Nicholas Art Museum named after VV Vereshchagin

Nikolaev - a city rich in attractions, such as the large number of museums. According to many tourists a true gem among them is the Nicholas Regional Art Museum. Vereshchagin. For local inhabitants it is the urban center of culture and aesthetics.

The museum was founded in the days of Czarist Russia in 1914, and is the proud name of the famous Russian painter of battle-pieces. The museum has a rich collection, which has about 10,000 exhibits. Experts call this collection "artistic chronicle of Ukraine." In the museum you can see works of Russian art, including genres such as painting, sculpture, decorative arts, graphic arts. True connoisseurs can enjoy a delightful painting masterpieces K. Briullov, V. Serov and most Vereshchagin.

Oddly enough, but at the beginning of the museum housed in the building of the guardhouse of the military department. However, in the 90s, everything fell into place and he was given a separate building which is an architectural monument.