Odesa National Fine Arts Museum

The Odesa Fine Arts Museum, which has an outstanding collection of art objects, is located in the heart of Odesa, in the ancient Naryshkin Palace, built in the 1820s in the best traditions of Russian classicism. In 1888, the palace was bought by the then-mayor of Odesa, a prominent public figure, philanthropist, and collector Gregory Marazli, who transferred it to the city to organize a museum of fine arts. The museum was opened on October 24, 1899 …