Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum: photo, reviews, address, schedule

One of the largest collections of museum values of the country is the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum. In its funds, there are now more than forty thousand items of storage, and these are monuments of both Russian and Oriental, and Western European art from the fifteenth to the twentieth century, not counting those that reflect the history of this region.

History

The museum is located in a beautiful mansion of the nineteenth century, which was built by Serpukhov merchants and textile magnates Maraevs designed by architect Klein. Even this building itself is almost the main rarity, but it is definitely one of the most beautiful buildings of the city, in which the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum is located. It was opened in 1920, and the collection of manufacturers of Maraevs became the basis of the meeting.

Until the thirties, museum funds were constantly replenished with works of art that had previously been kept in surrounding manors and in central storages. Now the Serpukhov Museum of History and Arts has divided the expositions into two sections. This is Russian art from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the present day and the West European from the seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth century.

Exposition

Spectators visiting the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum, get acquainted with the skill of the magnificent portraitists of the eighteenth and second half of the nineteenth centuries, and these are academicians GI Semiradsky, KE Makovsky, AA Kharlamov, Wanderers VE Makovsky, I M. Pryanishnikov, N. A. Yaroshenko, landscape painters A. I. Savrasov, I. K. Aivazovsky, I. I. Shishkin, I. I. Levitan, V. D. Polenov, many works of the remarkable storyteller V.M. Vasnetsov.

Particular pride - the painting and graphics of Russian avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century. Sculptures by S.T. Konenkov, paintings by R. R. Falk, D. Burliuk, N. S. Goncharova, I. I. Mashkov - this is what the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum values.

Serpukhov is a small city, but the museum does not feel a lack of visitors, many specially come here to get acquainted with this wonderful place. Western European art is widely represented by the painting of the Dutch, Flemish, French, Italian and many other schools from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth. Here, not only painting and sculpture. Furniture, ceramics and glass are also represented.

Program

The most interesting of the programs presented to visitors, which the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum (Serpukhov) developed, is "Traveling in Time". The merchant's mansion is seen off by the "hostess of the house" in a suit, about portraits of the eighteenth century tells the grandee in a wig, and "Knight at the Crossroads" - Vasnetsov's famous canvas - is represented by a guide in military armor of ancient Russia. The former grand dining room - a fireplace room - is painted on the ceiling and walls under a tree. The full feeling that the visitor is in the old Russian tower.

Here, a scene from the life of the old Russian boyars is played live: the bride-boyars are being prepared for the wedding. This is a magnificent illustration of the presented picture of Makovsky "Under the Crown": stylized dialogues are heard, from which visitors learn about the wedding traditions of the Middle Ages of Russia. The Wanderers see the guests seem to have descended from the picture of Yaroshenko Gypsy, who even offers to tell fortunes. Naturally, everyone here takes away the wishes of good and love, necessarily coming true in the very near future. And this is not the only gift that the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum has prepared for visitors. Serpukhov (Moscow region) is always waiting for guests!

Special offer

Traditions triumph here. Young people, tuned in a particularly romantic way, can conclude an agreement with the museum and in an unforgettable way make the most important turn of their personal life: from offering hands and hearts to holding the entire wedding ceremony, which includes solemn registration of marriage. All this provides the Serpukhov Museum of History and Art with a wish. The work schedule is adjusted for all planned events.

For the rest of the guests, the institution operates in the same regime: on Tuesday it opens after lunch, from 13 hours, and closes at 20. The ticket office stops working half an hour before the end of the exhibition demonstration. From Wednesday to Sunday, visitors are expected from 10 am, the end of work - at 17, the ticket office at 16.30 is closed. On Monday the museum is closed.

However, for the newlyweds, this schedule of work can be ignored. A merchant manor of the nineteenth century will accept a wedding procession at any time provided for by the treaty, and the traditions of the three eras will be a decoration of the event. The format "Animated pictures", participation in the theatrical action, live music, the first dance of young people in the old ballroom - what can be thought up more colorful for the wedding celebration? And then - a merchant's tea and rituals of regaining bread and cheese. All the time the wedding photosession continues in amazing and unique interiors.

For children

First of all, these are sightseeing routes. "Hello, museum!" - a hike with a guide to tell about the appearance of the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum. Pictures of Russian artists of the eighteenth century, children are seen in the halls at the beginning of the road, and by the end of the excursion they will already get acquainted with the Russian art of the next centuries.

Another route - "Open the doors to the beautiful" - for children of similar age is no less interesting, and it passes through the same halls. "Printed peacock" - a creative and informative excursion into the world of making a Russian souvenir. Children learn about the coat of arms of the city, about the textile industry, about the Orthodox holiday Easter.

Toys

"Magic curl" is an excursion into the world of Khokhloma. Children themselves paint their own wooden spoon. "Friendly Family" is a story about the most famous, brightest and most symbolic toy - a nested doll. Children paint a small doll on the magnet. "Gorodetsky patterns" - also with independent work, in which the children will show how well they have learned the secrets of the Volga masters.

"Fairy Gzhel" - after the excursion and a detailed story the children are offered a plaster product, on which they will cast magical blue and white patterns. "Lady" - the same with Dymkovo toy. "Zabavushka" - familiarity with crafts of traditional Russian toys. Children are given the opportunity to join the art craft: they paint the toy they donated from gypsum themselves. A truly fabulous world gives the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum to the younger generation. The address of the museum in Serpukhov will be given below. Phone: (4967) 35-26-70.

Interactive programs

"Enchanted Chalice" is a program designed for junior and middle school age. Children learn about the appearance and distribution, as well as the main types of Russian porcelain, look at the representation of the shadow theater, and then they will paint plaster models with selected patterns.

"Lessons of the French" - an interactive program for older students of the general education school, in which they improve their knowledge of the language, expand the vocabulary. Interest in art entails and love for the previously widespread in Russia, French.

A little more about creative excursions and additional offers

"At the Samovar" - interesting stories about Russian samovar, about the ancient traditions of tea drinking in Russia. Here you can get acquainted with the life and everyday life of ordinary people of the nineteenth century, knowledge of which is reinforced by the genre paintings of the Wanderers. Also in the museum you can spend the birthday of the child. Scenarios are very diverse and all extremely fascinating, and they do not depend on the age of the birthday: excursions, surprises, unexpected meetings, master classes, many congratulations.

"I am an artist" is a program for those wishing to develop cognitive and creative abilities, in which an acquaintance with the genres of painting takes place. Here two parts - first theoretical, then - the consolidation of the theory by practice. In the museum you can hold a prom or a matinee for younger children - with games, excursions, tea drinking.

And the most interesting

"We birch dressed up" - a program that introduces children to folk Russian culture, the foundations of the Orthodox religion are laid here and monuments of the past are studied. Participants are invited to visit the museum's expositions, where, in addition to basic information, interpretation of folk symbols in the fine arts, visits to the Old Believer Church of the Intercession, and afterwards games in the courtyard of the museum and colorful dances.

One of the most interesting programs that the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum prepared for schoolchildren (photo above, see photo above) is Shield of the Ancestors. This is an experiment that has been very successful, because this particular interactive program is very popular. An exhibition was created where the material presented is used to study certain aspects of military operations in the Middle Ages: walking hand-to-hand combat - in armor and with weapons, means of protection and means for attack, peculiarities of their use - this was first shown to visitors by the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum, About which of the grateful became enthusiastic, as visitors can participate in this action.

Reviews

Visitors who came not only from the Moscow region, but also from behind it, left numerous entries on the museum's official website. Excellently compiled excursions, fascinating stories, a magnificent game of actors and professionalism of accompanying musicians are noted. Particularly often mentioned event, which holds and the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum, - "Night at the Museum." The highest level of preparation, exceptional generosity of the presentation of this holiday is noted.

Even those who got into the museum are most often shocked by what they saw so much that they thank the reviews for the pleasure they received. They write about the goodwill of the employees, about the most interesting exposition, about the richness and uniqueness of the exhibits, about joining the country's history. Many good words about the exhibition of porcelain. The entire Western European section of the exhibition is surprised by the variety, magnificence of the original. One casual visitor compared the museum to a time machine that allowed him to plunge into an unfamiliar life, appreciating the mini-performance dedicated to Chekhov. Other guests are delighted with the exhibition of icons. Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum is good in all its manifestations!

High mark

Negative feedback was not found, mostly thankful and recommendatory. It is noted that the rich interiors of the old building are mostly preserved, including beautiful furniture and an excellent parquet flooring.

Painting is diverse, there are a lot of exhibits. The museum, despite its location in the province, is quite comparable with the museums of megacities. Many note the rich choice and relatively low prices in the souvenir shop, which contains the Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum.

How to get there

The museum has branches. This is the Pokrovskaya Old Believer Church, as well as the house of the famous photo artist N. P. Andreev, who lived there in the early twentieth century. Now this is the Memorial House. Nearby is Vysotsky monastery, which is also extremely interesting even to people far from religion, because the surrounding nature, temples and the courtyard itself are extremely beautiful.

Mailing address of the museum: Serpukhov, Moscow region, Chekhov street, house 87, index 142206. The telephone number of this organization was given above. You can get here in many ways. The main one is from Moscow: on an electric train "Moscow-Serpukhov" or "Moscow-Tula", go out at the stop "Serpukhov". From the railway station you can take the bus number 3 or number 8 to the stop "Museum".