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Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts

Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts (Russian: Оренбургский областной музей изобразительных искусств) is an art museum located in Orenburg, Russia. It was opened to the public in 1961. The gallery houses a collection of Soviet, Russian, and Western European art, and was initially predicated on a collection of Lukian Popov works.[1]

Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts
Оренбургский областной музей изобразительных искусств
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Established1960
LocationOrenburg, Russia
DirectorKomlev Yuri Eduardovich
Websitehttp://www.omizo.ru/

History

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Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts was founded in 1960, initiated by art historian Sergey Andreevich Varlamov. The museum was opened in 1961 in a building built in 1814 in the style of Russian classicism.[2]

The collection was based on the collection of academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts Lukian Vasilyevich Popov.[3]

Awards

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March 5, 2021 – Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (for services to the development of national culture and art, many years of productive activity)[4]

References

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