Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

Historical arts and paintings comprise the tradition and culture of a country. Pushkin Museum of Fine Art is the best collections of European arts and paintings and situated at the opposite of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow which was opened to the general public in 1912.

The history of Pushkin Museum of the fine art reveals that there are six exhibition halls which were designed by Vladimir Shukov and Roman Klein in 1898. The construction project was financed by Yury Nechaev-Maltsov which took about 14 years to accomplish the construction of the museum. Four of the six buildings are situated at the city of vokhonka and the rest of the two are in another corner of the city. After shifting the capital city to Moscow in 1918, most of the paintings and other collections of Hermitage museum were transferred at the same time. The most significant sources of collection are New Western Art Museum, Hermitage Museum, as well as it comprises various art and galleries by different artists. The great artists Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh Gauguin are the major personalities who contributed for the expansion as well as development of Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.

This historical museum faced adverse situation during the World War II. Most of the valuables were captured by the German troops and took it in their country. Although, the museum is still known as the best collections of art. It has cultural as well as political importance and has become the major attraction of thousands of local as well as international visitors. This museum comprises the collections from the eighth century; the major attractions inside the museum are various arts and paintings such as-

1.    Simone Martini
2.    Lucas Cranach the Elder
3.    Agnolo Brozino
4.    Francois Boucher
5.    painting of the John Constable and many more

Visiting Pushkin Museum of the fine Art is one of the romantic moments for the visitors due to its classic and stunning arts and paintings. This museum has become the most desirable tourist destination in present day during the beautiful journey to Russia.

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