Orel Regional Museum of Fine Arts

Opened in 1957. The beginning of the collection is associated with the name of the opera singer A.N. Nikolaev (1836-1904), who in 1899 donated his collections to the Orel provincial museum. Later, the collection was replenished with objects of art from nationalized noble estates. In the late 1920s, a number of works by Russian avant-garde artists were transferred from the Museum of Painting Culture in Moscow.

Funds: Old Russian, Russian art of the XVIII - early XX century, domestic art of the XX century (painting, graphics, sculpture, decorative and applied and folk, including the works of Orel artists, traditional and modern folk crafts).

The museum occupies the former building of the House of Political Education, built in 1959 according to a standard project. In 1990, it was partially reconstructed by architect V.I. Revyakin. The building is a monument of history and culture of regional importance.

The total number of storage units is more than six thousand.