Museum of Fine Arts, Kazan. Museums of Kazan

The pride of the Republic of Tatarstan and the whole of the Russian Federation, of course, are the museums of Kazan. The list of historical and modern complexes of the capital amazes with its versatility, huge collections and rare specimens.

Museum Ensembles of Kazan

In the capital of Tatarstan today there are about 40 state and private historical complexes. The largest and most versatile are the national and architectural museums of Kazan. The list of main state complexes is represented by the following historical assemblies:

- Gallery "Hazine";
- National Museum;
- the center "Hermitage" and others.

Among the main cultural attractions of the city stands the Museum of Fine Arts (Kazan). This complex is one of the ten most visited historical ensembles in Russia. However, the visiting card of the capital is the architectural and art reserve "Kazan Kremlin", known far beyond Tatarstan. From the branch museums of the city you can highlight the gallery of the history of the statehood of the Republic, as well as the assembly of natural history and the memorial complex of the Great Patriotic War. In recent years, exhibition halls of Islamic culture have become very popular.

University museums of Kazan are popular with connoisseurs of history and ethnology. This is the gallery of geology named after Stukenberg, and the Zoological Assembly. Eversmann, and the botanical garden at the capital's university and many others. Also, the exhibition hall of anatomy and the museum of archeology of the Kazan University will not be superfluous.

Of personal collections in demand among tourists are the Pinakothek K. Vasilyeva, the apartment-memorial of Sharif Kamala, the house of Lenin, the gallery of literature of Leo Tolstoy and Alexei Gorky.

The historical ensemble "Kazan Kremlin"

This architectural complex is rightfully considered the main attraction of Tatarstan. It contains not only the national traditions of local residents, but also the identity of the entire Russian people.

Today, the ensemble includes such museums of Kazan (see photo below), like a cannon yard, the Annunciation Cathedral, the Transfiguration Monastery, the Junker School. The most popular among tourists and local residents in the Kremlin are the Kul-Sharif Mosque and the Governor's Hall. In total, the historical complex occupies about 1.500 square meters. One of the symbols of the Kazan Kremlin is the Syuyumbike Tower. However, the ensemble's cultural reserves are not limited. They also include various museums of history, memorial complexes, exhibition galleries and development centers. It is worth noting that in the collection of the Kazan Kremlin there are dozens of architectural monuments of the XII-XX centuries.

Construction of the complex began in the 10th century. In those days, the Kremlin acted as an outpost of the border of the Volga Bulgaria. Closer to the XIII century the complex became the center of the Khanate of the Golden Horde. After the capture of the capital by the troops of Ivan the Terrible, the Kremlin was significantly damaged, but soon, on the order of the tsar, restoration work began. At the turn of the XVII-XVIII centuries the Kazan ensemble became the administrative center of the Volga region. Since that time, active work has begun to expand the Kremlin.

Anyone can go to the territory of the historical ensemble, however, it is simply impossible to see all the sights in one day.

National Museum of Tatarstan

The Republican scientific and historical complex in Kazan was founded in the spring of 1895. His first collections were personal exhibits of the famous archaeologist A. Likhachev. To date, the National Museum (Kazan) in the permanent fund has about 1 million unique items of history and culture. The main sponsors were scientists and archaeologists of the capital's university.

The most valuable exhibits are excavations at Ananyinsky cemetery, antique scrolls, collections of ancient gold coins, the first manuscripts and memorial items of Tatar writers. In the national museum there are many thematic halls and galleries devoted to natural sciences, ethnography, archeology, music. The Republican complex is located in a building in the past of the famous Gostiny Dvor. His appearance was formed throughout the last century. At the moment the museum is the center of all historical ensembles of Tatarstan, and also has 14 branches throughout the country. Dozens of scientists are sitting in the standing expert commission, who coordinate the activities of the complex.

The State Museum of Fine Arts

The Pushkin Museum is considered one of the largest treasuries of ancient and modern art in the Russian Federation. The Iso-Museum (Kazan) was established in 1958 by the order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The unique collections of the state gallery of the Tatar SSR became the fundamental base.

In the late 1960s the Museum of Fine Arts (Kazan) was located in the former residence of General A. Sandetsky. Today, the territory of the art complex includes not only a mansion, but also an adjacent park, fund storage buildings, children's creativity centers, a library, a scientific archive and a full conference hall.

The main areas of the gallery are exhibitions, exhibitions, restorations, publishing, cultural enlightenment, etc. In the city of Kazan, the State Museum of Fine Arts also has several autonomous branches. First of all, this is an art gallery called "Hazine", which has been operating since 2005, and the Epiphany belfry, which is an exhibition hall of ancient Russian culture.

The Museum of Fine Arts (Kazan) is famous for its original creative meetings and large-scale exhibitions. The total area for expositions is 2.500 sq. M. In 2008, an aesthetic center was opened in the territory, which works closely with educational institutions throughout Tatarstan. It is worth noting that there is also a virtual museum of fine arts. Kazan in recent years has been very successful in the field of advanced information technology. Since recently, anyone can get acquainted with rare exhibits and objects of ancient art in electronic form in special computer classes of the museum.

At the moment, the fund of the art complex has more than 25 thousand paintings and sculptures. The iso-museum (Kazan) can please its visitors with rare collections of ancient Russian, Soviet, ancient European and national art. In addition, its structure includes exhibition halls devoted to modern graphics.

Museum of History of the Republic of Tatarstan

This complex is part of the Kazan Kremlin. In its structure it is the connecting link between the memorial square of the khan's court and the tower Syuyumbike. The Historical Museum (Kazan) in the collection has thousands of exhibits telling about the development of the culture and life of the Tatar people and its state. It is worth noting that the chronology of objects in exhibition halls snatches more than 2,000 years.

The museum has many unique exhibits, which have survived to this day in a single copy. All items are genuine, and each of them carries its own interesting story. The archive of the complex is popular with tourists.

Museum of Natural History

The collection of this research center contains data and exhibits telling about the geological development of Tatarstan. This is the fossil, and the remains of animals, and rare mineral resources, ancient flora. The museum was founded in 2005, but in its short history it managed to become one of the main cultural sights of Kazan and the whole of Russia.

The building complex consists of 2 floors. The first shows expositions devoted to minerals and astronomy. On the second floor, anyone can see the unique paleontological exhibition of the region.

Museum of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan

The jubilee gallery consists of three exhibition halls with a total area of 400 square meters. M. They contain expositions that tell about the history and modern flow of the city of Kazan.

Separate attention is given to the collection of ancient objects of everyday life and culture of the capital, dated several hundred years before our era. One of the main monuments of the museum are the ancient Kazan gates, which are considered a symbol of the independence of the Tatar people.

Also in the exhibition halls you can find evidence of staying in the city of Peter I, Catherine the Great and Nicholas I.

Museum of Islamic Culture

The main historical ensemble of religion in Kazan is located on the socle tier of the Kul-Sharif Mosque. The Museum of Islam has a research and educational purpose. It collects cultural and historical items of the entire Muslim civilization. In the halls one can not only get a close look at the exhibits, but also study in detail the origins of the Islamic religion. There is information about the prophets, about Islam as such, etc. One of the most important exhibits of the museum are the ancient prayer rug for prayer, the Kaaba model, the compass for locating Mecca, the first rosary, manuscript copies of the Koran, Arab silver coins and so on.

House-Museum of Lenin

Memorial building-monument to the famous Russian reformer and revolutionary in the capital of Tatarstan allows you to plunge into the life and the situation of that troubled time in which the leader of the proletariat lived.

Personal museums of Kazan have always amazed tourists with their original expositions, but Lenin's house stands out prominently on the background of the rest. Here in each subject it is possible to trace the formation of the personality of the reformer, his attitude to the family, life, and himself. In addition, the museum presents original information, leaflets and documents of Vladimir Ilyich, his personal photographs, literary sketches, slogans, sketches.

The memorial house of Lenin was opened in November 1937. The members of the Ulyanov family participated in the creation and restoration.

Museum of Zoology. Eversmann

One of the main complexes of the natural history of Tatarstan was founded in the beginning of the XIX century by the decree of Catherine II. For several decades the museum was replenished with various zoological and paleontological exhibits. However, only in 1860 - on the initiative of E. Eversmann - the gallery began to be systematized. Today the Zoological Museum in Kazan includes 8 exhibition halls, in which there are about 10 thousand unique specimens of fauna.