Museum-estate i.e. Repin penates
The museum-estate of I.E. Repin “Penates” is located 45 kilometers from St. Petersburg, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland.
Address:
St. Petersburg, Repino village, Primorskoe highway, building 411
Telephone:
+7 (812) 432-08-28
It was here that I.E. Repin (1844 - 1930) lived for the last 30 years and wished to be buried.
The estate became one of the first memorial museums in the country under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Arts. In the “Penates”, revived after the war, you can see the artist’s personal belongings, his paintings and drawings, the works of his son, Yuri, and the works of other Russian painters.
In total, “Penates” stores about six hundred works of painting and graphics. The house preserves the memorial appearance of rooms that bear the imprint of the tastes and habits of the owner: workshop, dining room, office, veranda.
A visit to the museum includes getting acquainted with the exhibition, watching old newsreels depicting I.E. Repin in his house, visiting the memorial park and the surrounding area, which inspired many Russian artists and writers.
The estate became one of the first memorial museums in the country under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Arts. In the “Penates”, revived after the war, you can see the artist’s personal belongings, his paintings and drawings, the works of his son, Yuri, and the works of other Russian painters.
In total, “Penates” stores about six hundred works of painting and graphics. The house preserves the memorial appearance of rooms that bear the imprint of the tastes and habits of the owner: workshop, dining room, office, veranda.
A visit to the museum includes getting acquainted with the exhibition, watching old newsreels depicting I.E. Repin in his house, visiting the memorial park and the surrounding area, which inspired many Russian artists and writers.
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Telephone:
+7 (812) 432-08-28
Working hours:
The museum is open all days of the week except Monday and Tuesday from 10:30 to 17:00 in summer, from 10:30 to 16:00 in winter (from September 15 to May 15)
Address:
St. Petersburg, Repino village, Primorskoe highway, building 411
