Yaroslavl State Art Museum
Over the past fifty years, the Yaroslavl Art Museum has established itself as a respected research center. Its main building features major exhibitions dedicated to Russian art of the 18th and early 20th centuries, as we…
Kurlina Mansion
The mansion project was created by architect Alexander Zelenko, who worked in Samara from 1897 to 1900. He initially worked in the construction department of the provincial zemstvo administration and later became the cit…
Church of Nicholas of the Wonderworker in Yaroslavl
This church in Yaroslavl was the first built not by a prince, not by a sovereign, and not by a monastery, but with the funds of Epiphanius Sveteshnikov, one of the richest merchants of that time. It was the first stone c…
Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl
According to the construction record on the walls of the main church, the construction of the church began on May 9, 1647, and the consecration took place on June 16, 1650, by the Rostov Metropolitan Varlaam. The church …
Cathedral of Athanasius and Cyril in Yaroslavl
In 1664, with the blessing of the Rostov Metropolitan Ion Sysoevich, the first stone church of the monastery was built in the name of Athanasius and Cyril. After the construction was completed, the church was adorned wit…
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in the Kirillo-Afanasiyev Monastery, Yaroslavl
The Spaso-Proboinskaya Church was built in memory of the salvation of Yaroslavl from an epidemic. It housed a revered icon of the Savior Not Made by Hands, which was found at this site in 1612. At that time, a people's m…
Kyrillo-Afanasiyevsky Male Monastery in Yaroslavl
The monastery, named after the saints Athanasius and Cyril, patriarchs of Alexandria, stands out for two unique features: it is the most recently founded and the only male monastery in Yaroslavl. Founded in 1615, shortly…
Monument to the Victims of the Yaroslavl Uprising
The mourning monument, made of polished black labradorite, was created by sculptor K. A. Kozlova and architect M. F. Egorenkov. It was erected on the site of the previous wooden monument in memory of the victims of the W…
Memorial Sign Historic Center of Yaroslavl
A bronze map depicting the center of Yaroslavl, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, was installed on August 25, 2017, in the square at Sovetskaya or Ilyinskaya Square, south of the Church of Elijah the P…
Museum of Foreign Art in Yaroslavl
The Museum of Foreign Art, a branch of the Yaroslavl Art Museum, was opened on April 29, 2014. Its collection includes paintings, graphics, sculptures, furniture, and decorative applied arts from European countries and t…
