Mahiloŭ Regional Museum of Art, Art museum in Mahiloŭ, Belarus.
Mahiloŭ Regional Museum of Art occupies a two-storey T-shaped building erected in 1903–1914 with elements of Art Nouveau, Russian Revival and late Classicism. Its asymmetrical main facade has two side projections: one topped by a kokoshnik-shaped attic with a stucco rosette that once held the coat of arms of Mogilev Governorate, the other a low two-tier tower with narrow openings and a hipped cupola. The interior holds a collection of 140 works of realistic art from the 17th–19th centuries, a collection of the Belarusian school of icon painting, and works by artists of the Mahiloŭ region.
Built between 1903 and 1914, the building first housed two credit institutions: the Peasants' Land Bank and the Nobles' Land Bank. In November 1917 the Bolshevik newspaper "Revolutionary Headquarters" was printed here. From May 1919 to May 1932 it housed the Mahiloŭ State Historical Museum, and from 1932 to 1941 the regional Communist Party committee. The art museum opened on 19 November 1990 and was named after Pavel Maslienikaŭ in 1996.
The museum keeps a collection of the Belarusian school of icon painting and 140 monuments of realistic art from the 17th to 19th centuries. Works by artists of the Mahiloŭ region are shown, among them Vitold Bialynitski-Birulia, Uladzimir Kudrevich, Pavel Maslenikov and Leanid Marchenka. A bust of Maslenikov, made by sculptor V. Letun and architect V. Chalenko, stands in front of the building.
The museum is at 33 Mironava Street in Mahiloŭ, in a two-storey T-shaped building with a basement level. The main entrance sits between two projecting wings of the facade, with a balcony above it. The galleries occupy the upper floors, so allow time to move between them.
The museum building appears on two Belarusian banknotes: the 200,000-ruble note of the 2000 series and the 200-ruble note of the 2009 series. A bust of painter Pavel Maslenikov, after whom the museum is named, was placed in front of the entrance in 1997; it was sculpted by V. Letun with architect V. Chalenko.
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