Lecture "From the History of the Lavretsov Museum"
Event overview
Location: Narva Castle, Reconditorium Hall + online via Zoom
Language: Russian
Format: Lecture
Cost: Free (pre-registration required HERE)
Please note! The lecture will take place both onsite and online through Zoom. When registering, please choose the option that suits you best. Ticket sales for the Zoom lecture will end one hour before the event starts.
Narva merchant S. Lavretsov and his wife G. Lavretsova began collecting art towards the end of the 19th century. By the early 20th century, their collection had grown so large that they decided to establish a museum. To achieve this goal, Sergey Lavretsov bequeathed his house on Rycarskaya Street to the city. Additionally, he left 25,000 rubles to maintain the museum. In accordance with the couple's wishes, the paintings, artworks, and other items of artistic value in their home were to become the property of the museum after the death of Glafira Lavretsova. The city museum named after the Lavretsov spouses was inaugurated on August 9, 1913, in Narva. The surviving part of the Lavretsovs' collection is a pride of our museum.
Lecturer: Galina Smirnova - historian, research associate-curator at Narva Museum. Her research interests include public organizations and charity in Narva in the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as the history of the Narva museum.
This meeting is part of a series of lectures from the open lecture hall of Narva Museum. The lectures are held simultaneously onsite, in the museum halls, and online via Zoom. The link for online participants will be sent to the email address provided at registration one hour before the event starts.