Mtsensk City Museum of Local Lore named after G. F. Solovyov
About the company:
Telephone: (246) 2-5049
Address: 303000, Orel region, Mtsensk, Turgenev str., 104
Passage: All city buses, stop "Market" or "Lenin Square"
Daily from 10.00 to 18.00, except Monday and the last Thursday of each month Attention:
Only by prior agreement
Entrance fee: * Adult - 4 rubles, children - 1.5 rubles, foreign tourists - 7 rubles.
Internet:
www.museum.ru/M632 - official page
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| Commemorative dates and annual events: Opening date is 05. 11. 1980
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The museum was founded in 1919 as "Mtsensk Museum of visual aids and local region". It was destroyed during the occupation (1941-1943). Opened in another building in 1960 as "Mtsensk People's Museum". In 1980 it was transferred to a new building as the State Museum of History of Mtsensk. Since April 1995 it has become municipal - "Mtsensk City Museum named after G. F. Solovyov". The modern exposition clearly reflects the history of the region, the development of crafts and trade, the life of the progressive community, the periods of the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars. Particularly interesting in the exposition are the themes: "Mtsenskaya fortress", "Introduction of Christianity", "Life and crafts of the XIX century.", "Cult structures", "Wonderful countrymen", "First Tank Guard", etc. |
| Main excursions: History of settlement of the region. Vyatichi Mtsen fortress Crafts and crafts (Mtsensk) Mtsensky district during the Great Patriotic War Mtsensk - trading and merchant city Our countrymen are the pride of the region October and the Civil War Liberation of Mtsensk and Mtsensk district from German fascist invaders. The feat of tankers-first guardsmen on the Mtsensk land Decorative and applied creativity of Mtsen craftsmen |
Educational services:
Lecture cycles: "Mtsensk Krai in ancient times", "Crafts and crafts of Mtsensk Krai (19 - early 20 centuries)", "Our glorious countrymen", "The feat of tankmen-first guardsmen on Mtsensk land in October 1941", "Historical and architectural monuments of Mtsensk 17-20 centuries".
There are:
hotels and group meals
Local attractions:
Shopping rows (19th century) - a monument of federal significance
Peter and Paul Church (17th century)
Ascension Church (17th century)
Holy Trinity Church (18th century)
Nikitskaya Church (19th century)
The former district school, where the mathematician A.P. Kiselev and the writer I.A. Novikov studied. The house where A.A. Fet (now military enlistment office) visited. Household station (19 century), railway station (19 century), merchant houses (18-19 centuries) on Lenin Street (formerly Staro-Moscow). State Memorial and Natural Museum-Reserve Museum-Reserve of I.S. Turgenev "Spasskoye-Lutovinovo", Shestakovo Park (Mtsensky district), etc.
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Main officers: *
Director: Savkin Evgeny Nikolaevich, tel. (246) 2-48-70
Guardian: Fedyaeva Larisa Nikolaevna, tel. 2.50-49
Headquarters:
(246) 2-4870
Address:
303000, Orel region, Mtsensk, Turgenev str., 104
Opening and foundation dates:
open: 05.11.1980
Budgetary status:
Municipal
Organizational and legal form:
non-profit
Type of organization:
cultural and research
Classification of the organization:
Historical, local history
Areas of organization:
exhibition and exhibition 416m2
temporary exhibitions 48.2m2
storage facilities 42m2
Number of staff:
13 of them are 4 scientific
The average number of visitors per year:
2845.
The structure of the organization includes:
archive, scientific library
Superior organization:
Committee for Work with Youth, Culture and Sports under the Administration of Mtsensk - R154
Membership in organizations:
Association of Museums of Russia (Tula) - R52
Partner organizations:
Orel Regional Museum of Fine Arts - M1568
State Literary Museum of I.S. Turgenev - M1899
State Memorial and Natural Museum-Reserve of I.S. Turgenev "Spasskoye-Lutovinovo" - M1901
Sponsors, philanthropists and grantors:
Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation)
Culture programme
Storage units:
18942, of which 14292 items of fixed assets
| The most valuable (unique) collections: Numismatics (coins, credit cards, tokens, awards) - 91 units. Collection of peasant clothing kon. XIX - early XX centuries. - 42 units. Collection of towels con. XIX - early XX centuries. - 39 units. Collection of military uniforms during the Second World War 1941-1945 - 73 units. Collection of wicker furniture of XX century. - 7 units. The Mtsensk lace collection is 40 units. most interesting items of funds |
Major exhibition projects:
Photo exhibition "Orlov century", Orel, exhibition hall, 2000
Visiting and exchange exhibitions:
"City of masters" - an exhibition of decorative and applied creativity of Mtsen craftsmen: weaving of vine, wood carving, pertussis lace, etc.
Information taken from www.museum.ru