Топ-100 Tchaikovsky Collections and the von Meck Legacy | Denis von Meck
 
Medals and Coins from 18 Countries
Busts, Statuettes, and Bas-Reliefs from 20 Countries
Exceedingly Rare Autographs of Contemporaries
The Private Museum Collections of Denis von Meck
"Tchaikovsky in the Art of Medals"

"Portrait, Photography, Poster, Print"

"Tchaikovsky in Antique Editions"

"Tchaikovsky in Small Sculpture"

"The Monument to Tchaikovsky by Mukhina"

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Чайковский в скульптуре из собраний редчайших экземпляров частной коллекции Дениса Андреевича фон Мекка
Collector, Family Historian, and Cultural Volunteer — Denis von Meck
THE LARGEST COLLECTION
Over 150 Coins and Medals
from More Than 20 Countries Around the World
Pyotr Ilyich is renowned and beloved throughout the world, and one of the indirect confirmations of this statement may well be the world's largest collection of medallic art and numismatics featuring portrait depictions of the great musical genius — and not only. Commemorative coins, commemorative and award medals, medallions, plaques, and tokens in gold, silver, bronze, tombac, copper, aluminium... France, the Netherlands, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Germany, Russia, Italy, North Korea, Hungary, Laos, Poland, the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Japan, Portugal, China, Ukraine, San Marino. Some of these are unique specimens, and images of many of them are absent even from the finest thematic catalogues.
There are several error specimens, as well as numbered and named examples.
Also of great interest is the largest collection of exceedingly rare badges and insignia.
We have positive experience — exhibitions were held in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 in Moscow, Klin, Volgograd, and St. Petersburg, in museums, theatres, and concert halls, and within the framework of the project "Tchaikovsky — Music Without Borders" in 2025, in 20 cities.


Busts, Bas-Reliefs,
and Statuettes
Every artist sees in their own way, and the finest example of this is the large collection of three-dimensional portraits of a single individual — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — created by his admirers from various countries. Plaster, bronze, silumin, plastic, wood, and other materials obediently take shape with the aim of conveying the image of one of the most beloved and popular figures in the world. Among the artists are: Aram Arutyunovich Airiev, Leonid Mikhailovich Torich-Trapeznikov, Robert Romanovich (Robertovich) Bach, Vladimir Isakovich Sychev, Georgy Filippovich Vetyutnev, Pyotr (Peisakh-Leizer) Moiseyevich Krivorutsky, Yuri Petrovich Pommer, Vasily Fedorovich Ermakov, Nikolai Stepanovich Baganov, Nikolai Alexandrovich Dronov, Evgeny Stanislavovich Yasvin, Alexander Alexandrovich Rozhnikov, Viktor Sergeyevich Ostrikov, and others. The collection has been exhibited at the P.I. Tchaikovsky House-Museum in Klin, as well as in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Volgograd, and is ready for further exhibitions.
Antique Books. Autographs. Sheet Music.

A unique collection of museum calibre that demonstrates the love and attention devoted to Pyotr Ilyich during his lifetime and after his departure to a better world. Exceedingly rare books, not only from the Russian Empire, including some bearing the autographs of great and renowned contemporaries and admirers of P.I. Tchaikovsky. Rare editions of sheet music, including those published during his lifetime. Some of these have been digitised and are available for free consultation as part of one of the Foundation's programmes.
Portraits, Photographs,
Posters, Prints, Stamps,
and Postcards
A selection of rare pre-revolutionary and later works. Original photographic images from the 19th century, works of graphic art in the form of prints, contemporary graphic art, painted portraits, and a collection of large posters for the film "Tchaikovsky" from the 1970s, originating from more than 10 countries around the world — the United Kingdom, East Germany, Argentina, Spain, Japan, the USSR, Poland, Yugoslavia, and others.
Antique and modern postcards, envelopes, and stamps from dozens of countries.
The Foundation is interested in historical sources — both originals and copies — for the study of the history of the Tchaikovsky, Davydov, and von Meck families, as well as for its collection. We gratefully accept donations or are happy to acquire items through purchase.