Yaroslavl Art Museum

Yaroslavl Art Museum is the largest art museum in the Russian province. It was founded on the initiative of local artists and lovers of antiquity in 1919. The core of the collection was formed in the first decades from the collections of several Yaroslavl public organizations, as well as through contributions from the State Museum Fund, the Tretyakov Gallery and the Russian Museum, from artists and individuals. Today, the museum's collection consists of more than 75,000 works of mainly Russian art.

The Yaroslavl Art Museum is a complex of buildings located both in the center of Yaroslavl and in the Yaroslavl region, which feature works from nine centuries of art: from icons of the XIII to animation of the XXI century.

The main building of the Yaroslavl Art Museum is the Governor's House. It was built at the behest of Alexander I as the imperial travel palace. The construction of the estate was carried out in one year at the expense of the treasury under the supervision of the Yaroslavl governor. Since its construction, it has been used as the official residence of the governors. All Russian rulers, from Alexander I to Nicholas II, visited the governor's house.

17 governors lived and worked in the Governor's House, starting with Alexander Mikhailovich Bezobrazov and ending with Nikolai Leonidovich Obolensky.

Since 1970, it has been the main building of the Yaroslavl Art Museum, where expositions and exhibition halls are located, concert programs and receptions are held.