In the old Volga city and its environs, more than two dozen different museums are open. And tourists traveling along the "Golden Ring" of Russia, in addition to walking to local attractions, have the opportunity to see rare museum exhibits - ancient icons, works of applied art and military history rarities. It is noteworthy that in most of the city's museums, in addition to traditional excursions, visitors are offered fascinating interactive and theatrical programs.
Church Historical and Archaeological Museum
The museum is located on the territory of the Ipatiev Monastery
Insofar as Ipatiev monastery completely transferred to the church, its unique museum collections now belong to the Kostroma diocese. The museum includes the old Trinity Cathedral, where you can see ancient frescoes, icons and rare works of applied art. A separate museum collection is dedicated to the valuable gifts that the Ipatiev monastery received from the representatives of the boyar and royal family of the Godunovs.
Another exposition presents to visitors ancient objects of religious worship, which were brought to the monastery from the Kostroma churches that were closed in the 20th century. In addition, in the monastery you can see rarities associated with a historical event for Russia - the emergence of the royal dynasty of the Romanovs.
Schedule: The museum accepts guests from 9.00 to 17.00.
Address: Street of Enlightenment, 1.
Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve
The museum is located in the building of the Nobility Assembly
This museum collection is the largest in Kostroma. It has been collected for many decades and today is exhibited in several branches. In the halls of the Nobility Assembly (the main building of the museum at Prospect Mira, 7), you can see exhibits telling about the history of the provincial nobility. In the nearby Romanov Museum (Prospect Mira, 5), there are objects of boyar life - ancient weapons, documents and books, as well as works of Russian art. The building of the guardhouse was given for a military-historical theme (1/2 Lenin street). Here are presented rich collections of weapons from different countries and eras.
For those who decide to come to Kostroma, the museum staff will organize interesting trips around the city quarters. In addition, you can visit the museum on unusual theatrical excursions that allow you to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a provincial town of the 19th century. And for children, modern master classes and interactive programs are held, during which they can see what the noble mansion looked like inside, and learn more about traditional crafts.
Schedule: The Museum-Reserve accepts guests from 11.00 to 19.00.
Address: Prospect Mira, 7.
Museum of Wooden Architecture "Kostromskaya Sloboda"
Museum of Wooden Architecture from the side of the Igumenka River in the building of the Noble Assembly
On the bank of the small river Igumenka, very close to the Ipatiev Monastery, there is an amazing collection - old residential huts, chopped baths, chapels and temples. An unusual open-air museum began to be created in 1958. The surviving ancient monuments of wooden architecture were brought to the city from all over the region. The Church of the Cathedral of the Virgin, brought here from the village of Kholm, located in the Galich region, was cut down in the middle of the 16th century. It is interesting to go inside the wooden buildings and see with your own eyes how the life of a peasant family was arranged. And in one of the huts, an entertaining museum of Russian drink has been open for more than 5 years.
Schedule: The museum welcomes visitors throughout the year: in the summer - from 10.00 to 20.00, in the winter - from 9.00 to 18.00.
Address: Street Education, 1A.
Museum of Nature of the Kostroma Region
Museum of Nature from the side of Rybny Ryady Street
Collections about the flora and fauna of the Kostroma region are housed in a two-story mansion built in the 19th century. It was once part of a large shopping complex and was intended for a teahouse owned by the local sobriety society. Interestingly, the permanent museum exhibitions are made in the form of colorful and detailed dioramas, where you can see what a typical Kostroma spring looks like, the first winter period and the middle of winter. The museum displays stuffed animals and birds living in the Kostroma forests, a rich collection of insects collected by I.M. Rubinsky, as well as the fossilized remains of the local fossil fauna.
Schedule: The museum is open daily from 10.00 to 18.00, on Saturdays - from 10.00 to 19.00.
Address: Molochnaya Gora street, 3.
Museum of jewelery art
Exhibit of the Museum of Jewelry
The Kostroma region has long been famous for the traditions of jewelry production. Today, local enterprises produce almost half of all Russian jewelry. Therefore, in October 2013, it was decided to open a special museum in the city. The private collection is located not far from Gostiny Dvor in a historic building built in the last third of the 18th century.
Here you can learn about the traditions of the Kostroma jewelry art, which originates in the Middle Ages, see unique products of the 17th-19th centuries, as well as the works of modern master jewelers. The exposition also displays mechanical tools for processing metal and stone, which were used by rural artisans who were engaged in jewelry production.
Schedule: The museum is open from 10.00 to 17.00.
Address: Sovetskaya Street, 7.
Museum "Fairy land of the Snow Maiden"
To the Museums of the Snow Maiden's Fairy Land
In Kostroma, there are two places at once dedicated to the beloved fairy-tale heroine - the Snegurochka's tower and a special museum, which is located in a historical building - an architectural monument of the 19th century. The museum collection introduces the customs and traditional beliefs of the peoples who have long inhabited the Kostroma lands. Russian folk costumes from different parts of the country are presented on 150 dummy dolls. This unique collection was created over several decades by the talented artist Margarita Efimovna Artamonova. No less impressive is the unique collection of ritual and amulet dolls that children used to love to play with. Museum visitors are always satisfied, because it is not forbidden to touch any exhibits here.
Schedule: The museum is open from 10.00 to 17.00.
Address: Street 1 May, 4/9.
Terem of the Snow Maiden
Terem of the Snow Maiden, the cat of Bayun and the Brownies
You might think that the fabulous dwelling of Santa Claus's assistant, Snegurochka, is open only in winter. But this is not the case! You can get to the beautiful chopped Kostroma tower all year round. The hostess herself, the Snow Maiden, meets the guests, as well as her assistants - the cat Bayun and the Brownie with Domovikha. With fairy-tale heroes, you can make a fascinating journey to the origins of folk myths, visit beautiful Russian rooms and a spacious courtyard, play and listen to fairy tales. It is interesting that all year round, even in the hottest summer, the Ice Room remains in the tower, the temperature in which does not rise above -14? C. All items in it are carved out of ice. And here guests are treated to drinks traditional in Russia from unusual ice glasses.
Schedule: The fairytale tower invites guests from 10.00 to 18.00. Guided tours take place every hour.
Address: Lagernaya Street, 38.
Museum of flax and birch bark
Entrance to the Museum of Flax and Birch Bark
The Kostroma land is a recognized linen kingdom. Therefore, a museum dedicated to the cultivation of a traditional for the middle zone of agricultural culture in Kostroma is quite appropriate. This private collection opened in 2005. In the flax hall, they show the whole process of making a practical and durable fiber from flax straw. Here you can see both ancient exhibits and modern linen products.
In the hall of birch bark, technologies for the production of traditional birch bark products and samples collected during ethnographic expeditions are presented - baskets, dishes and funny toys.In the museum, it is interesting to try to make a birch bark handicraft on your own, and you can also buy a souvenir you like.
Schedule: The museum invites guests in the summer - from 9.30 to 18.00, and from October 1 to April 30 - from 9.30 to 17.00, except Mondays.
Address: V. Tereshkova Street, 38.
Museum of theatrical costume
The museum is located in the house of F.G. Volkova
One of the youngest museums in the city is located in the house where Fyodor Grigorievich Volkov, the founder of the Russian national theater, spent his childhood. This is a residential building built in the first half of the 18th century in the Baroque style. The collection presented here is dedicated to theatrical performances based on the plays of the Russian writer-playwright A.N. Ostrovsky, whose name is the city theater. And the main section tells about the famous play "Snow Maiden". The oldest of the museum's theatrical costumes was made in the 60s of the XX century.
Schedule: The museum is open from 11.00 to 18.00, except Monday and Tuesday.
Address: Simanovsky Street, 10.
Museum “House of M.M. Malysheva "
The interior of the Museum “House of M.M. Malysheva "
In the old part of the city, occupied by the Ipatievskaya Sloboda, there is a two-story brick house, which at the beginning of the 20th century belonged to Mikhail Mikhailovich Malyshev. He was born in 1868 and worked in adulthood as a caretaker at the city's linen manufactory. In 1915, Malyshev was awarded the title of an honorary citizen of the Volga city.
The creators of the museum tried to show through the history of a private house what the Kostroma province looked like at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum exposition contains many rare photographs, collections of antique sewing machines, tailor's scissors, a wide variety of keys, coal and steam irons, household dishes and furniture. Here you can see silk and linen clothes, as well as take part in a master class on the art of embroidery on fabric.
Schedule: The museum is open from 10.00 to 17.00.
Address: Osaviakhim street, 6.
