Museums are something that can tell a lot about the city, and among the tourists there will always be people who want to know more about the place visited than can be done just by walking along the streets. They are in every, even the smallest and most populated area, let alone a megalopolis like Yekaterinburg. Its history is associated with a huge number of famous people in Russia.
So, let's look at the
museums of Yekaterinburg, where it will be interesting to go for both adults and children. There are many in this wonderful city. Currently, approximately sixty museums and galleries are open to visitors. There are for lovers of history and local history, archeology and geology, natural sciences and visual arts, literature and jewelry.
Something interesting for themselves will be found by both those who like antiquity, as well as modern adherents, adults and children.
Museum of History
It’s probably worth starting a trip with historical ones. First of all, this, of course, is the museum of the history of Yekaterinburg. It was discovered shortly before the war, in the distant forties of the twentieth century. Before that, it was a memorial named after Sverdlov. This temple of history is interesting not only for its expositions, but also for the fact that it is located in a building that was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century, that is, it is an architectural value. Qualified specialists will conduct excursions and tell about the history of the city. According to many tourists, this is a very modern museum, despite the fact that history is shown here. The work uses many different technologies.
As for the exhibition funds that the museum of the history of Yekaterinburg can show, they are also of great interest to visitors. The exposition called “City, time, old house”, which has recently been updated, is unique. Using this interactive technology, the visitor will be able to virtually walk the streets, see what the city looks like if you look at it from space, get acquainted with the natural wealth of the surroundings. Literature lovers will be interested to see the old library, which was once presented by a resident of Yekaterinburg S. A. Tikhotskaya. Especially for children opened a children's museum center. For visitors regularly held exhibitions, events, excursions.
Museum of History, Archeology and Museum of Nature
The Museum of the History and Archeology of the Middle Urals opened at the end of the nineteenth century. The founder is a society of science lovers. Refers to the united Sverdlovsk Regional Museum. Expositions tell visitors about the history of the region from ancient times until our century. If we talk about natural science, it is necessary to recall other interesting places. These, for example, include the Museum of Nature (Yekaterinburg). Its fund is more than sixty thousand exhibits. The paleontological department introduces visitors to the past of the animal world. Dioramas talks about how prehistoric animals lived in their natural environment. From antiquity, visitors can gradually move today and observe evolution. It will be interesting to see the collection of minerals that prevail in the area. But those who are particularly interested in geological sciences can also go to another museum - the Ural Geological Museum. In the forties of the twentieth century, in preparation for the congress, which was held in Moscow, they decided to open it in Sverdlovsk.
Museum of Stone and Jewelry
Ural gems are known all over the world, and therefore millions of tourists are happy to attend exhibitions. Gems can also be viewed by visiting the Museum of Stone (Yekaterinburg). He is private. Created by a well-known collector V. A. Pelepenko. At the exhibitions you can see both minerals and jewelry made from them.
If you visit the Museum of Jewelry (Yekaterinburg), then you can get acquainted with the man-made beauty of the stone. Its expositions acquaint visitors with stone-cutting and jewelry crafts.
Temple-on-Blood Gallery and Yeltsin Museum
Arriving in Yekaterinburg, you can not visit the Museum of the royal family. In another way it is called the Temple-on-Blood Gallery. It was opened in honor of the royal family. She was shot in these places. By visiting this museum, you can find out the history of the Romanov family and dynasty.
The recently opened museum of Yeltsin will tell about modern, latest history, which every resident of our country knows firsthand. He first opened the door only last year. Famous people, artists, political figures from all over the country were invited to the opening, including the wife of the first president of Russia. The Yeltsin Center has exhibits that tell both about the president’s life and about what is happening in Russia during his reign. Once the museum was opened, the interpretation of some facts caused great controversy among people.
These are the historical museums of Yekaterinburg. Where else to go? For example, in the military-historical (telling the history of the Volga-Ural military district), in the museum of the Navy "Marine", as well as in "Shuravi".
Museum of famous literary figures
Where to go for those who love literary history? First of all, of course, in the museum of P. P. Bazhov, who in his tale were glorified the stone wealth of the Ural mountains. The nature of the Ural region is very beautifully described by D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak in his works. In the city there is a memorial house-museum of this remarkable writer, who makes us closer to nature with his stories. Then, a well-known classic appears in front of visitors in the “Museum of Mr. Chekhov” created at the Chekhov Hotel.
No less interesting is the museum “Literary Life of the Urals of the 20th Century”. These are several united memorial houses.
Art Museum
The literary memorial museums of Yekaterinburg were examined. Where to go next? Undoubtedly, a smooth transition to art can be made from literature.
And the first in this list will undoubtedly be the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts. Just like some others, this museum was also formed at the end of the nineteenth century thanks to the society of natural sciences. The most unique collection is Kasli art casting. Kasli cast iron pavilion received worldwide fame. In the year nineteen hundred, he became the first at an exhibition in Paris and was cataloged by UNESCO. The visitors are very interested in the collection of avant-garde artists, which includes the
works of Malevich, Kandinsky and others. The section of Western European art presents the work of Italians, Flemings, Dutch masters, French artists and German masters. No less well-known names represented the Russian collection.
The museum funds include works by Shishkin, Savrasov, Kramskoy, as well as Kustodiev, Korovin, Benoit and many other Russian masters of fine art.
"Helmet"
The Ural branch of the Center for Fine Arts offers visitors modern art forms, various projects, performances, and holds exhibitions. The international graphics gallery "Helmet" is becoming very popular among art lovers. It regularly hosts imported exhibitions of graphic artists from different countries. Visitors could already see the work of the United States, North Korea, Bulgaria and many other countries.
Museum of Illusions - an original place to visit with the kids
As in any other city, there are unusual places in this. These include, for example, the Museum of Illusions (Yekaterinburg).
The basis of all the works presented at the exhibitions of this gallery is optical illusions. Each visitor can become part of the installation and take a picture. Here you can become a little man in the house of a giant, spend a little time on the Titanic, take a walk along the observation deck of the Eiffel Tower and plunge into your favorite fairy tales.
You can visit the museum of small stories. Here, visitors will be told stories about legends and myths associated with a particular object or work of art.
Little conclusion
Now you know the popular museums in Yekaterinburg, where to go, it became clear. As you can see, there are tons of good options. There are so many museums in the city that it can take more than one week to visit and get to know them. Employees are always welcome new visitors, talk in detail about the exhibits, show new items.