In Kostroma, as in any other ancient city, there are a large number of museums. The exhibits presented in them are dedicated both to individual famous personalities, whose life and work are associated with this region, and to entire eras. Kostroma museums, photos of which can be viewed in the article, delight visitors with historical splendor. Unusual lectures are held for schoolchildren and students of educational institutions. You can also attend master classes that will appeal to both adults and children. Young people enjoy visiting such museums. Among them, there are modern ones where you can not only observe and examine exhibits, but also become a participant in an interactive exhibition. In Kostroma there are local history, art, museum-reserves. Their employees will be happy to tell us the history of this land.
It is worth noting that such institutions are popular not only among local residents. Those who come to these beautiful places are also very interested in the unique heritage. For guests of the city information about museums of Kostroma with a description will be useful.
Museum of Wooden Architecture
This museum-reserve is located in the open air and represents various civil and church buildings that were brought from all parts of the Kostroma region. It was opened in the middle of the last century, located in a picturesque place - on the arrow of the Kostroma and Volga rivers . Nearby is the famous Ipatiev Monastery.
Among the exhibits stands the Church of the Cathedral of the Virgin, built in the 16th century. All Kostroma museums try to convey in precise details to their contemporaries how people lived in past centuries, which is why the log house was carefully transported from the village of Kholm to the center of the region. After that, restoration work was carried out. Also here stands the oldest surviving church in the region - Elijah the Prophet (the village of Verkhny Berezovets), built in the 17th century. There are several civil buildings on the territory of the reserve, for example, a bathhouse that was drowned in black, a hut belonging to a large industrialist. All exhibits preserved furniture, utensils, characteristic of the era when these buildings were operated. Among small forms, barns, barn, livestock buildings, sheds, mills, reflecting the life of different eras, stand out.
Museum of Flax and Birch Bark
Kostroma museums were created at different times, so some of them have a centuries-old history, while others are modern, opened recently. However, this does not mean at all that they will not be able to surprise with the variety of exhibits of their visitors. One of these is the Museum of Flax and Birch Bark. It combines two materials that at first glance are completely incompatible.
In the flax room, in addition to various clothes and other things, there are spinning machines, spindles, as well as a brief description of the process of turning this plant into material, and then into finished products. Master classes popular in our time are being organized.
Fairy-tale characters, bast shoes, which were also made of birch bark, various kitchen utensils, etc. are presented in the birch bark department. There is a sales department for local craftsmen who work in the museum and make hand-made linen products.
Guardhouse
Guests of the city will also be struck by architectural monuments. Kostroma museums display different eras, for example, guardhouse belongs to late classicism. The building itself is decorated with columns and stucco molding in front. Currently, there is a museum of military history. The exhibits are: various types of weapons, medals, orders, other awards, military documents, military action cards for several centuries of the last millennium. There is also an interactive exhibition with costumes of various eras and combat patterns.
Museum of folk crafts "Petrovskaya toy"
In the village of Petrovskoye pottery was made, and from its remains - toys for children. So it was a few centuries ago. Later, it turned into fishing. Now you can get acquainted with technology and finished products by visiting museums in Kostroma. One of the most popular among children is the Petrovskaya Toy.
The collection includes various exhibits: whistles, statuettes, not only from Petrovsky, but also from other villages. For these products, it is characteristic that the clay is not painted, but the ornament is embossed on it.
The museum occupies the territory of an old two-story mansion. Here, as in many other similar institutions, potters, enthusiasts of their craft, teach children how to make toys with their own hands.