![Hermitage Vyborg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Hermitage_Vyborg.JPG)
The Hermitage-Vyborg Center is an external branch of the
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
based
Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage Museum ( rus, Государственный Эрмитаж, r=Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, p=ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ, links=no) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the list of ...
in the
Karelian town of
Vyborg
Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus ne ...
. The museum was opened in 2010. Hermitage-Vyborg Center is located in the Vyborg Art Museum and Drawing School building (1930), which was designed by the
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
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architect
Uno Ullberg
Uno Werner Ullberg (15 February 1879 in Viipuri – 12 January 1944 in Helsinki) was a famous Finnish architect.
Background
Educated in Helsinki, Ullberg returned to his home town Viipuri in 1906. He drew most of his buildings in Viipuri, bu ...
.
History
Vyborg Art Museum and Drawing School was built in 1929–1930 when the town was a part of
Finland
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. The
classicism
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and
functionalism style building is located on top of the 16th-century Panzerlachs Bastion, which was one of the fortifications of the
Vyborg town wall
The Vyborg town wall (russian: Выборгская городская стена, fi, Viipurin kaupunginmuuri, sv, Viborgs stadsmur) was a defensive structure built around the town of Viborg (today Vyborg, Russia). It was completed during the ...
.
VIIPURI ART MUSEUM AND DRAWING SCHOOL
In-Arch. Retrieved 3 July 2014. Like Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, see ...
's famous Vyborg Library
Vyborg Library ( fi, Viipurin kaupunginkirjasto) is a library in Vyborg, Russia, built during the time of Finnish sovereignty (1918 to 1940-44), before the Finnish city of Viipuri was annexed by the former USSR and its Finnish name was changed to ...
, it is another remarkable piece of Finnish-era modern architecture
Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form ...
in Vyborg.
The Vyborg Art Museum and Drawing School were founded by the Vyborg Art Society ( fi, Viipurin taideyhdistys) (established in 1890). The museum had a large collection of Finnish and European art as well as works of various Russian masters. Vyborg was the second largest city in Finland and the Vyborg Art Museum was considered the country's second-most significant art museum, next to the Ateneum
Ateneum is an art museum in Helsinki, Finland and one of the three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. It has t ...
in Helsinki
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. It was severely damaged during World War II
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and the collections were relocated to several Finnish art museums. After the war, Vyborg became a part of the Soviet Union
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and the building was renovated for administrative use.
The latest renovations took place in the early 2000s. A children's art school was opened in 2003 and the Hermitage-Vyborg Center project was launched in November 2007. The branch museum was finally opened in June 2010.
Sources
The Hermitage-Vyborg Center
The State Hermitage Museum
References
External links
Art museums and galleries in Russia
Hermitage Museum
Buildings and structures completed in 1930
Modernist architecture in Finland
Modernist architecture in Russia
Museums in Vyborg
Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Leningrad Oblast
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