Alferaki Palace

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Museum of Local Lore and History (Alferaki Palace)
Историко-краеведческий музей г.Таганрога (дворец Н.Д.Алфераки)
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Alferaki Palace
Alferaki Palace
Established1848, 1927 (as a museum)
LocationUlitsa Frunze 41, Taganrog
Coordinates 47°12′48″N38°55′41″E / 47.21333°N 38.92806°E / 47.21333; 38.92806
TypeMuseum of local history
DirectorGalina Alexandrovna Krupnitskaya (Russian: Галина Александровна Крупницкая)
Public transit access"Museum of Local Lore and History" Tram Stop

Alferaki Palace is a museum in Taganrog, Russia, originally the home of the wealthy merchant Nikolay Alferaki. It was built in 1848 by the architect Andrei Stackenschneider on Frunze Street (formerly Katolicheskaya), in downtown Taganrog.

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History

The first owners of the palace were Nikos Alferakis, who was born in Taganrog and his family. In the 1870s, after the Alferaki family went bankrupt, the palace was sold to the Greek merchant Negroponte. Its garden was sold to the merchant community. It re-opened as the Commercial Assembly. Anton Chekhov (as a student of The Boys Gymnasium) mentioned the palace in his stories Ionych, Mask and My life. From February to April 1918, the mansion became the headquarters of the Soviet Workers' council of Taganrog.

Later during occupation in 1918 it housed the German war hospital, and in 1919 – Anton Ivanovich Denikin's staff.

After the establishment of Soviet power in Taganrog, after 1927 it housed the Museum of Regional Studies.

During the Occupation of Taganrog, the whole collection of Russian art, as well as 339 other art objects were looted by German occupation authorities [1] [2]

Alferaki Palace was renovated in 1991–1996 and is now open to public as the Museum of Regional Studies, though it is more commonly known under the name Alferaki Palace.

Views of the palace

Museum's collection

The basis of museum collections is formed with funds related to historical or artistic personalities.

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References

  1. Утраченные культурные ценности Российской Федерации / Cводный каталог утраченных ценностей Российской Федерации / Том 13. Таганрогский государственный литературный и историко-архитектурный музей-заповедник (утрачено предметов – 339) [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Cводный каталог культурных ценностей российской Федерации, похищенных и утраченных в период второй мировой войны. Том 13.