"Land of flax — Kostroma" is the name of the exposition of the Museum, which presents old and modern fabrics and clothes, demonstrates processing of flax in details.
Visitors of the Museum can not only see masters working for spinning wheels and looms, but also try themselves in these kinds of handcraft.
The name of the second hall of the Museum is "Fairytales of Bark". You can see there real wonders of birch bark processing, over-the-shoulders boxes, salt-cellars, lopatoshniks, pistons, bast shoes and many others.
Works of modern birch-bark masters are of particular popularity. It is possible to master technique of working with bark directly in the hall under the supervision of an expert.
The unique collection of Russian birch-bark fairytales — is the centre of the exposition.
In the trade and exhibition hall of the modern flax, you can see works of local masters and buy things you like the most.
You will find there a wide range of woven and knitted linen products, linen clothes, including Russian traditional men's shirts and women's sundresses.
The Museum offers a great variety of souvenirs made of flax and bark, as well as pottery and antique household items.
There is a craft school at the Museum, which caters children of different ages.
Adults and visitors of the city can learn to work with the bark on the master classes. During just one lesson, each student will produce a bark product: a keepsake with the symbol of Kostroma, a home or a personal talisman.
Upon preliminary application from tourist groups, varied game shows can be arranged, such as "Kuzminki" (craftsmen's holiday), "Rozhdestvo Yarily" (the nativity of Yarilo) and "Snegurkini Igrisha" (snow maiden's merrymaking).
Situated on the embankment of the Neva River and in the historical centre of Saint Petersburg, the building of the Kunstkammer has been a symbol of the Russian Academy of Sciences (the RAS, for short) since the early 18th century.
Founded by order of Peter the Great as the Kunstkammer, the museum was opened to the public in 1714. It was establis...
At the Petrogradskaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, the familiar silhouette of the legendary 1st rank warship cruiser Aurora towers above its surroundings.
The Aurora cruiser was laid down at the New Admiralty Shipyard on 23rd May 1897, launched on 11th May 1900 and commissioned to join the Russian Navy in July of 1903.
During the Russo-Japan...
The Model Chamber of Saint-Petersburg (1709–1805).
In 16th — 18th centuries, when the European maritime powers created their permanent fleets, the construction, assembly and storage of ship models became a matter of national importance. Before a new ship was built, its reduced copy or engineering model had to be made. During the development of t...
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