around the world opened their doors to visitors. On the night of May 17, the Vrubel Museum in Omsk conducted a beautiful art mystery “The Emerald City”.