House Shpolyanskaya (Art Museum)

The building, which now houses the Museum of Art Kirovograd, probably built in 1897 by order of the Israeli merchant Shpola. Its architectural design and interiors were a case in the initial period of the modernist trend. It is one of the copies of the construction of a new type - so began while building profitable, trading houses. The house immediately became known passage that describes a specific architectural pattern - shops and business offices are located in tiers on both sides of a wide aisle in the middle.

It is not known nor the exact time of its construction or purpose.

One of the variations - a magnificent stone mansion with impressive basements interconnected by arches. Other - describes him as a former luxury hotel "Passage" with those located on the ground floor of shops, restaurants, and so on. E., In the courtyard which has a beautiful fountain with growing around flowerbeds and exotic thuja.

Later, the owner of an elegant palace becomes mayor A. Pashutin. Documents show: here while functioned beautifully-art workshop "Art".