The permanent exhibition of the Dagestan museum features over 14.000 artifacts, among which, the paintings by Russian artists of the 19th century: Karl Brullov, Isaak Levitan, Victor Vasnetsov, and also by the representatives of Art Nouveau and Russian avant-garde: Leon Bakst, Alexander Rodchenko and some others. Here in Mahachkala, you can also see works of art created at the request of Russian tsar Alexander III for the Temple of Glory museum in Tiflis (the modern Tbilisi).
One of the museum’s largest collections is dedicated to Dagestanian craftsmanship and features items made from bronze, ceramics and wood: metallic jewelry, household items and other objects. The collection of Western European art includes over 60 works that give you an idea about such styles as Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Realism.
One of the museum’s largest collections is dedicated to Dagestanian craftsmanship and features items made from bronze, ceramics and wood: metallic jewelry, household items and other objects. The collection of Western European art includes over 60 works that give you an idea about such styles as Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Realism.
