The “Portrait in Vintage Interior” exhibition is held at the Old Mansion — the department of the museum association. This building is an architectural monument of the 18th century. It was built in 1786 according to a standard design of a residential building. The exhibition was opened in 1998 after a large-scale restoration of the mansion.
The exhibits show how artistic styles changed in the interior of the late 18th — early 20th centuries. It includes Jacob-style furniture, antique porcelain and candlesticks, a needlework table in the Japanese lacquer technique. In addition, the halls of the mansion display paintings by artists of the 18th — 20th centuries: portraits of members of the royal family, paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky, Alexey Antropov, President of the Royal Academy of Arts of England Thomas Lawrence and many others.
The exhibits show how artistic styles changed in the interior of the late 18th — early 20th centuries. It includes Jacob-style furniture, antique porcelain and candlesticks, a needlework table in the Japanese lacquer technique. In addition, the halls of the mansion display paintings by artists of the 18th — 20th centuries: portraits of members of the royal family, paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky, Alexey Antropov, President of the Royal Academy of Arts of England Thomas Lawrence and many others.
