State Russian Museum

Russia

URL : http://www.rusmuseum.ru

overview : Art and antiquities, primary focus on European and Russian. The Russian Museum is the first state museum of the Russian fine art in the country. It was established in 1895 in St Petersburg under the decree of the Emperor Nicholas II. Grand opened for visitors on March 19 1898.

collections : The State Russian museum in St. Petersburg is a treasure-house of world importance, where all the wealth and variety of Russian figurative art is superbly represented. However, it would hardly be an exaggeration to say that visiting public associate this Museum first and foremost with its famous picture gallery.

topics : european art history, Numismatics, Graphic Art, Sculpture, paintings