Maharbek Tuganov Art Museum

The two-storey mansion, which occupies the museum, was built in 1903 in the Art Nouveau style according to the project of architect Ivan Vasilyevich Ryabikin. The building itself is a unique architectural monument for the city, which has been an object of historical and cultural heritage of federal significance since 1995. Its interiors are the only ones in the city that have preserved almost unchanged layout, paintings, stucco.

The total number of storage units is over 5000, including: painting, graphics, sculpture, decorative and applied arts. The basis of the museum collection was the works received in 1939-1940 from the State Procurement Commission, the funds of the State Russian Museum, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Hermitage Museum. Part of the exhibits was transferred from the Museum of Local History of the North Ossetian ASSR (the works of artists of Ossetia). In the collection of the museum, the departments “Russian art of the XVIII – early XX century”, “Soviet art”, “Ossetian fine art” are most fully represented. The museum provides excursions for all age categories of spectators, lectures and individual consultations. Once a week, classes are held in the children's art studio and in the adult art studio. There is a music salon in the museum. Monthly concerts in the exhibition halls include works of vocal and instrumental music performed by professional singers, musicians, and students of musical educational institutions.