Art Museum in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary description and photo - Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivsk (Topic)

Art Museum in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary description and photo - Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivsk. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Art Museum in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is located in the building of one of the most beautiful and remarkable architectural monuments of Ivano-Frankivsk - a parish church, erected at the end of the 19th century.

This temple was originally erected as the family burial vault of the Potocki family, Polish nobles who ruled the city at that time. Many trials awaited the cathedral - so, in the 19th century, it was significantly damaged during a fire, during the Soviet Union it was closed, destroying the bell tower. However, later, during the global reconstruction of the Market Square, the church was also restored. And in 1980, the Art Museum was opened in the premises of the church.

Ivanofrankovsk Art Museum is deservedly called a treasure after all, one of the richest collections of folk and fine arts of the Carpathian region is collected here. Ancient icons constitute a separate collection. No less remarkable is the collection of works by the great Ukrainian sculptor Johann Pinzel. It also contains a very extensive collection of paintings of the 18th - 20th centuries, which belong to the brushes of famous Ukrainian, Polish, Austrian, German and Italian painters. Here you can also admire a collection of old books, works of folk artists, a collection of modern graphics.

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