
The All-Russian museum of history and ethnography is a federal museum with a multipurpose humanitarian orientation. It was established on academician D.Likhachiov’s initiative in Torzhok in 1988. Torzhok is a provincial city with great history. The departments of the museum are situated in the historic city core in the separate buildings valued as landmarks of 18-19 centuries.
The museum fund consists of more than 80000 units of issue including the collection of the Old Russian birch-bark letters (12 cen.). The expositions show rich history of Torzhok and also history of all Russia. Visitors can learn about Russian orthodox and noble cultures and see how Russian people lived. Various excursions and sightseeing tours, interactive programs and master-classes for children and adults are represented among the services of the museum. Tourists can find a souvenir shop in each museum department.
The All-Russian museum holds ethnographic festivals all-year. Such festivals as Novotorzhsky line, Pancake with a surplus, Kuzminki in Torzhok.
The sphere of museum activity is constantly expanded. The exposition in the open called Novotorzhsky Kremlin was created. Besides, a unique workshop Istok works here. The hotel of the Pozharsky family was finally reconstructed not long ago and now it is one of the museum expositions.
The museum fund consists of more than 80000 units of issue including the collection of the Old Russian birch-bark letters (12 cen.). The expositions show rich history of Torzhok and also history of all Russia. Visitors can learn about Russian orthodox and noble cultures and see how Russian people lived. Various excursions and sightseeing tours, interactive programs and master-classes for children and adults are represented among the services of the museum. Tourists can find a souvenir shop in each museum department.
The All-Russian museum holds ethnographic festivals all-year. Such festivals as Novotorzhsky line, Pancake with a surplus, Kuzminki in Torzhok.
The sphere of museum activity is constantly expanded. The exposition in the open called Novotorzhsky Kremlin was created. Besides, a unique workshop Istok works here. The hotel of the Pozharsky family was finally reconstructed not long ago and now it is one of the museum expositions.
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Address: Tver region, Torzhok, St. Bakunina, 6.
Fax: +7 (482) 515-25-43
Fax: +7 (482) 515-25-43
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- Website: www.viemusei.ru
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