Abkhazian state art gallery, located in the city of Sukhumi on Pushkin street, is one of the main cultural attractions of not only the city but the entire country.

The history of the gallery began in 1963, when the Council of Ministers of Abkhazia decided to create a gallery-based branch of the Abkhazian state Museum. The Grand opening of the gallery in the house of a doctor E. L. Fishkova took place in March 1964 E. Fishkov was a great lover of the fine arts, and he gave from his personal collection as a gift to the state of about 60 paintings.

In the creation of the Abkhazian art gallery was attended by many famous artists of the Republic: V. Bubnov, O. Brendel, M. Eshba, H. Avidzba, etc. on the opening day of the gallery in its three halls was presented 12 about 100 sculptures and paintings. In subsequent years, when the collections exhibition gallery is gradually increased. At the end of the 60s there were already operating seven halls. The first hall was presented a magnificent copies of the frescoes of the Lykhny temple: "SV. Nikifor", "St. Isidore", "Procession of Abraham with his son" and "Trinity." In the second room of the gallery were the works of the first professional Abkhazian classical artist A. K. Chachba. In all other halls were exhibited works of the Soviet era - still lifes, portraits, landscapes and specific works on the theme of myths and legends of Abkhazia, the revolution, world war and mahadzhirstva.

In 1992-1993, during the Abkhazian-Georgian war, the building of the gallery was badly damaged. In 1994 the Abkhaz art gallery received the status of independent. Today for the gallery dedicated a new building on the street, where the house of L. Fishkova, which was founded as an art gallery.

Currently the gallery is more than 3 thousand pieces. Each year the gallery hosts a retrospective and thematic exhibitions that promote the fine arts of the Republic of Abkhazia.