Kursk's art gallery is named after the artist and sculptor Aleksandr Deyneka who was born in Kursk in 1899 and is famous for his mosaics at Moscow's Mayakovskaya Metro among other works. Previously the gallery was located in the St Sergius of Radonezh and Our Lady of Kazan Icon Eparchial Cathedral. Today the gallery displays work from both Western Europe and Russia as well as ancient icons. It also has a department dedicated to art of the Soviet Union which contains many examples of Deyneka's work.