Art gallery, formed as the first branch of the Saratov Radischevskaya museum, opened in June 1977 in the heart of the city of Balakovo. A one-storey brick building with a total area of ​​about four square meters, which houses the gallery was built at the turn of 19-20 centuries for the Industrial and Commercial Bank.

Fixed assets of the museum is a comprehensive exposition "Russian art of the 18th - early 20th centuries." from the collection of the museum Radischevskaya. In the exhibition halls of the gallery are works by famous Russian artists: portrait Makovsky, F.Zhuravlёva, N.P.Bogdanova-Belsky, landscape N.Dubovskogo, L.Lagorio, Kamenev and genre scenes N.Pryanishnikova, N.Sverchkova and F. Bronnikov. In May 2005, the exposition was added creations of arts and crafts.

After the restoration of the building in September 2009. The art gallery was equipped with modern alarm system and special lighting to the power saving mode for drawing rooms and in the locations of old paintings.

The first room is devoted to the imperial Romanov dynasty are exhibited sculptures and busts of ancient books. Through the foyer of the hall is the Orthodox and of ancient art with icons of 18-19 centuries., Copper-molded plastics and small-format icons. The next room shows paintings and decorative arts. In addition to the ceremonial hall of paintings presented chairs and tables of the 19th century, bronze candlesticks, large decorative vases and two windows of Russian porcelain of the 19th century. A separate room is allotted for creativity AP Bogolyubov and archive documents with photographs depicting the creation of the first Russian public museum in Saratov.