
he exhibition "In Fashionable and Ancient Halls. Everyday Life and Culture of Pushkin's Time" is housed in two halls representing reconstructed interiors of a Russian nobleman's house of the first decade of the 19th century - "study" and "guest room". The authentic pieces of furniture, portraits and paintings on the walls, show-cases with embroideries and tableware, old books, including books edited at Pushkin's time help to perceive the atmosphere of that time and to feel oneself a contemporary of the great Russian poet.
The exhibition is dedicated to 200 years since A.S. Pushkin was born.
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Fragment of the Exhibition "In Fashionable and Ancient Halls". (Everyday life and culture of Pushkin's time).
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"The Orthodox Treasures of the Serpukhov Land" presents specimens of Russian Orthodox culture, which once belonged to the monasteries and churches of Serpukhov: the 16th - 19th century church sculpture, small-size sculpture, church utensils, vestments, remarkable embroideries, old printed books and manuscripts.
Fragment of the Exhibition "Orthodox Treasures of the Moscow Region". In the center is a replica of the icon "The Virgin of the Undrunk Cup".
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In connection with the celebration of 625 years of the Vysotsky Monastery in Serpukhov, the exhibition was considerably supplemented with items from the Monastery sacristy.