Mariupol Art Museum named after A. I. Kuindzhi

Kuindzhi Art Museum is located in the city of Mariupol, in the Donetsk region. It was created in honor of the 100th anniversary after the death of the painter A.I. Kuindzhi, October 29, 2010. The museum is located in a building built at the beginning of the last century, in Art Nouveau style.

The museum’s collection includes 650 paintings, 150 sculptures, 960 graphic works, more than 300 works of applied art.

On the ground floor, in three spacious halls, there are exhibits dedicated to the work and life of Kuindzhi. These are documents, photographs, furniture and letters.

Among the collection of many paintings, there are both original works of Kuindzhi: the sketch “Red sunset”, and two more sketches “autumn, Crimea and Elbrus”.

In the 4th room there are paintings by A. P. Bogolyubov, N. N. Dubovsky, I. K. Aivazovsky, written in the modern period.

At the exit from the museum, there is a bas-relief and bust of the artist, as well as outstanding books about him.