Kherson Regional Art Museum named after O. Shovkunenko

Almost in the very center of Kherson is a center of cultural development — the Kherson Regional Art Museum named after O. Shovkunenko. The museum was founded in 1978 in the building of the former city duma, built back in 1897. Since then, the museum collection has numbered about 12 thousand items. Among them, the most significant are the works of the Russian collector Maria Kornilovska, gifts from other artists and members of their families, a collection from the local history museum and from other countries of the world.

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When you enter the art museum, you immediately notice the beauty not only of the exhibits, but also of the interiors themselves. Decorative wall stucco, grand staircases, exquisite chandeliers — every detail seems to prepare the viewer for the main performance. The exhibition hall always features works by M. Shibanov, S. Sviatoslavskyi, M. Pymonenko and P. Levchenko. Music by outstanding composers always plays in the museum halls, highlighting the presentability of the exhibits and helping visitors feel the spirit of years past, and the authors' intent reflected in the artists' works.