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Novosibirsk State Fine Art Museum is in the building of Sibrevkom on Krasny avenue. It was created in 1926, about the same time as the construction of the Opera and Ballet Theatre began. It raised the status of the city as the center of Siberian region of Russia.

The idea of the museum collection appeared already in the 20th of the twentieth century, although then it were only occasional purchases at art exhibitions. The task was approached more seriously only after the war, as by that time Novosibirsk had become an industrial center of Siberia, and the third largest city in Russia.

In the 50th of the past century the question of the museum collection was considered at top level of the country so all main museums of Moscow (Tretyakov Gallery and Pushkin Museum) and St. Petersburg (Hermitage and Russian Museum) gave their exhibits.

As the collection grew, the Novosibirsk art museum required the appropriate building, and it was decided to give it the building of Sibrevkom on Krasny avenue. The building was designed in the constructivism style by the architect Kryachkov in 1926. The architect also designed the opposite One Hundred Apartment House.

Now at the art museum you can see the pictures of many well-known Russian painters of 18-20 centuries. The permanent museum exposition includes an interesting collection of pictures by Nicholas and Svyatoslav Roerich. The ancient Russian art is represented by a very valuable collection of icons.

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The building of the Art Museum, former Sibrevkom, on Red Avenue in Novosibirsk
The Art Museum of Novosibirsk has a very large collection of original paintings by the Roerichs
The staircases of the former building of the Sibrevkoma - once the place where the commissioners were housed
Painting by Svyatoslav Roerich "Nomads from Spiti", 1970, in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Nicholas Roerich`s painting "Idols", 1943, in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Nicholas Roerich`s painting "Genghis Khan", 1937, in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Nicholas Roerich`s painting "Nanda Devi", 1943, in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Svyatoslav Roerich`s painting "We all whisper", 1961, in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Nicholas Roerich`s painting "Santana", 1943, in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Painting by Karl Bryullov "Eclipse of the Sun, Diana`s Farewell to Apollo", in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Portrait of Catherine II in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Large hall on the second floor of the building Sibrevkom where now Art Museum placed
Paintings in the style of abstractionism in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
The Central entrance to the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Exhibits from the collection of porcelain in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Paintings in the style of abstractionism in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Collection of porcelain Dulevo plant 1910 to 1912
Halls with paintings in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Painting by Mikhail Romadin "Walking Afanasii Nikitin in India" in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
Painting By Mikhail Romadin " Walking Afanasy Nikitin. Departure" in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk
I.Brodsky`s painting "Great October", 1924 in the Art Museum of Novosibirsk