The Russians abducted more than 15,000 museum values ​​in Kherson region - the CNS

According to the experts of the Center, four trucks with museum values ​​arrived in Simferopol recently, which the invaders were abducted in Kherson and Kherson region. According to preliminary data, it is about 15 thousand art canvases, among which are especially valuable exhibits. The CNS also informed that the Russian military robbed the Kherson Art Museum named after Alexei Shovkunenko.

In the constant exposition of the museum was the icon painting of the XVII-early XX centuries, Ukrainian art of the second half of the XIX-early XX century. The works of contemporary artists were also presented. In addition, the occupiers have traditionally been removed from the city of household appliances and plumbing. In particular, toilets. It is an art museum in Kherson, named after Ukrainian artist Alexei Shovkunenko. It was opened on May 27, 1978.

It is located in the former building of the city town hall, architectural monuments of the early XX century. In the 20-30s of the XX century, the museum collection was replenished with the works of Russian and Western European masters. On the eve of the war, the museum funds had about 700 exhibits. During the fascist occupation, the Nazis was taken from Kherson to Germany and Romania most of the museum values, including a collection of works of art.

The museum's art collection has more than 10 thousand exhibits and is one of the most interesting museum collections of Ukraine. It presents works of Ukrainian and foreign painting, graphics, sculptures, decorative and applied arts, starting with the samples of Russian icon painting of the seventeenth century to the works of contemporary Kherson artists. Earlier it was reported that the Russian invaders robbed the art museum in Mariupol.