The Nykanor Onatsky Sumy Regional Art Museum was founded in 1920 by the artist and public figure Nykanor Onatsky as a district art and history museum. Today, it is one of the richest art collections in the Sumy region, featuring works of fine and decorative arts from the 16th to the 21st centuries.
Building
The museum occupies a two-storey building from the late 19th and early 20th centuries located at 1 Pokrovska Square, built according to the design of architect Gustav Scholz.
What to see
The ground floor features Ukrainian and Russian painting from the 18th to the early 20th century, as well as paintings by masters from Italy, the Netherlands, Flanders, and France. Works by Kuindzhi, Aivazovsky, Repin, and other famous artists are presented here. The second floor is dedicated to decorative and applied arts: Ukraine, Europe, the Far East, and the Middle East.
Nearby
Sumy Regional Museum of Local History, Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral — in the centre of Sumy.
