The history of a small town, the center of an ancient principality, on the outskirts of which Moscow itself was born, is amazing. Many unique relics and wonderful folk crafts have been preserved in ancient Rostov the Great. Therefore, guests who come to see the city on the shores of Lake Nero have a lot to choose from. In the Kremlin alone, there are about a dozen museum exhibitions. In addition, there are also several interesting museums. in the immediate vicinity of Rostov: the Art Museum-workshop of the Toporkov family in the city of Petrovsk, the Baklush Museum and the Jam Library in the village of Semibratovo, as well as the Porechensky Gardener Museum in the village of Porechye - Rybnoye.
Rostov Kremlin Museums
There are several museum collections on the territory of the Rostov Kremlin. The museum lounge with multimedia screens helps visitors to the Kremlin to navigate through the huge flow of information, find the objects they need, look at the maps of the city and its environs. It is located on the first floor of the Red Chamber. From here you can take virtual tours to any museum, monastery or historical site of Rostov the Great and the region.
In the halls of the Samuilovsky building, there is a permanent exhibition dedicated to ancient Russian art. It displays ancient icons, skillful casting, delicate embroidery, wood and bone carvings, as well as valuable items for church services. But that's not all! The richest and most complete collection of church utensils, sculptures and icons is located in the temple of the Hodegetria of the Kremlin and it is called "Gold and azure shines." In addition, the exposition of the old Museum of Church Antiquities, which existed in Rostov from 1883 to the beginning of the 1920s, has been recreated in the White Chamber.
Two halls of a specially created historical exposition tell about the ancient past of the Rostov land. This is a collection of unique archaeological finds made on the territory of Rostov and the region - bones and skulls of prehistoric animals and tools of labor of primitive people. And you can learn about the later development of the region on the second floor of the Red Chamber. There are almost 1,500 exhibits here that tell about the history of Rostov and the Rostov land of the 7th - 15th centuries.
One of the most popular collections in the Kremlin is the Enamel Museum, which was opened more than 15 years ago. Many visitors are also attracted by the collection of Yamsky bells and bells, and the medal room, where rare coins and commemorative medals are exhibited.
Schedule
The Kremlin museums are open daily from 10.00 to 17.00.
Address
It is not difficult to walk from the railway station in Rostov to the Kremlin in 15-20 minutes.
Museum of Rostov merchants
You can imagine how the city merchant estate of the 19th century looked like by visiting the exposition, which tells about the members of the family of the respected Rostov merchants Kekins. The representative of this dynasty, Alexei Leontievich Kekin, at one time contributed a lot to the restoration work in the Rostov Kremlin and the creation of the Museum of Church Antiquities. Guests of the Museum of Rostov merchants are greeted by masterfully recreated interiors of the estate, household items, old engravings with views of the city and portraits of Rostov merchants.
Schedule
The estate accepts visitors from 10.00 to 17.00. Monday and Tuesday are days off.
Address
The museum exposition is located at 32 on the street. Leninskaya.
Museum of the factory "Rostov enamel"
Rostov has long been famous for the enamel industry. The quality of the decorative glazes made by local craftsmen is highly regarded all over the world. The museum, organized at the city factory, displays products by the best artists and designers created in different years. It is interesting that master classes are held here to teach the unique painting technique on enamel plates.
Schedule
From Tuesday to Friday from 9.00 to 16.00, with a break from 12.00 to 13.00.
Address
The museum is located in building 3 on Borisoglebskoe highway.
Art Gallery "Khors"
A private exhibition of works by the talented artist Mikhail Selishchev fascinates all visitors. Highly artistic panels and miniatures made in a complex enamel technique are exhibited here. In addition, the gallery displays a collection of everyday objects from the Rostovites of the 19th - early 20th centuries.
Schedule
Daily from 15.00 to 20.00.
Address
The gallery is located in an old wooden house, not far from the Kremlin, on the street. Suspicious, 31.
Museum "Lukova Sloboda"
Parents with children will especially like the modern interactive museum. It is dedicated to onions - the traditions of their cultivation and storage, folk superstitions and rituals. All guests of the museum are sure to be treated to aromatic tea with an onion bun. And for those who wish, master classes are held here on weaving beautiful onion braids, making dolls and amulets, as well as painting using the batik technique.
Schedule
Daily from 9.00 to 18.00.
Address
The museum is located at 39 Dostoevsky Street.
Museum "Shchuchiy Dvor"
The play theatrical program of the museum is designed for children, although it will not leave indifferent and adult visitors. The museum acquaints with the legends and traditions of Lake Nero, fishing tales, and also shows a puppet show "By the Pike's Command."
Schedule
Daily from 9.00 to 18.00.
Address
The museum is located at 39 Dostoevsky Street.
Museum "Golden Nest"
The exposition dedicated to the development of beekeeping in Russia is located both indoors and outdoors. In the museum you can see different types of beehives, items of beekeeping equipment, as well as taste several varieties of honey, fragrant honey gingerbread and kvass cooked with honey.
Schedule
Daily from 10.00 to 17.00.
Address
The museum is located on the Sovetskaya Square of Rostov, in the city park.
House of Crafts
Amazingly beautiful exhibitions of black-burnished ceramics, birch bark products, lacemakers, wickerwork and carved wooden sculptures are presented in the House of Crafts, which is located on the shores of Lake Nero. In addition to finished products in the museum, you can personally see the work of artisans, as well as learn from them the technique of modeling from clay and dough, making dolls, creating souvenirs from leather and birch bark, as well as painting wooden crafts.
Schedule
Daily from 11.00 to 19.00. Monday and Tuesday are days off.
Address
The museum is located at 16 on 2nd Tolstovsky Proezd, right at the Slavyansky restaurant.
Craft yard "Firebird"
If you want to learn the secrets of the blacksmith's craft, you need to go on an excursion to the Rostov craft yard "Firebird". Here they not only show the tools that are traditionally used in the Russian smithy, but also give the guests of the museum the opportunity to take part in the difficult process of forging themselves.
Schedule
From 10.00 to 17.00. Monday and Tuesday are days off.
Address
Leninskaya Street, 32, in the premises of the household yard of the Kekins' estate.
Weapons museum
Directly opposite the Kremlin there is a museum, which displays a collection of weapons from the Great Patriotic War. In the exhibition you can see the weapons used by the soldiers of the USSR and the soldiers of the Wehrmacht.
Schedule
The museum is open from 10.00 to 18.00, seven days a week.
Address
The exposition is located at 7, 50 years of October street.
Museum of the Princess of the Frog
An excursion to the museum dedicated to the heroine of the Russian folk tale - Princess Frog - is a real holiday for children. And the building itself, which this unusual exposition occupies, is very old. It was built at the end of the 18th century and belonged to the eminent Rostov merchants Malyshev. The museum contains a large collection of figurines of "fairy" frogs - more than two thousand exhibits.
Schedule
The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00.
Address
In the city center - st. Leninskaya, 20.
Shipyard "Rostovskaya Ladya"
One of the most original museum projects of Rostov the Great was created to recreate the Russian small fleet. Now you can see wooden boats built in strict accordance with the shipbuilding traditions of the XII-XIV centuries. To make them, the craftsmen used old descriptions, rare engravings and works of artists.
Schedule
Daily from 10.00 to 17.00.
Address
The museum is located at 11 on Sportivnaya Street.
