Kherson Art Museum
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The Kherson Art Museum (also known as the Oleksii Shovkunenko Kherson Regional Art Museum;[2] Ukrainian: Херсонський обласний художній музей імені Олексія Шовкуненка, romanized: Khersonskyi oblasnyi khudozhnii muzei imeni Oleksiia Shovkunenka) is an art museum in Kherson, Ukraine.[3][2] It is housed in Kherson's former city hall building.[1] The museum opened on 27 May 1978.[1]
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Херсонський обласний художній музей імені Олексія Шовкуненка | |
Established | 27 May 1978[1] |
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Location | Kherson, Ukraine |
Type | Art museum |
Website | https://artmuseum.ks.ua |
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During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the museum was looted by Russian troops while Kherson was occupied. A short time before the city was liberated by Ukrainian forces, the collection was moved to the Central Museum of Taurida in Simferopol in Russian-occupied Crimea.[4][5]