Monday, November 23, 2009

Visit to Historic Surakov Museum

A preserved 19th century house & estate where artist Vasily Surakov (Василий Иванович Суриков)made his home in Krasnoyarsk. We had a great, detailed tour from the museum director that touched on many aspects of traditional Russian homes too. Thanks Slava for translating! :-)





It is good luck to take photos of yourself in the mirror apparently
The museum contains many original artworks

He loved music


Very traditional Russian home architectural style
Krasnoyarsk takes its icicles seriously?
Statue of the artist



1 comment:

  1. wow, fantastic set of pics! not only were the actual interior ones fun and with people - ie. Katherine!.. i couldn't believe there was one of you outside without a coat on... hehe - that whole museum place was fascinatingly historic. i love the shot of the front gate with the modernist high rise in the background, or rather across the street. nice juxtaposition.

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