A large-scale Art Library has been opened in Suzdal: it is based on the collection of the outstanding art critic Dmitry Sarabyanov - over 6,000 volumestranslated

On October 10, 2026, in the Kremlin Museum complex in the city of Suzdal, the State Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve opened the Art Library for visitors.

This special space is based on the book collection of the outstanding Russian art critic Dmitry Sarabyanov (1923-2013), the press service of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve told Foma magazine.

Dmitry Sarabyanov. Photo from the personal archive of the Sarabyanov family / provided by the press service of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve

They noted that the transfer of the family book collection of the outstanding scientist to the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve is “a truly significant event for the museum and scientific community.”

The specially created space of the library and reading room has now made the legacy of Dmitry Sarabyanov accessible to a wide range of readers, while simultaneously ensuring careful storage of publications.

Photo courtesy of the press service of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve

“The Sarabyanov Art Library is not just a valuable collection of books, but the embodied memory of a scientist who has largely shaped modern Russian art history,” she commented on the event...