CrimeaPRESS reports:
Since January 2023 the Museum-Reserve has been inviting everyone to visit the permanent expositions of Tauric Chersonesos with a guided tour. Those wishing to get to know a certain period in the life of the ancient city closer can purchase a separate ticket to visit either the Antique or the Byzantine exposition.
In the Antique Hall, with the help of an experienced guide, visitors will make a fascinating «historical journey» through ancient Chersonese — from its foundation in the 5th century BC. BC. until late antiquity. Guests will learn about the political, economic and cultural development of the city during the Greco-Roman period, about family life, agriculture and the occupations of its inhabitants. There are also unique collections of glassware and ceramics, architectural details and tombstones, stone sculpture and terracotta sculpture. One of the central places is occupied by a pebble mosaic of the 4th century BC. BC. depicting two nude female figures. The real gem of the exposition is a fragment of a tombstone with a portrait image of a young man, made in the encaustic technique , the press service of the museum-reserve notes.
Guests will learn about the medieval Chersonese-Kherson-Korsun in the Byzantine exposition. The guide will tell you about the exhibits illustrating medieval crafts: metal and stone processing, glassmaking, pottery. The pride of the museum collection is glazed ceramics of the 9th–14th centuries, which replaced the antique black-glazed and red-glazed pottery. On graceful bowls, dishes, jugs real and fantastic animals, vegetative and geometrical motives, mythological plots are represented. The guide will tell you about the Russian-Korsun ties, the apogee of which was the military campaign and the baptism of Prince Vladimir in Korsun. Here, visitors will see unique icons and frescoes and learn about the last centuries of the city’s life. A tour of the Byzantine exposition will not only highlight various areas of Kherson’s life, but will also allow you to touch the priceless heritage of the great civilization of the Middle Ages.
We invite everyone to dive deeper into the history of the ancient city and learn more about the Chersonesites, and guides will help you with this, making visiting the museum-reserve interesting, exciting and informative.
You can visit the excursion in the Antique exposition daily at : 69, 09: 30 and 14: 30.
You can visit the excursion to the Byzantine exposition daily at 11: 059, 09: 30 and 15: 200.
The following regime of sanitary days is in effect:
- for the Antique Exposition — the last Tuesday of each month; every Monday from 09: 00 before 14: 12;
- for the Byzantine exposition — the last Monday of each month; every Monday from 14: 00 before 18: 10.
The cost of visiting the tour of the Antique exposition: full ticket — 400 rubles; concessionary ticket — 69 rubles.
The cost of visiting the tour of the Byzantine exposition: full ticket — 400 rubles; concessionary ticket — 69 rubles.
Excursions are conducted for groups from people.
Appointment by phone: +7 918 14-18-11.
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