The Odesa State Art Museum
Галлерея старинной живописи / Одес. гос. худож. музей ; предисл. В. П. – Одесса : кооп. изд. «Коммунист», 1924. – 4, 24 с., 8 л. фот.
The Odesa State Art Museum was opened in 1920 at 5 Sofievskaya Street. The museum was replenished with new collections of art and antiquities, so the question arose of finding another premises to store the museum's collection. In 1924, the ‘Gallery of Ancient Painting’ opened in the palace of the merchant Abaza (1856–1858, architect Ludwig Otton) at 9 Pushkinska Street. Three years later, the ‘Old Odesa’ department opened on the first floor. In 1945, after numerous reorganisations, the museum was renamed the State Museum of Western and Eastern Art.
This publication is the first guide to the museum, covering the history of the gallery's creation, providing detailed information about the halls and their themes, and listing the paintings and engravings on display. It also features photographs of the gallery's halls.