Far Eastern Art Museum, Art museum in Khabarovsk, Russia.
The Far Eastern Art Museum opened on 5 July 1931 as the first specialised art museum in the Russian Far East. Its core came from 136 works in the art department of the Khabarovsk Regional Museum, joined by 1,100 objects selected from the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery and the Pushkin Museum. It holds about 17,000 items, from Russian icons and paintings to antique ceramics and works of the Amur peoples.
The idea of a public art gallery in Khabarovsk came from Nikolai Grodekov, governor of the Amur region (1843–1913). The first paintings and sculptures arrived from the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1905. The museum opened on 5 July 1931 as the first specialised art museum in the Russian Far East, built on 136 works from the Khabarovsk regional museum's art department plus 1,100 objects selected from the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery and other leading institutions.
The museum displays works by local artists from the region, including traditional art forms created by peoples of the Amur area. Visitors can see how these works reflect the life and history of this part of Russia.
Visitors should allow enough time to explore the different exhibition areas, especially if changing displays are on view. The elevated location of the building also offers views of the city and river, which adds to the visit.
The museum's core holdings came from 1,100 objects selected in 1931 from the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Pushkin Museum and other leading Soviet collections. Its own art department had held only 136 items in 1928, and by 2022 the funds reached about 17,000 units.
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