Memorial Museum-Estate of Artist N.A. Yaroshenko

The memorial museum-estate of the artist N.A. Yaroshenko is located in the historical center of Kislovodsk. The country estate from 1885 to 1915 belonged to the family of the artist-the Wanderer, Major-General of Artillery Nikolai Yaroshenko (1846-1898). There were: D. Mendeleev, M. Nesterov, I. Repin, A. Kuindzhi. F. Chaliapin, K. Stanislavsky and others.

Near the estate, in the fence of St. Nicholas Cathedral, the burial place of the artist has been preserved. The authors of the tombstone: N. Dubovskaya, L. Posen. The bust was cast at the St. Petersburg plant of A. Moran.

The history of the museum is connected with the artist V. Seklyutsky (1907-1990). Thanks to his organizational talent, he managed to collect a unique collection of Russian and Soviet fine art. In March 1962 the museum was opened to visitors.

The museum today is a unique art collection with a fund of more than 8000 items. storage.

In the exposition "Pedvizhniki" - the works of Russian Peredvizhniki artists of the XIX - early XX century: V. Perov, I. Kramskoy, A. Kuindzhi, G. Myasoedov, brothers V. and K. Makovskikh, F. Vasilyev, V. Vereshchagin, I. Levitan, etc. Memorial expositions of M. Nesterov, N. Dubovsky, A. Vasnetsov and N. Kasatkin.

Yaroshenko Museum is a modern museum that uses new technologies. Most of the paintings in the exhibition are equipped with QR codes with audio information.

The museum holds musical “Yaroshenko Saturdays”. The estate area allows for mass events in the open air.