The Vitebsk Regional Museum will showcase a mammoth bone, rare porcelain, and paintings by Pan at its anniversary exhibitions
During the celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore will present a mammoth bone, rare porcelain, and paintings by Yudel Pen to visitors, as reported by the museum director Gleb Savitsky.
The festive events will be held from November 12 to 16, including at the museum's branches. On November 14, the exhibition "Restoration Workshop" will open at the Art Museum. Visitors will be able to see paintings from the museum's collections that have undergone restoration at the institution. Among them are Yudel Pen's works "Gypsy," "Lady in an Armchair," a sketch for Tatiana Yablonskaya's painting "Bread," as well as works by unknown authors - "Portrait of a Papal Prelate," and the icon "Odigitria."
On November 15, the exhibition "Centennial Collection" will open at the Museum of the History of Private Collecting. Its exposition will feature embroidery and porcelain from the private collection of the first director of the Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore, Anton Brodovsky. He himself was an embroiderer, and the presented works were created in the early 20th century. One of the most interesting exhibitions will be "100 Rarities for the Museum's 100th Anniversary."
"It will showcase the most significant items stored in our collections. Starting from a birch bark letter dating back to the late 13th century, a mammoth bone, to works by Yudel Pen. The rarest items of archaeology and numismatics will also be presented, including the unique 'Book of Privileges of Vitebsk.' The celebration of the centennial anniversary will conclude with a gala concert at the Vitebsk Musical College named after I. Solertinsky," noted Gleb Savitsky.
In addition, throughout the week, presentations of booklets will be held, which will tell about the Art Museum, the Museum of the History of Private Collecting, and the I.E. Repin Estate Museum "Zdravnevo," the history of their creation, and their expositions.
The Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore was founded on November 12, 1918, and is one of the oldest in Belarus. Anton Brodovsky became its first director. In addition to his own collection, a significant part of the collections of local historian and collector Vaclav Fedorovich, the Vilnius Officers' Society evacuated to Vitebsk, and valuable manuscripts were transferred to the museum's funds. After the death of Vitebsk historian Alexey Sapunov, his archive was transferred to the museum.
personal belongings. The cultural institution faced severe trials during the Great Patriotic War, when many items disappeared without a trace.