Testament of Ivan Aivazovsky

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Paragraph 1.
The management of the gallery for the Feodosia City Council, in accordance with Section 9 of the first spirit will IK Aivazovsky, elected for 4 years most worthy of his grandchildren or great grandchildren to be charged with care, as the integrity of the building and the gallery extensions that have fallen along with the gallery to the city, and everything else that is in the gallery of the property.
Note: In case of being in the living grandchildren or great grandchildren Aivazovsky no one will be elected directors of the gallery, I think I might choose someone from outside.
Paragraph 3.Galereya, being, in accordance with paragraph 9 of the will, the property of the city, contained in the resources allocated according to the estimate of the Feodosia City Council. All expenses of the gallery made city government.
Paragraph 7. Entry fees from visitors, according to punktu9 (a) wills, acts in favor of Feodosia Charitable Society, which organizes the collection of admission on its own.
Paragraph 8. The gallery can not be ustraivaemy no performances, no concerts, no other kind of meeting.
Paragraph 9.Vsyaky wishing to reproduce copies of paintings that are in the gallery, must obtain from the City Government written permission.
Paragraph 12.Za reproduction of copies of paintings by Aivazovsky, located in the gallery, is free of charge. Copying is permitted only with those pictures that are in the gallery.
Paragraph 13.Prodazha and storing copies of paintings by Aivazovsky prohibited only in the main hall of the gallery, in the same rooms free gallery for sale and possession of copies allowed with the permission of council.
Параграф14.Фотографирование paintings by Aivazovsky Gallery with permission administration.
Paragraph 15. Art gallery takes on a commission basis selling photographs of paintings by Aivazovsky.
Paragraph 16. In the months from April 1 to October 1, internal repairs can be made only if the most extreme necessity.
Paragraph 17. Gallery is open all year round and can be zakryvaema for internal repairs and cleaning for a very short time.

It turns out that if you believe Nicholas Barsamovu, and not to believe it is not possible, then, in fact, we now completely trampled the last will of a great artist, on the very fact of the different nature of entertainment in his own home, after his death.
Yes! With his life in the Grand Exhibition Hall were eminent composers and talented artists such as Arthur Rubinstein, Henryk Wieniawski, artists Maly K. Varlamov, N. Sazonov. Yes! In his life on his "Diamond Jubilee" September 26, 1897 was held in the large hall a sumptuous lunch, which was attended by celebrity guests in the persons of the Ministry of Education of Russia, Tauride Governor Pyotr Mikhailovich Lazarev, Mayor L. Durante, representatives of the Ministry of Maritime and the Russian Navy. But it was during the life of Ivan Aivazovsky ...
Will we continue to trample on and the last will of our great artist?
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... my sincere desire that my art gallery building in the town of Feodosia , with all of her paintings, statues and other works of art in this gallery were full ownership of the town of Feodosia , and in remembrance of me , Aivazovsky, bequeath gallery of the town of Feodosia , my hometown ...
( from probate IKAyvazovsky )
Everyone knows where the gallery , but in the courtyard of the Armenian Church St. Sergius were probably not all , also show photos, still summer , right from your mobile ...
 On the sarcophagus inscription
" Born a mortal, left behind him an immortal memory."