A history of Irkutsk is inextricably linked with the name of Vladimir Platonovich Sukachev (1849 – 1920). The mayor, philanthropist and patron of the arts, the creator of the Irkutsk Art Gallery – he gave his strength and resources to his hometown.
Vladimir Sukhachev
Irkutsk developed a lot during his administration time. Sukhacev organized the first Voluntary Fire Company. Telephones and electricity appeared here. The first pontoon bridge and the bridge across the Angara River were built: they replaced the inconvenient ferry. Despite the diversity of public interests of Vladimir Sukachev, Irkutsk citizens will remember him mainly as the creator of Irkutsk art gallery. It was an old dream of Sukachev: open in his hometown a Museum of Art. And thanks to him, nowadays we have a great opportunity to enjoy the paintings of Russian artists – Repin, Platonov, Makovsky, Vereshchagin, Aivazovsky, as well as European ones.
But today I invite you to visit his household which renovation started in 1989. Now it’s a museum that carefully preserves chronicles of the past – memories of a bygone era and its contemporaries.
Sukhachev's Household. Park zone restoration
The main gallery at the Household
A view to the park from the gallery entrance
An anchor on the gallery's roof
A former stable
Roof decoration on the former stable
A view to to the park from the gallery window
Interior
A room inside the gallery
Nice piece of furniture inside
Gramophone
And important information to visitors – the museum is located at Dekabrskikh Sobitiy Street, 112 and open from Tuesday to Sunday. Working hours 10 am till 5:30 pm.
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