ru
Articles / Ivangorod History Architecture and Art Museum

Ivangorod History Architecture and Art Museum


Subject / Museums

The Ivangorod Museum of the Local History (Ivangorod Town, 6/1 Kingisepp Road), a branch of "The Museum Agency". The museum include the Ivangorod Fortress, with the historical and architectural exhibition devoted to the defense architecture of the North-West of Russia, and the Picture Gallery placed on the former mansion of the merchant P.F. Panteleyev. The art exhibition opened on May 30, 1980, after that M.N. Pototsky presented to Ivangorod Town the collection of works by the painters A. V. Shchekochikhina-Pototskaya, his mother, I.Ya. Bilibin, and other artists of the union "The World of Arts". This collection became the base of the museum collection of painting, drawing and arts and crafts. The Leningrad Porcelain Works manufacture are displayed in the museum. There are 14 thousand of items in the museum funds. About 30 thousand people visit the museum every year.

Authors
Margolis, Aleksandr Davidovich

Persons
Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich
Panteleyev, P.F.
Pototsky, Mikhail N.
Shchekatikhina -Pototskaya, Aleksandra Vasilyevna

Geography
Leningrad Oblast, the/Ivangorod Town/Kingiseppskoye Shosse (Kingisepp Highway)

Bibliography
Туристский путеводитель по Ленинградской области. СПб., 2003., С.96
Историко-архитектурный и художественный музей Ивангородская крепость. URL: http://oblmuseums.spb.ru/rus/museums/04/info.html, С.96


Mentioned in articles:

Exhibition Halls
EXHIBITION HALLS. Trere is a wide network of exhibition halls, opened at the museums, Houses and Palaces of Culture, city and district libraries, in the Leningrad Oblast. Since April 1979 Exhibition Hall at Slantsi Town local history museum has... more


Ivangorod Fortress
Ivangorod Fortress (The Ivangorod Town is located on the right bank of river Narova) This fortress was founded in 1492 on the Devichiya Hill(Maiden Hill) and it is located opposite the castle order Narva. The fortress was named in honour of grand... more


Ivangorod, town
IVANGOROD, a town in Kingisepp District. Population: 11,200. Located at the western border of Leningrad Oblast. Established in1492, when a stone fortress named in honor of Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow and All Russia (see Ivangorod Fortress) was... more