"Museums at Night" - 2. Museum of Religion

For my second destination at "Museums at Night" I chose Museum of Religion. The first part of my route you can see here . 

It is not popular museum both between tourists and citizens of Saint-Petersburg. You ask why? I think because mostly it oriented on kids and on those people who want to refresh his or her  knowledge about religion and to learn something new. But I personally enjoy it! 

Specially for "Museums at Night" there was made special quest - interactive adventure game. It's intruiguing, isn't it?

So every person was given a special brochure with tasks. Some of them were really tricky and complex! And there were given leads and clues to help visitors to answer. It was relly funny and informative at the same time!  Everybody enjoyed it very much! I hope there will be such events after that "Museums at Night"-2013.

Here are some things, which I found out interesting. 

 This "helmet" with horns belongs to shaman. Of cause it is logical, that his headwear have deer horns - because it was a shaman of tribes, where deers were the main "resourse" for surviving. But it still looks interesting! Also in this hall I also saw doll charms. For me it was intriguing that they have eyes, because in Russian culture kind-a same looking talisman dolls doesn't have eyes at all! I'll definately will write about of that doll tradition soon, so stay tuned!) 

 In Orthodox hall I saw beautiful icons-menaion for May. It was made in Rostow in 18 century, and it tells church people about feasts and about birthdays of Saints. 

Also I saw the so-called "Verigi" - chains of ascetic people. Such people wore them to "humility of flesh". I think it really looks intimidating.

Do you remember I wrote, that this museum is perfect for children? Because every hall is stylized for every theme and religion. For example, "Christianity in Middle Ages" room have windows as if it was a cathedral or a castle.

There are a lot of replicas - just to show different religions in different aspects. 

Also there is a fragment of maiolica of Saint-Petersburg mosque. It was unexpected, but nice to see, how heritage of out city is kept.

Also there were going contemporary exibition of Old Believers' print. But because it stands alone of other halls, there wasn't much visitors and amateurs of that theme.

Also I would like to tell about comfort in the museums. I think it's a good sight that not-much-popular museum have convenience equipment for physically challenged people. For me it's a good signal that our city take care of all of us.

 So, here is the second part of my "Museums at Night" journey. Stay tuned - the third part is coming soon!

"Museums At Night" - 1. Museum of Print

 Saint-Petersburg is definately a culture capital of Russia! There are so many museums, that even specialists can't name them all! That's why it's a good idea to have "Museums At Night" festival - you can go to different museums, which are kind-a "non-touristic-traditional" and which are not as big and famous as Russian Museum and the Hermitage. 

That spring for my "Museums At Night" route I chose three museums. Do you want to join me in my little museum journey?)

This time I'll tell you about the Museum of Print.

 The Museum of Print now is the part of State Museum of history of Saint-Petersburg. It-s not so big, but it have it's own charm of little, almost cozy building of previous centures. 

The first thing which impress me was little temporary exibition on the first floor. There were Easter post cards of tzar's times. There was such a delicate workmanship, just look at it! 

Than I went to see standing exhibition. It inclides the history of this building (it is not really interesting actually, just a little info that in different periond of time it have a huge amount of owners and tenants. Even Lenin lived there! It was the certain place where Lenin wrote his famous "April Theses"! 

Also I want to mention the phone on the wall - it was one of the first ones made by Ericsson & Co. 

In this room there were reconstructed the editors office of the paper "Правда" ("The Truth"). So this building is full of story not only history of Saint-Petersburg, but even of the history of Russia! 

Also there were many books, which were printed in that print house.

Than was a room - "printing office" with all "old" techmical equipment for printing. Everything is so huge there! But the process of "how to print a page" was captivating!

Just look at it: 

Than it was offered to everybody to make a lino-print.

And every person can make his own copy by himself :)

 I enjoyed my visiting of Museum of Print! And what about you?
Stay tuned to visit other two museums :)

memory

a sea of flowers near the famous mark of war

With the great Victory day

         

with the great Victory day

Siege of Leningad in the memory of people

On the 9th of May we`ll celebrate Victory Day. People

go to the Piskarevskoye National Cemetry,

dedicated as a monument to the citizens who perished

during the 900-day siege between 1941-44.

There is a ceremony of laying on wreath-laying and flowers today. 

People of all ages go there to honour

the memory of lost people

 St- Petersburg (Leningrad in the years of the war) has a lot of places, connected with the memory of the war,but the cemetery is the largest in the world-500,000 people had been buried here.

                                                                                                                                            

                                                                      

on may 9, everyone who considers  himself indifferent put indifferent put on the St. George ribbon on the breast.

                                 

old Russian clay toy-whistles in Saint-Petersburg

May Day

The first of May. Many people were walking down Nevskiy prospect. The weather was fine and everybody enjoyed the atmosphere of holiday!