Ther are some world-famous museums in Leningrad. Among them State Russian Museum: Inzhenernaya Ulitsa, 4/2.
Together with the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow this museum is the richest and most valuable treasurehouse of national art. It was opened in i89S#fhe exposition contains paintings, sculptures, drawings and also works of folkart and applied arts illustrating the history of artistic culture of the Russian peoplejand covering the period from the 10th century to the present day. It would be difficult even to enumerate the worldfamous artists whose works are on display here. Among them are the creations of A. Rublyov, F. I. Shubin, F. F., Shchednn, Î. A. Kiprensky, Ê. P. Bryullov, A. A. Ivanov, P. A. Fedotov, I. N. Kramskoi, I. E. Repin, V. I. Surikov, I. I. Levitan, M. M. Antokolsky and many others.
In the section of Soviet art one finds the works of outstanding artists of our time, such as I. I. Brodsky, M. B. Grekov, M. I. Avilov, V. P. Yefanov, B. V. Iohannson and the Kukryniksi (the pseudonym of three artists who work collectively), and also of such sculptors as V. I. Mukhina, M. G. Mam'zer and N. V, Tomsky.
The sections of applied and folk arts contains unique collections of ceramics, articles of glass, mosaics, furniture, fabrics, porcelain objects of art (about 12,000 items), metal, stone and bonearticles.
The building of the Russian Museum (former Mikhailovsky Palace) is the composition centre of the superb architectural ensemble of the Ploshchad Iskusstv designed in 1819—1825 by architect C. I. Rossi and enriched recently bji an impressive monument to A. S. Pushkin.
Together with the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow this museum is the richest and most valuable treasurehouse of national art. It was opened in i89S#fhe exposition contains paintings, sculptures, drawings and also works of folkart and applied arts illustrating the history of artistic culture of the Russian peoplejand covering the period from the 10th century to the present day. It would be difficult even to enumerate the worldfamous artists whose works are on display here. Among them are the creations of A. Rublyov, F. I. Shubin, F. F., Shchednn, Î. A. Kiprensky, Ê. P. Bryullov, A. A. Ivanov, P. A. Fedotov, I. N. Kramskoi, I. E. Repin, V. I. Surikov, I. I. Levitan, M. M. Antokolsky and many others.
In the section of Soviet art one finds the works of outstanding artists of our time, such as I. I. Brodsky, M. B. Grekov, M. I. Avilov, V. P. Yefanov, B. V. Iohannson and the Kukryniksi (the pseudonym of three artists who work collectively), and also of such sculptors as V. I. Mukhina, M. G. Mam'zer and N. V, Tomsky.
The sections of applied and folk arts contains unique collections of ceramics, articles of glass, mosaics, furniture, fabrics, porcelain objects of art (about 12,000 items), metal, stone and bonearticles.
The building of the Russian Museum (former Mikhailovsky Palace) is the composition centre of the superb architectural ensemble of the Ploshchad Iskusstv designed in 1819—1825 by architect C. I. Rossi and enriched recently bji an impressive monument to A. S. Pushkin.