THE MUSEUM AS A RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE AVANT-GARDE: THE ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE MUSEUM OF ARTS NAMED AFTER SAVITSKIY

Abstract

This article analyzes the research activities of the I.V. Savitsky State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan as a specialized center for the study of Russian and Central Asian avant-garde art. The study examines the museum's transformation from a regional institution into an internationally recognized research center with a unique collection from the 1920s and 1930s. The article examines the museum's key research areas: attribution and cataloging of avant-garde works, provenance research, the study of artists' biographies, scholarly commentary on the collection, international relations, and publications. It also examines the museum's contribution to expanding the historiography of the Russian avant-garde through the introduction of previously unknown works and names into scholarly circulation. The study demonstrates how, thanks to the uniqueness of its collection and systematic research, this regional museum is becoming a center for international art history research. It concludes that the museum has made a significant contribution to global art studies and highlights prospects for further development of its research activities in the context of digitalization and expanding international cooperation.