The Odesa Fine Arts Museum, located in a former palace

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Odesa Fine Arts Museum


Located in the former palace of Count Pototsky, this museum has an impressive collection of Russian and Ukrainian art, including a few seascapes by master talent Ayvazovsky and some Soviet realist paintings.


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