Historical and cultural center "Root desert" in the city of Kursk

The Historical and Cultural Center "Root Desert" is a branch of the Kursk Regional Museum of Local History since 2017. The exposition of the museum tells about the birth of the monastery of the Kursk Root Nativity of the Blessed Virgin of the male desert at the end of the XVI century (1597), its development and current state, about the icon of the Mother of God, found in 1295 and called the "Sign" Kursk Root. One of the expositions of the museum is dedicated to the Kursk Root Fair, which originated at the beginning of the XVII century (1618) near the walls of the monastery.

The historical and cultural center presents a rich material illustrating the past and present of one of the most visited places in the Kursk region.