Textile Capital, City of Brides and Constructivism

12 points8 km3.5 hours

Ivanovo is a city of many nicknames: the City of Brides, the city of the avant-garde, the Russian Manchester, the Calico Capital and more. Come see its Constructivist masterpieces up close and travel back in time in this avant-garde city, the youngest and most unusual city of the Golden Ring.

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Susanin Team

Things to do

🔍🖼️ Spot interesting details
🍲🎶 Local culture

Route points (12)

Ivanovo Regional Art Museum in Ivanovo

Point on route “Textile Capital, City of Brides and Constructivism”

Point 5

Ivanovo Regional Art Museum

🏛️ Museum • 🏟️ Architectural landmark

Historical Background

The museum opened in the mid-20th century in a two-story 19th-century mansion. The core of its collection came from the private collection of the merchant and factory owner Dmitry Burylin, who also founded Ivanovo's museums of industry and of calico. In Soviet times, paintings from the storerooms of the Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery and the State Art Fund helped build the exhibitions: they sent Ivanovo a collection of works by avant-garde masters such as Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Rodchenko, Olga Rozanova and other artists of that period. Besides Russian art, the museum also displays objects from the ancient world and from Western Europe of various periods.

Architecture

Even if museums aren't really your thing, this stop is worth it for the architecture. The museum occupies a handsome red brick mansion with columns and arches. In summer it's especially pleasant to wander through the well-kept courtyard next to the museum and hide in the shade of the trees.