Описание:
     Библиотека им. А.А. Блока расположена в здании бывшей Голландской церкви, автор - архитектор Поль Жако. С 1836 года на втором этаже по Невскому проспекту открыта первая выставка - продажа картин русских художников, здесь экспонировались произведения братьев Брюлловых, Клодтов; художников: Иванова, Серова, Т.Г. Шевченко, К. Маковского, В. Верещагина, Саврасова, Корзунина и др. - фактически "Невский проспект, дом 20" - это начало коллекции Русского музея, Третьяковской галереи.
      Поэтому, в октябре 1988 года коллектив библиотеки им. А.А. Блока, повторяя историю здания, стал учредителем Ленинградского товарищества свободных художников - с 1991 г. - Товарищества свободных художников Санкт-Петербурга

Здание(я):
      Здание - образец русской классической архитектуры, с прекрасным круглым залом-ротондой - теперь это зал персональных выставок.
Основатель: Волосова Галина Павловна (1939 г. р.)

      Экспозиция художника Юрия Кладова
      Экспозиция художника Александра Кремера
      Экспозиция художника Ивана Славинского

     Our exhibition for sale (Nevsky, 20) calls Your attention to masterpieces, created by the best artists of St-Petersburg. The price of the pictures includes registration of permmitting documets for taking the bought pictures abroad and customs, Registration of permitting documents is made by the service of our exhibition for sale and it all takes 24 hours. Company of Independent Artists of St-Petersburg had been established by Central Library named after Block in October 1988. Sinse that time in the building of Central Library, former Holland reformation's church-the exhibitiions of CIA have been taken place. The building was built in 1833 by the architect P.Jaco. But already in November 1834 a contract between The Association of Artists Encouragement: president K.Narishkin and the people of Holland Church had been concluded. The Association rented the apartament of eight rooms -for exhibitions and for selling pictures.The Association of Artists Encouragement was founded on 30 of November 1820. Russia already had its artists but they needed help. It was necessary to show these works to the public. Association began to arrange the exhibitions of its pensioneers and other artists. Amond the pensioneen there were brothers K. and F. Brulov, AJvanov, sculpter P.Clodt,lithographers K.Krugovihin,A.Agin, painters K.Makowsky, A-Morozov, LKramskoy and others. At first such expositions had been organized in private buildings : hall ofNarishkin's house. Since 1836 for they rented the buildings of Holland church. By that time the Association had become more numerous and developed. It included not only the exposition but the drawing school, museum, library. ' In 1935 the building of former Holland church was damagged by the great fire. Since 1988 Company of Independent Artists of St-Petersburg has been existing there. Following the traditions of the Association of Artists Encouragement it makes the expositions for sale. The exhibitions of CIA were presented in different countries. Now it's a numerous CIA which includes adout 2500 artists.