Sightseeing tour of the Museum of Ethnography (12+)

The tour includes a brief overview of the interior of the two–storey St. Nicholas Church, built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, which previously combined a winter and summer church.

Getting acquainted with the exposition of the six thematic halls on the first floor of the museum will allow you to plunge into the world of vibrant and original folk art. The guide will present authentic objects made by northern craftsmen and needlewomen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

During the tour, you will get acquainted with beliefs, traditions and rituals related to the preparation for marriage and wedding; you will be able to find out which "writings" are encoded in woven ornaments, and learn how to distinguish a girl from a married woman by headdress.

The interior of a Russian hut has been recreated in one of the halls. The participants of the tour will be told where the men's place is in the house and where the women's place is, who is the "big man", and who is the main keeper of the dwelling and household goods.

The following halls feature products from potters and blacksmiths, wood carvers and weavers. These are not just household items, but also authentic examples of folk art.

Ascending the "secret passage" to the second floor of the museum, the tourists will see the icons of the local and festive row from the Church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica and hear the dramatic story of their loss and amazing return.