THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR, RUSSIA

The Museum of Fine Arts in Komsomolsk-on-Amur was opened to the public in 1966. It contains about 14,000 works of world art. Its gallery space is 940 square m. The Museum possesses some old Russian icons and ancient Russian books. The largest department houses painting, sculpture and graphic art of the post-revolutionary period of Russia. Presented are items of outstanding artists of Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Caucasus, the Baltic and Asian republics.

The Museum collects works of the city artists to show both the beginning and development of art in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

No doubt, special pride of place goes to a wealth of works presenting the art and culture of the peoples of the Amur region. National clothing, hand-made items of folk craft and traditional ornaments all made of natural materials seem to be keeping up the poetic imagination and wisdom of the aboriginal peoples.

There are also some collections in the Museum introducing us to the traditional and modern art of China, Korea and Japan. There are four paintings of an outstanding American artist Sergei Bongart. The Museum lays special emphasis on studying the Far Eastern art and its links with the Asian Pacific Rim.