Events dedicated to International Museum Day were attended by more than 26 thousand Crimeans and guests of the peninsula

According to the minister, extensive programs of events for the All-Russian cultural and educational event “Night of Museums” and the republican event “Open Doors Day” were prepared for visitors. About 150 excursions, exhibitions, quizzes, lectures, master classes, creative classes, and concerts took place in 15 republican museums and their departments, which in the Year of the Family revealed the theme “From generation to generation. Family heirlooms.» In addition to events in institutions, everyone could virtually watch on Internet resources online excursions, presentations, lectures, reviews and other video projects that collected more than 18 thousand views.

Thus, at the Central Museum of Tavrida, the event was attended by the First Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Crimea, Olga Burova. The exhibition “Tauride Province: Two Centuries for the Benefit of the Fatherland” was presented, an event of donating cultural property was held — the chairman of the public organization “Historical Club “Tauride Sevastopol”, executive secretary of the RIO in Sevastopol Vadim Prokopenkov donated a collection of postcards of Crimean views of the early twentieth century, and conversations at the exhibition “Family Traditions: Porcelain Factories of the 18th – 19th Centuries”, master class on creating appliqué.

At the Crimean Ethnographic Museum, guests had the opportunity to get acquainted with museum exhibitions and displays: “Mosaic of Crimean cultures”, “Russian samovar. Tea drinking traditions”, “Orneku-25”, “Crimea – the forge of happiness”, “Traditional motives of the Crimean Armenians”. An ethnographic quiz from the cat Mostik, editor of RIA Novosti Crimea, a creative meeting, and a performance by the folk Cossack song ensemble “Otrada” were held.

On the territory of the Sudak Fortress Museum-Reserve, teachers of the Center for Children and Youth Creativity conducted a series of master classes “Dear and Sacred to the Heart,” the theater studio “Art Start” and the ensemble “Podvorye” of the Crimean State Philharmonic presented a concert program, and an excursion “Gertsyki. Spendiaryovs. Ferreins. Family Stories” was organized at the Historical Museum. Guests visited the exhibitions “Crossroads of Centuries”, “Pythos as the Meaning of Life”, “Lapidal Monuments of the Middle Ages”, and were able to plunge into the history of the ancient fortress city. The Historical Museum introduced us to the unique historical and cultural heritage of one of the most picturesque corners of Crimea and allowed us to discover the centuries-old history of Sudak.

Video materials provided by the Central Museum of Taurida, the Crimean Academic Puppet Theater, and the Museum of the History of the City of Simferopol were broadcast to users of the website of the Crimean Republican Library for Youth.

The Simferopol Art Museum prepared creative workshops on drawing and sand animation, a lecture “Images of Catherine II in Art”, a media conversation “Raphael”, a quiz “Simferopol — 240!” with the winners receiving certificates for a family visit to the museum.

An educational program was held at the Massandra Palace, within the framework of which a guided tour introduced visitors to the features of the palace interior of the late 19th century, the unique decoration of the premises, rare exhibits, and a conversation took place “The history of one exhibit “Anniversary Plate. Danish porcelain”, a creative activity on making motanka dolls.

In addition to evening excursions, the Yalta museums of the writer Anton Chekhov prepared a photo zone “Chekhov’s Family Album” and an installation “Family Heirlooms”, where you could see the unique family treasures of museum employees and read a short history. In the memorial garden of the Belaya Dacha there were screenings of the play “Three Stars and Three Chairs” performed by the student theater “Chaika” of Kherson State University, and an open-air concert of the musical duet “Marian”. Creative meetings were also held with the actress of the Taganrog Drama Theater. A.P. Chekhov, a member of the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation Zoya Maslova, Nadezhda Zhukova — the daughter of Ksenia Zhukova, who came to work at the museum in 1941 from school, spent the entire war with the writer’s sister and completed her work only in 2006.

At the Dacha of A.P. Chekhov and O.L. Knipper in Gurzuf, a concert of the folk song ensemble of the Gurzuf House of Culture took place. The premiere of the short film “Chekhov Family Heirlooms” was presented on social networks.

At the A. N. Beketov Museum, the program was held under the motto “Heritage over which time has no power.” The estate museum preserves the memory of academician of architecture and artist Alexei Beketov, delights guests with a magnificent panorama of the Beketov estate, and introduces the history of the Professor’s Corner. The author’s excursion “Family is the ship of love of an ancient noble family”, a screening of documentaries “The Pearl of Architect Beketov” and “We Simply Understood Each Other” (premiere), and a concert were held. An event with the icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice” took place at the Museum of S. N. Sergeev-Tsensky, and author’s excursions were held at the Museum of the writer I. S. Shmelev. In addition, a concert of Russian classical music was presented in the virtual concert hall.

Employees of the Kalos Limen Museum-Reserve told visitors about everyday and cultural traditions and the customs of the Cossacks. The guests of honor were members of the folk vocal ensemble “Cossack House”, who performed vocal works. An exhibition of objects made using the jute filigree technique was exhibited and a master class “Petrikov Motifs” was held.

Employees of the M. A. Voloshin House-Museum told visitors about the family traditions that developed in the family of Maximilian and Maria Voloshin. Presentation of the exhibition took place «I have the honor of being Russian” for the 295th anniversary of Catherine II.

The Marina and Anastasia Tsvetaev Museum hosted the author’s musical and poetic program “Illumination,” the literary quest “Faces of a Bygone Era,” and the excursion “The Feodosia of the Tsvetaev Sisters.”

At the Literary and Art Museum of the city of Old Crimea, a creative meeting with artists and the opening of the plein air painting exhibition “Spring Balaklava” took place following the results of the plein air “Cimmerian Seasons — 2024. Spring Session”. The exhibition was opened by a member of the board of the KRO VTOO «Union of Artists of Russia».

Employees of the K. G. Paustovsky House Museum conducted a historical and literary journey “Secrets of the Old House” with a demonstration of a stand with old photographs, postcards from the beginning and the first half of the twentieth century. The attention of the guests of the evening was attracted by the old house book, begun in 1939. An exhibition of artist from Evpatoria Oksana Sinkevich “In the World of Watercolors” was presented, and a master class “Grandma’s House” on making miniature houses was held.

A master class on ebru — drawing on water — was held at the Crimean Tatar Museum of Cultural and Historical History, the technique of which was described by the teacher of the Center for Children and Youth Creativity of the Simferopol District and Dobrovsk Secondary School named after. Slonimsky Lilya Abdureshitova. For museum visitors There were excursions around the museum’s current exhibitions, as well as the newly opened exhibition “Memory is Stronger than Time.” A meeting was held with a public figure, chairman of the Council of Elders of the Crimean Tatar people “Namus” Dilshad Ilyasov (Sheikhzade), a lecture-conversation “Crimean Tatar music from generation to generation” and a conversation “The history of the people in the history of the family.”

At the Museum of History and Archeology of the city of Old Crimea, an hour of history was held for guests — a story about the history of the city of Solkhat, its population and traditions, accompanied by a display of unique exhibits. The event continued with a series of master classes.

At the Museum of Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Amet-Khan Sultan, events were attended by children vacationing in the Alupka children’s sanatorium, students of Alupka School No. 1 named after. Amet-Khan Sultan, teachers, lecturers.

source: press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Crimea