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Museum of Local Lore and History (Alferaki Palace)

Историко-краеведческий музей г.Таганрога (дворец Н.Д.Алфераки)
Alferaki Palace
Established	1848, 1927 (as a museum)
Location	Ulitsa Frunze 41, Taganrog
Coordinates	47°12′48″N 38°55′41″E / 47.21333°N 38.92806°E / 47.21333; 38.92806
Type	Museum of local history
Director	Galina 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.

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

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

• Commercial Assembly in the former Alferaki's mansion, early 20th century
• Photo of the late 19th century.
• Photo taken in 2006.
• Gates into the Alferaki Palace yard (from Ulitsa Frunze), photo taken in 2006.
• Photo taken in 2008.

Museum's collection

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

• The stateroom (assembly hall) at the Alferaki Palace with portraits of governors and mayors of Taganrog of 19th century.
• The project of the Saint Trinity fortress and seaport of Taganrog (established by Austrian engineer Baron Ernst Friedrich von Borgsdorf).
• Portrait of Yelizaveta Alexeevna (fragment, slightly cropped), born Louise of Baden, spouse of Alexander I of Russia.
• Portrait of Mayor-General Alexandre Remi, friend of Mikhail Lermontov
• Portrait of Ioannis Varvakis attributed to Vladimir Borovikovsky
• Governor Balthasar von Campenhausen
• General Ivan Krasnov.
• Lootings of general Paul von Rennenkampf.

See also

• Achilles Alferaki
• Sergei Alphéraky
• History of Taganrog
• List of people in Taganrog

External links

• (in English) Taganrog Arts & Culture Council, Municipal website

References

• Taganrog Encyclopedia (Энциклопедия Таганрога), 2nd edition, Taganrog, 2003

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)
2. Cводный каталог культурных ценностей российской Федерации, похищенных и утраченных в период второй мировой войны. Том 13.

v t e Landmarks and tourist attractions in Taganrog, Russia
Museums	Alferaki Palace Museum of Art Birthhouse of Anton Chekhov Museum of Architecture and Urbanism Ivan Vasilenko Museum Chekhov Gymnasium Anatoly Durov Museum Chekhov Shop The Family Seat Military museum
Monuments	Peter I Monument Alexander I Statue Chekhov Monument Monuments to Chekhov's Heroes Garibaldi Monument Great Patriotic War Monuments Gully of Petrushino Memorial Lenin Monument Monument to Defenders of Taganrog in 1855 Ranevskaya Monument
Related to Anton Chekhov or Chekhov family	Birthhouse of Anton Chekhov Chekhov Gymnasium Taganrog Theatre Chekhov Shop Alexandrovskiye Trade Rows Greek Church and Greek School Gorky Park (Taganrog) Chekhov Monument Peter I Monument Chekhov Library The Family Seat
Churches	St.Nicholas Church All Saints Church
Destroyed landmarks	Assumption Cathedral Cherepakha Islet Greek Monastery Greek Church and Greek School House with Bullets Old Stone Steps Taganrog Fortress Taganrog Old Prison Yelizavetinsky Park
Historical buildings or mansions	Alexander I Palace Avgerino mansion Kelya of Saint Pavel of Taganrog Mariinskaya Gymnasium Rafailovich mansion Shakhmatov House Tchaikovsky House Taganrog Old Station Country Court
Other	Pushkin Embankment City bar in Taganrog Taganrog Old Cemetery Chapel of Saint Pavel of Taganrog
Related articles	History of Taganrog List of People in Taganrog

• Palaces in Russia
• Local museums in Russia
• Buildings and structures in Taganrog
• Houses completed in 1848
• Baroque Revival palaces
• Museums established in 1927
• Museums in Taganrog
• Historic house museums in Russia
• Cultural heritage monuments in Taganrog
• Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Rostov Oblast