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Literary Museum (Литературный) Langeronovskaya 2 (Ланжероновская 2) Price: 9 Hr, 3 Hr Ukrainian, Literary Museum courtyard Price: 2 Hr entrance Telephone: 223370 Hours: 10 am to 4:30 pm Closed Monday Webpage: Odessa State Literary Museum here Translator / Guide Availabe?: 54 Hr for English Translator, 42 Hr for Russian Translator Photos: Museum: 280 Hr photos, 350 Hr video camera Literary museum courtyard: 21 Hr video camera, 10 Hr photos For a full description of the Literary Museum courtyard, click here.

History: This palace was constructed in Russian classical style by Ludwig Otton for Count Gargarin in 1842.

The plaque to the right of the entrance states: Odessa State Literary Museum. To Brygin N.A. – founder of Odessa Literary Museum, 1927 – 1985

From virtualtourist.com

Description: The Seventeen halls located on the second floor, and are chronologically divided into six collections that trace the history of literature in Odessa of almost two hundred writers. The exhibits highlight the Odessa periods in the biographies of Russian, Ukrainian and foreign poets, journalists, and authors who lived in Odessa --including Pushkin, Gogol, Chekhov, Gorky, and Tolstoy. Many open books and old newspapers are on display.

On the first floor are different monthly photo and art exhibitions. These exhibits are excellent, illustrating a unique part of Odessa culture, and well worth a visit even if the patron has no interest in literature. Exhibitions change at the beginning of the month. Occasionally these exhibitions have English captions.

There is a Bookstore left of the exhibition hall, down hallway. It has picture art and history books, collection of history, art, theater, and literary books in Russian

• CD on the museum: books.odessit.org/cd.html

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