Creation of Scientific and Industrial Exhibitions by the Artistic Intelligentsia of Baikal Siberia in the Second Half of the 19th – Early 20th Centuries

The relevance of the work lies in the fact that the history of the participation of the artistic intelligentsia of the cities of Baikal Siberia in the creation of scientific and industrial exhibitions in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries is presented. The article reveals the features of the preparation of exhibition projects, the design of pavilions and the collection of objects. The article shows how the artistic intelligentsia presented the history of the region through art objects, ethnographic materials.
The purpose of the study is to restore the history of the participation of the artistic intelligentsia of Baikal Siberia in the creation of scientific and industrial exhibitions in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries using the evidence found in the archives.
Objectives: to identify and study the materials of the Irkutsk archives on the history of the creation of scientific and industrial exhibitions, both international and regional; trace how the artistic intelligentsia and public associations participated in the organization of exhibitions; determine the features of collecting art objects for pavilions; consider the content of the programs of scientific and industrial exhibitions.
Methodology. Historicism is designated as the main principle in writing the work. Methods such as problemchronological and historical-genetic are used.
Results. Based on the results of the study and the inclusion of new materials from the Irkutsk archives, the history of the creation of scientific and industrial exhibitions by the artistic intelligentsia from the cities of Baikal Siberia in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries has been restored. It is proved that the educational activities of artists and collectors were aimed at popularizing the cultural and scientific heritage of the region.
Conclusions. The urban society of the Baikal region of the pre-revolutionary period showed great interest in artistic events that were planned and carried out by various cultural institutions. Passion for science in the process of getting acquainted with the results of research by Siberian scientists made it possible to expand knowledge about remote territories, natural resources and cultural characteristics of local peoples. Having replenished the funds of museums with new materials, members of the East Siberian Department of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society, museum employees, presented objects for educational projects, which were implemented with great intensity during the period under study.

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