The Museum’s history dates back to 1913 when Mikhail Nesterov, an artist born in Ufa donated his collection of Russian graphics and paintings to his native city. The donation included canvases by Ilya Repin, Nicholas Roerich and other renowned masters. Thirty one of the donated paintings were the work of the donator.
The Museum opened in 1920, but it got the name of Mikhail Nesterov only after the Great Patriotic War, in 1954. The Museum presently holds 109 works by Nesterov, the largest collection of his paintings and graphics in Russia. A significant part of the exhibition is dedicated to the artist’s memory.
The Museum takes great pride in its unparalleled collection of paintings by David Burlyuk, pioneer of Russian futurism.
The Museum’s collection exceeds thirteen thousand exhibits including modern and Soviet artworks, traditional Bashkir art, as well as the works of Russian, East European, and Oriental masters.
The Museum holds unique icons of the 15th to 17th centuries, the Palekh script, church silverware, and copper mold plastic artworks, paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky, Karl Bryullov, Mikhail Vrubel, and other renowned Russian artists, as well as of the works of foreign masters: prints, sculptures, and porcelain.
The Museum has opened a number of affiliates in Bashkortostan’s towns and regions with a view to promoting visual arts in the republic.
The Museum opened in 1920, but it got the name of Mikhail Nesterov only after the Great Patriotic War, in 1954. The Museum presently holds 109 works by Nesterov, the largest collection of his paintings and graphics in Russia. A significant part of the exhibition is dedicated to the artist’s memory.
The Museum takes great pride in its unparalleled collection of paintings by David Burlyuk, pioneer of Russian futurism.
The Museum’s collection exceeds thirteen thousand exhibits including modern and Soviet artworks, traditional Bashkir art, as well as the works of Russian, East European, and Oriental masters.
The Museum holds unique icons of the 15th to 17th centuries, the Palekh script, church silverware, and copper mold plastic artworks, paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky, Karl Bryullov, Mikhail Vrubel, and other renowned Russian artists, as well as of the works of foreign masters: prints, sculptures, and porcelain.
The Museum has opened a number of affiliates in Bashkortostan’s towns and regions with a view to promoting visual arts in the republic.
