“Keepers of Valuable Items”: About the Work of the Artistic Intelligentsia in the Cities of Baikal Siberia in the Second half of the XIX – early XX Century

The relevance of the article lies in the fact that the history of the participation of representatives of the artistic intelligentsia in the organization of public events for the townspeople of Baikal Siberia in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries is considered. The work allows you to study from different angles the main stages of art events held by collectors (from drawing up plans to implementing projects). The study determined that collectors of rare items supported residents in the process of creating public exhibition spaces.
The purpose of the work is to present the history of the participation of representatives of the artistic intelligentsia in organizing events for the townspeople of Baikal Siberia in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries based on the identified archival materials.
The objectives of the study are defined as follows: to analyze the documents of the State Archives of the Irkutsk Region, the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum named after I.I. V. P. Sukachev about the life and work of collectors, holding art events; identify the problems faced by the organizers of these events.
Methodology. The study adheres to the principles of historicism, consistency and scientific objectivity. Methods such as historical-genetic and problem-chronological are used.
Results. In the work on identified documents from the State Archives of the Irkutsk Region and the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum. V. P. Sukacheva reconstructs the history of the participation of collectors in the artistic events of Baikal Siberia in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries. It has been proven that the active work of collectors and connoisseurs of rare art objects influenced the activities of creative organizations and the process of creating museums and galleries.
Conclusions. The work presented the main areas of activity of various representatives of the artistic intelligentsia in introducing the inhabitants of Baikal Siberia to art objects in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries. The study identified and analyzed historical sources from the archives, which allows us to restore the history of the participation of collectors in the region in the work of creative associations.

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