Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum

Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum is one of the largest museum collections of the Moscow region: its funds number more than 40 thousand units of storage - monuments of Russian, Western European and Oriental art of the XV-XX centuries, as well as exhibits reflecting the history of the region.

The museum is located in a mansion of the XIX century, designed by the Moscow architect R. I. Klein, owned by Serpukhov merchants and textile manufacturers Maraev. Opened in 1920. The collection is based on the Maraev collection. In the 1920-1930s the museum funds were replenished with works of art from the surrounding estates and central museum vaults.
The modern exposition of the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum consists of two sections: Russian art of the XVIII-early XX centuries and Western European art of the XVI-XIX.
The halls dedicated to Russian art will acquaint viewers with magnificent portraits of the XVIII century, especially with the art of the 2nd floor. XIX century: paintings by academicians G. I. Semiradsky, K. E. Makovsky, A. A. Kharlamov, Wanderers V. E. Makovsky, N. A. Yaroshenko, I. M. Pryanishnikov; remarkable landscapes by I. K. Aivazovsky, A. I. Savrasov, I. I. Shishkin, I. I. Levitan, V. D. Polenov, fabulous images of V. M. Vasnetsov.
The subject of special pride of the museum is the collection of paintings and graphics of Russian avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century. - D. Burlyuka, R.R. Falka, I.I. Mashkova, N.S. Goncharova, collection of early sculptures by S.T. Konenkov.
The section of Western European art presents paintings of Flemish, Dutch, Italian, French and other schools of the XVI-XIX centuries. The exposition is complemented by monuments of sculpture, furniture, ceramics and glass.