Until 1994 in the northern enclosure of the Desyatinny monastery were _ creative workshops, where worked iconographers, masters of woodcarving, painters, ceramic artist.
Since January, 1994 – Regional training center of artistic creation.
Since 2002 – State Institution of Culture and Art “The State Museum of Art of Novgorod land.”
Since 2011 – State Institution of Culture and Art “The State Museum of Art of Novgorod land.”
History of the Museum foundation
The initiator of the opening and the first director of the Museum (1994 – 2008) was Gavrilova G., Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation. Minded that promote artistic creativity Novgorod land were honored worker of culture Zarakovskaya L. and Honored Artist of Russia A. Varentsov
In January 1994, was created by the Regional Educational – Production Center of artistic creation, which opened to the public April 12, 1994 with the aim of combining professional and creative forces to promote the art of Novgorod land. On the first day of the Center of artistic _ supposedcreation of Museum. Collection was conducted substantive and documentary materials about the future of the museum fund. The first works of of were donated by professional leading artists of the city center of artistic creativity April 8, 1994, such a way laying the foundation for the future museum. It has become a tradition during the solo and group exhibitions. Already 12 April 1994 opened the first exhibition of fine and decorative – applied art, presenting works by 27 professional artists of Novgorod. Gradually, during the period from 1994 to 2002 formed a collection of works of artists of the second half of the 20th century, with 2000 units. In April 2002, the Regional training – Production Center has received the status of artistic creation of the State Museum of Art of Novgorod land. In 2007 the museum was elected as a member of the collective Peter’s Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The Museum Today
The composition of the collections of the Museum of January 1, 2014 as follows: in the Museum Fund is registered 7347 items, of which 5710 items of fixed assets and in 1637 the subject of research – a subsidiary. The museum features works of works of artists with the 40s of the 20th century and the masters of decorative – applied art from the late nineteenth – early XXI centuries
The objects of the museum display:
Exhibit and exhibition halls of the museum, where simultaneously demonstrates from two to four exhibitions which are located in the main building museum. (Veliky Novgorod, Desyatinny monastery 3)
New modern museum exhibition “Museum workshop of porcelain”, based on a collection of porcelain from the Novgorod Museum funds. (Veliky Novgorod, Desyatinny Monastery 6). According to the results of the expert monitoring of the grant competition “Changing Museum in a Changing World” museum project “cobalt blue goes to the museum,” on creation exposure, recognized as the best project implemented in the Russian bankruptcy of the season 2010 – 2011 y.
An architectural monument of XIV century Church of the Assumption on Volotovo field, near Great Novgorod. (Novgorod region, Volotovo)
Museum of the conditions for maintenance of cities and districts of the Novgorod region, organized a traveling fund for inpatient care outside of municipalities, which allows for an exhibition as part of the program “Living Tradition” in the halls of municipal museums and other cultural institutions.
