Category:Volkhonka

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Volkhonka is an "Art street" of Moscow. But it was named after a more prosaic "institution" – an inn in the house of prince Volkonsky (№8).

The main attraction of the street is Pushkin Fine Arts Museum (Volkhonka, 12) which houses one of the finest collections of Impressionists and rich collections of European and Eastern Art. But it was originally planned to be a museum of a modest purpose: organisers wanted to open a museum of plaster-casts for students. But the outcome exceeded all expectations. Today it is among the best Art Museums of the world. It constantly organises exhibitions attracting hundreds of thousands visitors every year.

A part Pushkin Fine Arts Museum is the Museum of Private Collections (No.14) with smaller and less exhausting exhibitions.

The third museum here appeared several years ago – Roerich Museum (Maly Znamensky per., 3/5). Artists Nikolay and his son Svyatoslav Roerichs are well-known for their highly spiritual works.

Across the road in the house No. 11 in 1827 Russian artist Tropinin created one of the most famous Pushkin portraits. Today copies of this portrait can be found almost in every Russian school.

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