The Vereshagins Museum

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The Vereshagins Museum

Phone: (8202) 49-33-26, 49-33-16

Address: 162602, Vologda region,

Working hours:*

Internet:
www.russianmuseums.info/M1887 - official web page
Cherepovets Museum Association - W278, official web site чермо.рф

E-Mail:

billboard, events and excursions

Description:

The Vereshagins' Museum is one of the world museums dedicated to great Russian artist Vasily Vereshagin and to his family. It is a country-seat with seven buildings, including 5 ones of the 19th century. One of them is the house of the Cherepovets district's marshal of nobility in which Vereshagin was born in 1842. This building was reconstructed for the 150-year anniversary of the artist. There is the exposition "Peace. Family. War". Original paintings and drawings by Vereshagin, copies of his work and family documents are presented in the Museum.

The brother of the artist was famous for invention of the receipt of butter and foundation of the Russian mild industry. The Museum has the collection of his letters.

Scientific workers of the Museum collected a science library and formed catalogue. There is the Centre of Arts for Children and the Chamber Theatre at the base of the Museum.

Museum's services:
museum shop, lecture hall, public library

Museum has :
theartre

Next to the museum there are:
hotels and restaurants

for museum professionals

Administrative phone:
(8202) 49-33-06

Foundation and opening day:
founded: 30.06.1984

Organisation status:
Municipal

Organization form:
non-for-profit

Organisation type:
culture for society, scientific

Classification:
Architect and monuments,Historical,Memorial,Painting art

Average visitors per year:
13000

Specific departments:
archive, science library

Collections volume:
1000, rare collection's items: 553

Web sites and CD-disks:
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