Literature Museum. Art. Century XX

Literature Museum. Art. Century XX" is a branch of the Vologda State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve. It is one of the four literary museums of Vologda, together with the museums of K.N. Batyushkov, V.I. Belov and V.T. Shalamov. The museum is dedicated to the life and work of the poet N.M. Rubtsov and composer V.A. Gavrilin.

The museum opened in 2005. Great initiative in this was shown by the administration of the Vologda region and the leadership of the Vologda Museum-Reserve. The museum occupies the second floor of the former house of the merchant Sitnikov, this building is an object of cultural heritage. The building was built in 1868.

In addition to excursion activities, the museum often organizes cultural events within its walls - creative evenings of poets and prose writers, presentations of their books, evenings in memory of famous figures of literature and art of the Vologda region, also a film club was created on the basis of the museum in 2007.

Since 2008, the project “New Names” has been operating, which provides an experimental platform for young photographers and writers on the basis of the museum. Also, with the participation of the museum, the literary almanac “Autograph” and booklets dedicated to famous writers of the Vologda region are published.

May 10, 2023 is closed for restoration!