V.M. and A.M. Vasnetsov Vyatka Art Museum

Vyatka Art Museum named after V.M. and A.M. Vasnetsov was opened on December 5 (18), 1910. It was the first art and historical museum in the north and northeast of Russia. The foundation of the museum and the acquisition of its collections is associated with members of the Vyatka art circle, with artists Viktor Mikhailovich and Apollinari Mikhailovich Vasnetsov.

An important role in the formation of the museum collection was played by art historian N.G. Mashkovtsev. The museum collection includes 22,410 works of painting, graphics, sculpture, icon painting, decorative, applied and folk art, photography. Old Russian art is represented by Russian icon painting, fine plastic, facial sewing of the XVI - early XX century. The pearls of the collection of Russian painting of the XVIII – first half of the XIX century are portraits of V.L. Borovikovsky, S.S. Shchukin, K.P. Bryullov, V.A. Tropinin, landscapes of S.F. Shchedrin, M.N. Vorobyov. Russian art of the second half of the XIX century is represented by the paintings of I.I. Shishkin, V.G. Perov, V.M. Vasnetsov, I.E. Repin, F.A. Vasilyev, V.I. Surikov and other artists.

The museum collection gives an opportunity to get acquainted with the main directions and creative associations in the art of the late XIX – early XX century: “The World of Art”, “Union of Russian Artists”, “Jack of Diamonds”. Russian art of the twentieth century is shown quite fully, gives an idea of all the stages of its development during this period. A feature of the museum collection is the presence in it of monographic collections of artists - natives of the Vyatka Territory.