In Astrakhan presented new information about the family of Pavel Dogadin

The Astrakhan Art Gallery hosted extended museum readings dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of its founder Pavel Dogadin. The meeting participants discussed new archival finds, the history of the art collection of the patron and the preparation of a publication about his life.

The anniversary of Pavel Dogadin, born in 1876, was celebrated in October. By this date, the gallery staff is preparing a special brochure in which they will collect materials about the collector and his heritage. In December, it is also planned to open the exhibition “Pavel Dogadin and his gallery”.

About the events of the anniversary year told the Director of the Museum Irina Perova. She recalled that the history of the founder of the gallery is associated with the exhibition “Merchant’s Portrait”, which presents works from the collection of the State Historical Museum.

Head of the Department of Contemporary Art Valery Kharlamov shared new information about the fate of relatives of Pavel Dogadin and clarifications regarding individual items of his collection. Chief Curator Tatiana Makarova presented copies of archival documents obtained from various institutions during the preparation of the brochure.

The guest of the readings was the historian and local historian Tatyana Slobodsky, who worked in the gallery for more than 30 years. She told about a long-term study, which resulted in the book “Collection of P.M. Dogadin”, published in 2007 for the 450th anniversary of Astrakhan.

During the meeting, the researcher handed over to the museum library a copy of her book, as well as the publication of Inna Anokhina’s “High Gift”, dedicated to Pavel Dogadin.