Rylskiy Museum of Local History

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Rylskiy Museum of Local History

Phone: (47152) 2-28-58

Address: 307330, Kursk region,

Working hours:*

Internet:
www.russianmuseums.info/M707 - official web page
Kursk Regional Museum of Local History - W1495, official web site kursk-museum.ru/

E-Mail:

billboard, events and excursions

Description:

Rylskiy Museum of Local History is one of the oldest cultural and educative institutions in the region. It was found by S.K. Repina - Moscow paintress, grandniece of famous artist I. Repin. The Museum was found on March 19, 1918, and on June 15, 1919 it was opened for visitors. It's the cultural and educative center of the town since the first days of work up to present time. There are more then 33, 000 exhibits in the funds. Exposition is placed in 14 halls. Rylskiy Museum is the owner of the unique collections of art, archeology, numismatics, rare books. Art collection is represented by pictures "Peter the Great on the field of Poltava Battle" by Pietro Antonio Vigi, "English Queen Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitz" by Allan Ramsay, "Landscape" by Francesco Casanova; sculptures "Diogenes of Sinope", "Nero"

Museum's services:
Internet access

Museum has :
folk group

Next to the museum there are:
restaurant(s) or caffes

for museum professionals

Administrative phone:
(47152) 2-28-58, Fax: (47152) 2-28-58

Foundation and opening day:
founded: 19.03.1918
opened: 15.06.1919

Organisation status:
State Russia

Organization form:
non-for-profit

Organisation type:
culture for society, scientific

Classification:
Historical,Regional museum,Painting art

Squares:
permament show rooms 440м²
museum's store 25м²

Employee number:
4 (curators: 3)

Average visitors per year:
22000

Specific departments:
archive

Collections volume:
33174, rare collection's items: 24658

Web sites and CD-disks:
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