Russkaya Starina

Luxurious building with history. Tenisheva's fans should appreciate.

Now under repair, but you can look at the building, like a fabulous tower

A beautiful building with an interesting history of its owner

At the initiative of the famous philanthropist of art and education of Princess Maria Tenisheva, the building of the Russian Antiquity Museum was built in Smolensk. The building itself is a work of art. Built in 1903-1905 according to the project of S.V. Malyutina. In the development participated M.K. Tenisheva and artist V.M. Vasnetsov. This is one of the best works of neo-Russian style in the Smolensk region. Initially, the museum has been operating since 1909 and over 10 years has become known not only in Russia. Exit exhibitions were successful in Europe. After the communist coup, according to the tradition of that time, the museum was seriously plundered. From complete destruction he was saved by the cultural community. From 1920 to 2011, the building had an art gallery. Now "Russian Antiquity" is in the revival stage and everything rests on the enthusiasm of museum workers. According to experts, about 70 percent of the exhibits of the exposition of the historical and ethnographic museum have been lost and therefore everything may seem rather poor and provincial.

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