Yaroslavl Art Museum

The museum complex is spread across five separate buildings, three located on the Volga Embankment and two in the suburbs. The primary exhibition space for Old Russian art is the Metropolitan Chambers, a rare 17th-century example of civil architecture built in the 1680s by Bishop Iona Sysoevich. The Russian art collection is housed in the Governor's House, a building constructed by order of Alexander I that served as a travel palace for emperors including Alexander I and Nicholas II. Foreign art is displayed in a merchant mansion built in the early 19th century, which belonged to Zinaida Sergeevna Sorokina and was donated to the museum in 2010, opening to the public in 2014.

The museum's pride is its collection of the Yaroslavl school of icon painting, featuring masterpieces such as the 13th-century 'Christ the Almighty' and the 1314 'Mother of God of Tolga'. The collection also includes significant works by 17th-century icon painter Semyon Spiridonov Kholmogorets. The Russian art holdings feature paintings by renowned masters including Repin, Perov, Levitsky, Shishkin, and Aivazovsky. The museum also holds a notable collection of works from the Parisian period of Konstantin Korovin and exemplary canvases by masters of the Russian Avant-garde.

The foreign art collection, housed in the Sorokina Mansion, includes Western and European art from the 16th to the 20th centuries as well as Oriental art. In the suburbs, the museum maintains unique exhibits of provincial life. The 'Dom na Novinskaya' in Tutaev features exhibitions on the 'Provincial Bank' and the 'Bank Manager's Apartment', portraying the lifestyle of the provincial bourgeoisie. Additionally, a two-story house in the village of Rybnitsa serves as part of the museum's suburban holdings, offering insight into regional domestic history.

The Yaroslavl Art Museum is a major cultural center that regularly hosts special exhibitions and classical and contemporary music concerts. It was the only Russian nominee for the prestigious 'European Museum of the Year 2016' award. In 2017, the museum opened a long-term project in collaboration with the Russian Museum, establishing a 'Russian Museum: Virtual Branch' information and educational center. The museum's scientific and educational work has been recognized with grants from the President of Russia and the V. Potanin Charitable Foundation.