Makhachkala Art Museum

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Makhachkala Art Museum
Makhachkala Art Museum

The Dagestan Art Museum of Fine Arts named after P.S. Gamzatova was officially opened in 1958, although the formation of the future collection began long before that. Its exposition has about 14,000 valuable exhibits, thanks to which the museum is the richest in the North Caucasus. Sometimes it is also called the "Small Hermitage". It contains objects and exhibits of Western European art of the XVI-XIX centuries, Russian art of the XIX-XX centuries: paintings, drawings, lithographs. The painting is represented by paintings by famous Russian artists I.K. Aivazovsky, I.N. Kramskoy, V.I. Surikov, I.I. Levitan, and Dagestani artists M.-A. Dzhemal, Yu.A. Mollaev, D.A. Kapanitsyn, H.-B. Askar-Saryja and others.

In addition to paintings, there are many relics and objects made of carved wood and stone, jewelry, weapons, hammered dishes and utensils, carpets and national clothes, glass, ceramics. Some specimens are dated II millennium before our time.

10 halls are presented for inspection, the exhibition is diverse and interesting and definitely deserves attention. Educational excursions are conducted. In addition to the permanent exhibition, temporary exhibitions are organized.

Makhachkala Art Museum
Makhachkala Art Museum

🌐 Website: dagartmuseum.dag.muzkult.ru

🕐 Working hours

From 10:00 to 17:45, Monday is a day off.

💵 Entrance fee / ticket price

Adults – 150 rubles, pensioners – 50 rubles, students – 60 rubles, schoolchildren - 30 rubles, excursion service – 200 rubles. The Pushkin card is valid. Professional photography – 500 rubles.

🚶 How to get there

The museum is located in the historical part of the city at 8 M. Gorky Street (Art Museum on the map). You can get there on a large number of routes of city buses, trolleybuses and minibuses along the main street Rasul Gamzatov Avenue to the stop "Gorky Street".

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