Likhoslavl Museum of Local History

The museum occupies the first floor of a two-storey merchant house of the second half of the XIX century. Its predecessor was the Karelian District Museum of Local Lore founded in 1930. The ancient history of the region is briefly shown through the findings of archaeologists made by them in the process of a few so far explorations and excavations in the Likhoslavl region.

The exhibits of the first hall are “Culture and Life of the Likhoslavl Territory”. The end of the XIX - the beginning of the XX century" - organically placed on thematic sections: agriculture and cattle breeding, flax breeding and weaving, peasant life, education and culture, local crafts, harmonic workshop, Nikolaev railway, Likhoslavl region during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. At the same time, the main part of the exposition is devoted to the economy, life and culture of the Upper Volga Karelians, who settled on the Tver land in the XVII century. - After the Time of Troubles, fleeing from Swedish aggression. Work tools and household items of Tver Karelas, products of local peasant crafts are presented. Especially great and well-deserved interest is the interior of the Karelian hut, which had certain differences from the interior of the Russian hut. The museum has almost 6000 items of storage, among which two collections are especially distinguished: Karelian towels and national Karelian clothing. The second hall of the museum is an exhibition hall, it houses interchangeable exhibitions from the funds of the Tver regional and Likhoslavl local history museums.

The Likhoslavl Museum of Local Lore conducts interesting thematic lectures using the materials of exhibitions, as well as excursions for school students using the objects of peasant life. For primary school age, a theatrical excursion “Visiting a fairy tale” was developed and carried out, and for secondary school age – a theatrical game tour “Sitting at Baba Dunya”, providing acquaintance with the objects of peasant life.