The house in Lavrushinsky lane in Moscow, looking like a teremok, is not just an art gallery - it is one of the capital's business cards. The building houses exhibits of the 11th-19th centuries.
The Moscow Art Museum, which is called the State Tretyakov Gallery, or Tretyakov Gallery, was founded in 1856. It contains one of the world's largest collections of fine art.
Composition of the Tretyakov Gallery
The museum association, which is called the Tretyakov Gallery, is located in Moscow. The main building of the Tretyakov Gallery is located in Lavrushinsky Lane, in Zamoskvorechye. In addition to the main building, where most of the collection is located, the Tretyakov Gallery includes:
- Corps of Engineers, where temporary exhibitions are held;
- a building on Krymsky Val, where the art of the twentieth century is presented;
- Museum in the Church of St. Nicholas, located in Tolmachi;
- personal museums of artists.
The main building of the Tretyakov Gallery is located in Moscow at 10 Lavrushinsky Lane.
The collection at the Tretyakov Gallery is dedicated exclusively to Russian national art. This is how the gallery was conceived by its founder, Pavel Tretyakov, and it has been preserved this way to this day.
How the Tretyakov Gallery appeared
The history of the emergence of the Tretyakov Gallery began with the fact that Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov acquired two paintings by Russian artists in 1856 - this was the first step towards creating the famous collection. From that moment on, the collection began to grow steadily, and the first visitors to the Moscow City Gallery of Pavel and Sergei Tretyakov were able to receive in 1867.
In 1892 Pavel Tretyakov donated his art gallery to the capital. At that time, it collected many wonderful works, including a collection of icons.
When collecting works, the founder of the Tretyakov gallery relied on his own taste. He was quite well aware of the importance of art in the cultural and socio-political life of society.
The gallery was initially located in the same building. As the collection grew, other rooms were gradually added to the mansion, which were used to store and display works. The pile of outbuildings grew and multiplied until the project of a building with a facade resembling a teremok from a fairy tale was developed.
Currently, the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery contains over one hundred thousand works of art. The exhibits are located in the architectural complex, in Lavrushinsky lane, and in a building located on Krymsky Val. In 1995, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the State Tretyakov Gallery was classified as one of the most valuable objects of Russian culture.