The Irkutsk Regional Art Museum named after V. P. Sukachev

The Irkutsk Regional Art Museum named after V. P. Sukachev is located in a building built in 1907 for the Irkutsk Classical Men’s Gymnasium. The art gallery was founded in 1870, when the philanthropist Vasily Platonovich Sukachev first acquired paintings by Russian artists in St. Petersburg. The art gallery was opened to all comers in the house of V.P. Sukachev, and in 1920 it became part of the united city Museum. By 1936, an independent art museum was opened. There are works by such famous artists as Ilya Repin, Vasily Surikov, Alexey Savrasov and others. The museum actively participates in the cultural life of the city, preserving the cultural heritage of the region.