Theatre Museum at Kachalov KABDT

The museum has unique collections of objects and documents on the history of theatrical business in Kazan and the Republic of Tatarstan. The museum funds include a collection of posters and programs of the XIX-XX centuries, a collection of directorial copies of plays with notes and remarks, including copies belonging to A.D. Diky, E.A. Prostav, L.M. Litvinov, N.Y. Orlov, etc. The museum stores letters and documents belonging to V.I. Kachalov, N.N. Litovtseva, M.I. Zharov, M.I. Tsarev, F.G. Ranevskaya, I.A. Slonov, Z.M. Slavyanova, V.I. Okuneva, S.V. Giacintova, N.I. Yakushenko, A.A. Kron, I.A. Selvinsky, A.P. Stein, V.P. Aksenov, etc. Collections of musical notes store original works by O. L. Lundstrem, M. I. Klimov, E. D. Cherkassky and other composers who created music for the theater’s performances. Invaluable collections of theatrical costumes and memorial items of actors, including the costume of V.I. Kachalov in the role of Chatsky, the costume of N.I. Yakushenko in the role of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich, costumes of A.L. Pavlova, V.M. Pavlova, V.I. Okuneva, G.P. Ardarov, D.R. Lubin, E.V. Lisetskoy and others.

The museum funds contain a book collection, which includes rare editions of the first half of the XIX century, as well as a collection of audio and video materials with recordings of voices of V.I. Kachalov, N.I. Yakushenko, E.E. Zhilina and scenes from performances. On the materials of the fund collections of the museum, several television films were shot and many books were published.