Museum of Vera Mukhina: address, photo and description of the exposition

Vera Ignatyevna Mukhina is one of the most famous female sculptors in the history of world art. In our country there is probably no person who is not familiar with her most famous work - the monument "Worker and Collective Farm Girl", installed at the northern entrance to the Exhibition of National Economic Achievements and is also the emblem of "Mosfilm". The sculptor's childhood was held in Feodosia, where she was taken away by her father after the death of her mother. In 1985, on the site of the house where she lived, the museum of Vera Mukhina was opened.

Building

The museum complex dedicated to the sculptor's work was organized in one of the buildings on the former Kerch highway (now Fedko street), where the Mukhin family lived from 1892 until his father's death (1904). Fortunately, during the demolition of a dilapidated housing fund in the mid-1980s, the facade of the building was decided to be preserved. Later it was organically added to the new building, which housed the museum of Vera Mukhina.

Description of halls

The basis of the museum is the memorial room of Vera Mukhina. In it, from photographs and memories of relatives was recreated the environment that surrounded the future famous sculptor in the years when she studied at the gymnasium. For this, real furniture belonging to the Mukhin family was used, and interior items of the early 20th century.

The second room is decorated in the form of a fragment of the creative workshop of the famous sculptor. There are also exhibited personal belongings and tools, which Vera Ignatyevna used in her work.

Exposition

The Museum of Vera Mukhina (Theodosia) presents five thematic sections:

• "Childhood and youth of the sculptor";
• "Studying abroad";
• "Creativity of Vera Mukhina before 1941";
• "The sculptor's activity during the Second World War";
• "The last period of Mukhina's creative work".

Among the most interesting exhibits of the museum are wax and plaster models of works. Among them:

• Sketches to the monument to M. Gorky and the sculptural composition "Science";
• Plaster models "Gifts of the Earth" and "Gifts of water";
• Project of the fountain "Firebird";
• 2 sketches to the monument "Worker and Collective Farm Girl";
• Projects of monuments to the "Heroes of Sevastopol" and "Heroic Aviation", etc.

In addition, the exposition of the museum presents Mukhina's correspondence, a selection of magazines and newspapers devoted to her life and work, collected over many decades, and numerous original photographs from the family archive.

Other exhibits

As you know, Vera Mukhina has been actively engaged in teaching for many years. The museum, dedicated to her work, also exhibited numerous works of her students and assistants: the winner of several state awards AM Sergeev, S. Kazakov, Z. Ivanova and N. Zelenskaya. In addition, within 30 years, a collection of works by contemporary artists, including Crimean ones, was formed. It included canvases and graphic works donated to the museum, as well as a collection of children's works that received prizes at international competitions. Thus, the exposition constantly replenishes, and the inhabitants of Theodosia often come to the museum to see new canvases and drawings.

Children's gallery of marine painting

The Museum of Vera Mukhina is part of one of the most famous cultural and educational complexes of Feodosia. It also includes the only in Russia and the CIS Gallery of Children's Marine Painting. It operates at the Children's Art School named after the most famous Theodosius of all times - IK Aivazovsky.

How to get there

The address where the museum of Vera Mukhina is located: Crimea, Feodosia, Fedko street, etc. 1. Those who want to go there, will not have to search this cultural institution for a long time, since it is located not far from the city center. For example, the museum can be reached from the Komsomol Park, following the south-west along Fedko Street.

Museum of Vera Mukhina in Moscow

To be precise, there is no such institution in the capital. However, many Muscovites call it the Museum and Exhibition Center "Worker and Collective Farm Girl" (telephone for information: 8 (495) 683-56-40). It is located in the pedestal of the famous monument, which was recreated according to the original project of Boris Iofan. In the center of the building is a large white hall in the style of Stalin's Empire style with a red star on the floor. On the walls of the museum are hung photographs that reveal the history of the creation of the monument, its transportation and demonstrations in Paris, as well as the life of authors and other people related to these events.

At the same time, the main person, whose work is devoted to the museum, is Vera Mukhina. Moscow (address of the International Exhibition Center "Worker and Collective Farm Girl": Mira Avenue, 123B) is the city where most of its works are located. In addition, the house-workshop of the sculptor was preserved on Prechistenka, but it is not a museum.

Room-museum of Vera Mukhina in Riga

As you know, the famous sculptor was born in Riga. In the house located at: ul. Turgenev, 23, thanks to enthusiasts, the mini museum of Vera Mukhina operates. It is located in the former gatehouse building, where in 1889 the future 5-time winner of the Stalin Prize was born. In 1937 Vera Ignatyevna and her son returned to Riga. However, they already lived in another building, since Mukhina's father's house had already been sold to the Latvian Railway. The building at: st. Turgenev, d. 23, in itself is of great interest. It was built by rich merchants Mukhins, settled in Riga immediately after the great fire of 1812. The house is one of the few architectural monuments in the style of the real Empire, preserved in the Latvian capital.

In the Riga room-museum of Vera Ignatyevna you can see photographs and documents related to the sculptor's family. In addition, visitors are invited to watch a specially photographed documentary about Mukhina's life and some details of her family's biography. In particular, few know that the sculptor's husband is one of the prototypes of Bulgakov's professor Preobrazhensky, and many members of the Soviet government addressed him on matters of intimate health.

Now you know where the museums dedicated to the life and work of Vera Mukhina are in the capital, Riga and Feodosia. Once in these cities, you can go to the above addresses and learn a lot about the famous sculptor and the works of monumental art she created .