22 of May 1856 is the date of the foundation of the Tretyakov Gallery. That day young collector Pavel Tretyakov bought first painting of Russian artist Khudyakov Finland smugglers encounter( ???) (1853). So it was the dawn of the first national museum of fine arts in Russia "public widely available depository of fine arts, someone can profit it, every one can admire". During last 150 years the Tretyakov gallery became one of the most important museums in Russia and in the world. But in addition to the official name of the treasury of national art the Tretyakov Gallery is the museum loved by millions. That is why the Gallery jubilee became so important event in the Moscow culture life
