The State Museum of Palekh Art was founded in 1934. The core of its collection is made up of lacquer miniatures painted by local artists and Old Russian icons. The artists started preserving their best works from the first years of existence of the new Palekh art. Today, the museum is home to more than 2,000 works made in the original Palekh style, which is based on the color fusing technique and traditional iconographic compositions.
The museum’s collection features lacquer miniatures from Fedoskino, Mstyora, Kholui, Japan, and China, as well as Western European and Russian paintings from different centuries. It also contains such gems as ancient icons of the 15th and 16th centuries, icons from the Holy Cross Church, and examples of the unique 18th-century Palekh style Akathist to the Savior and The Life and Miracles of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. In total, the collection comprises more than 15,000 items.
The museum’s collection features lacquer miniatures from Fedoskino, Mstyora, Kholui, Japan, and China, as well as Western European and Russian paintings from different centuries. It also contains such gems as ancient icons of the 15th and 16th centuries, icons from the Holy Cross Church, and examples of the unique 18th-century Palekh style Akathist to the Savior and The Life and Miracles of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. In total, the collection comprises more than 15,000 items.
