On a visit to the merchant's estate
You will visit the estate of the millionaire merchant T.V. Chistov, learn about the resourcefulness and entrepreneurial spirit of the mouse merchants. You will find yourself on the Volga embankment, the Victory Memorial, and also visit:
- the mill of the merchant T.V. Chistov. We will tell you about the oil mill of the XIX century, learn the way of turning grain into flour and get acquainted with the "barn" mice.;
- the exhibition "Merchants' shops", where you will see what our merchants traded in the 19th century;
- the mansion of the merchant Timofey Chistov. Visit"Alexander Hall"and the F.K. Museum room. The private room;
- the Russian Felt Boots Museum, where you will not only get acquainted with the secrets of making the warmest shoes in the world, but also see interesting exhibits.
- the ethnographic exposition "Flax" with the exhibition "The doll is my friend." You will learn about how flax grows from a small flax seed, how threads are made, linen is woven and clothes are sewn, as well as which dolls our great-grandmothers played with, how dolls were made, and what they served for.
- the museum of "living" crafts, where pottery and blacksmithing masters are waiting for you to demonstrate their art.
To find out the cost and make an appointment, please call 8 (909) 281-22-47
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1. Estate of the merchant T.V. Chistov
The estate complex includes a main stone mansion with a mezzanine, a wooden wing, outbuildings, a chapel, and a mill. The main building now houses the Opochininsky Library, which was opened in 1875 and is the oldest zemstvo library in Yaroslavl Province. The buildings of the estate complex include the museum "Russian Valenki", the ethnographic exposition "Flax", the miller's house, the expositions "Barn Mice", "Merchant Shops" and "Tree of Life".
2. The Russian Felt Boots Museum
Myshkin boots were made only from the wool of Romanov sheep, and not from mouse wool at all.
In the museum you will follow the process of making felt boots, learn about how the great Russian sovereigns treated them. They will reveal the secrets of the healing properties of felt boots, tell you about ancient fortune-telling and traditions. Here you will see felt boots that have been transformed by talented craftsmen from ordinary industrial "Cinderellas" into "fairy princesses", as well as get acquainted with the "sisters and brothers of felt boots" and see various samples of antique shoes: shoes, boots, boots of yesteryear. In the museum, you can also stock up on fashionable handmade shoes for the winter season, because classics are always in fashion!
3. Museum of "Living" Crafts
The museum of "living" crafts was founded by our craftsman Vasily Terkin. Here you can see how a simple piece of metal makes a knitting needle, and a piece of clay makes a real jug.
You can also buy souvenirs made by our craftsmen here. Pre-registration is required
4. The Flax Museum
You will be told how our ancestors made fiber from a stalk, then threads, woven linen and towels, sewed clothes. You will see the work of a real loom, which was skillfully loaded with threads by our grandmothers and great-grandmothers.
The interesting exhibition "My Little Doll" will tell you what kind of dolls our great–grandmothers played with, how the dolls were made and what they served for. At the museum, you can participate in workshops on making linen dolls and northern beregini.
5. The Old Mill Museum
You will be told how our ancestors made fiber from a stalk, then threads, woven linen and towels, sewed clothes. You will see the work of a real loom, which was skillfully loaded with threads by our grandmothers and great-grandmothers.
The interesting exhibition "My Little Doll" will tell you what kind of dolls our great–grandmothers played with, how the dolls were made and what they served for. At the museum, you can participate in workshops on making linen dolls and northern beregini.
6. Victory Memorial
The memorial complex dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War was built in 2005. Architect Oleg Medvedev, sculptor Sergey Skala.
The center of the exhibition is the figure of a bronze soldier. In front of the sculpture on a pedestal is a five–pointed star and an Eternal Flame. The memorial reveals the theme of the unity of the front and rear. Lines of authentic letters from one of the Myshkin families are immortalized on granite slabs. The Victory Memorial is the great pride of a small town!
