Rybinsk State History, Architecture and Art Museum-Preserve
The Rybinsk State History, Architecture and Art Museum-Preserve museum in the Volga Region was founded in 1910. The main museum building is on the Volga bank, and was built in 1912 by Moscow architect A. Ivanov. Inside the building may still be found the original decoration including iron banisters and ceiling plasters.
The Rybinsk museum's collection of Foreign Art is very valuable in the region. The Western- European painting collection represents the Netherlands, French, German and Italian art schools (Melchior d'Hondecoeter). The museum possesses samples of the leading sculpture, ceramic and porcelain centres of Europe.