Rare paintings quietly die in storerooms
State Museum
Almost from the day of independence of Kyrgyzstan in the State Museum of Fine Arts Gapara Aytiev stopped restoration work.
While «doctor» paintings have something to do. In the main museum's storerooms countries are unique works of art that require updating. For this reason, some of them have never been exhibited, as lovers of this art form has been deprived of touch with the unknown and beautiful works of masters of the brush.
The restorer - is a surgeon, say artists and art historians. But unfortunately, people, their painstaking work back to life creations of past centuries, the republic has run out. And all because it is a very rare profession after the collapse of the Union proved unnecessary, as well as museums in their time. Correspondents are able to visit the museum's storerooms name Gapara Aytiev and personally make sure the status of the national heritage of the country. Chief curator of paintings Aigul Mam-betkazieva calls the situation in plain English «close to the critical». Frequent switching off the light breaks the engine room, which controls a special temperature in the storerooms, and this is detrimental to the canvases, especially the old. And the equipment that supports the necessary microclimate, has long been obsolete.
- And in such circumstances are canvases XVIII-XIX centuries - bitterly said the museum staff. - This is the work of famous artists - Vasily Shishkin, Ilya Repin, Vasily Vereshchagin, which Kyrgyzstan has received on the program of cultural exchange back in Soviet times.
Because not only lack of money, but its lack of restoration of the museum have not arranged exhibitions of paintings, sculptures in the regions of Kyrgyzstan. This business is not only very costly but also risky. No one can guarantee the safety of canvases, especially the old. Typically, when even short-term «Travel» picture should be carefully examined and restored. But who will? Keepers only helplessly razvodyat hands.
Aigul Mambetkazieva showed us a unique work that few viewers have seen - is a portrait of Catherine the Great unknown artist, made butter and dated XVIII century, admirable picture «In the foothills» Ivan Gatchenko and many others.
According to the art work in museums today little charm anyone. Indeed, the average monthly wage of a staff member to custody are works of art, sometimes priceless - all 2 thousand soms, why not lure young people here. The case came to the fact that this year in the universities of the country, preparing for future cultural workers, the Department of «Art» not been set. According to Mambetkazievoy in four divisions of the state museum have put on 4 - 5 people and operates one officer.
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Tatiana Popova, curator of the Fund, Head of Department of Painting:
- This year, in agreement with the Government of Moscow, we sent to study in the Arts and Crafts University SG Stroganov one of his staff that learned on the restorer. But can he live on this salary? Museum workers are paid little.
About our concerns known at the Ministry of Culture, but nothing can help. I work at the museum 30 years and I can safely say that today employs some enthusiasts. This particular area of need government support, we can not allow the cultural heritage of the nation so bad were killed. And then a museum - is not only a scientific and methodical center for the study of art, but also a very big economic mechanism, all the problems which staff can not solve.
State Museum
Almost from the day of independence of Kyrgyzstan in the State Museum of Fine Arts Gapara Aytiev stopped restoration work.
While «doctor» paintings have something to do. In the main museum's storerooms countries are unique works of art that require updating. For this reason, some of them have never been exhibited, as lovers of this art form has been deprived of touch with the unknown and beautiful works of masters of the brush.
The restorer - is a surgeon, say artists and art historians. But unfortunately, people, their painstaking work back to life creations of past centuries, the republic has run out. And all because it is a very rare profession after the collapse of the Union proved unnecessary, as well as museums in their time. Correspondents are able to visit the museum's storerooms name Gapara Aytiev and personally make sure the status of the national heritage of the country. Chief curator of paintings Aigul Mam-betkazieva calls the situation in plain English «close to the critical». Frequent switching off the light breaks the engine room, which controls a special temperature in the storerooms, and this is detrimental to the canvases, especially the old. And the equipment that supports the necessary microclimate, has long been obsolete.
- And in such circumstances are canvases XVIII-XIX centuries - bitterly said the museum staff. - This is the work of famous artists - Vasily Shishkin, Ilya Repin, Vasily Vereshchagin, which Kyrgyzstan has received on the program of cultural exchange back in Soviet times.
Because not only lack of money, but its lack of restoration of the museum have not arranged exhibitions of paintings, sculptures in the regions of Kyrgyzstan. This business is not only very costly but also risky. No one can guarantee the safety of canvases, especially the old. Typically, when even short-term «Travel» picture should be carefully examined and restored. But who will? Keepers only helplessly razvodyat hands.
Aigul Mambetkazieva showed us a unique work that few viewers have seen - is a portrait of Catherine the Great unknown artist, made butter and dated XVIII century, admirable picture «In the foothills» Ivan Gatchenko and many others.
According to the art work in museums today little charm anyone. Indeed, the average monthly wage of a staff member to custody are works of art, sometimes priceless - all 2 thousand soms, why not lure young people here. The case came to the fact that this year in the universities of the country, preparing for future cultural workers, the Department of «Art» not been set. According to Mambetkazievoy in four divisions of the state museum have put on 4 - 5 people and operates one officer.
Comments
Tatiana Popova, curator of the Fund, Head of Department of Painting:
- This year, in agreement with the Government of Moscow, we sent to study in the Arts and Crafts University SG Stroganov one of his staff that learned on the restorer. But can he live on this salary? Museum workers are paid little.
About our concerns known at the Ministry of Culture, but nothing can help. I work at the museum 30 years and I can safely say that today employs some enthusiasts. This particular area of need government support, we can not allow the cultural heritage of the nation so bad were killed. And then a museum - is not only a scientific and methodical center for the study of art, but also a very big economic mechanism, all the problems which staff can not solve.
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