The State Museum of Fine Arts of Tatarstan Republic was established in 1958. The museum exposition primarily consists of paintings from the collection of a Kazan art connoisseur Andrey Likhachov. The museum houses more than 27 000 works. There are some precious works among them — examples of medieval Russian icon painting of the 16th century, European engraving and painting of the 15th–18th centuries, Russian art from the 18th century to the avant-garde, as well as monographic collections of Ivan Shishkin, Nikolay Feshin, Tatarstan artists Baki Urmanche and Haris Yakupov, and others.
Starting from 1967, the museum is located in an old mansion built for General Alexander Sandetsky at the beginning of the 20th century. The museum includes the National Art Gallery, the Gallery of Contemporary Art, and the Cultural and Exhibition Center of the Russian Museum in Kazan.
Starting from 1967, the museum is located in an old mansion built for General Alexander Sandetsky at the beginning of the 20th century. The museum includes the National Art Gallery, the Gallery of Contemporary Art, and the Cultural and Exhibition Center of the Russian Museum in Kazan.
