Baki Urmanche Museum

Baki Idrisovich Urmanche – Soviet Tatar painter, sculptor, graphic artist, People’s Artist of the RSFSR and TASSR, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan named after Gabdulla Tukay.

The Museum of B. Urmanche was opened in 1999, is located in an ancient mansion of the early twentieth century, which is an object of cultural heritage of municipal importance.

The memorial part of the exposition with the involvement of archival documents and photographs allows you to trace the life of the artist: study in the madrasah “Muhammadiya”, at the Kazan Art School and VKhUTEMAS; the period of exiles 1929-1934 and wanderings around the country -1939-1958; the atmosphere of the sculptural and painting workshop in Kazan.

The works of Baki Urmanche, presented in the exposition, acquaint the visitor with the creative heritage of the great master. Here you can see sculptural portraits of S. Marjani, G. Tukay, N. Isanbet, F. Amirkhan, K. Nasyri and others. In one of the halls unfolds presented in evolution as an interconnected chain of landscapes, portraits, paintings (triptych "Tatarstan", "Hay Bazaar", "Tube Trees", "Buldenezhi", portrait of R. Faizullina, etc.). Of particular interest to visitors are the graphic works of the artist, his interpretation of the image of Shurale to the eponymous fairy tale poem by G. Tukay.

Within the walls of the museum there are excursions, lectures, literary and musical, thematic evenings, evenings - meetings with famous people of the city and the republic. Various exhibitions are opened periodically. Master classes for children and adults are held on an ongoing basis.