Tver is a magnificent city that can surprise with its ancient architecture, and the Tver region is an ideal place for a naturalist. There is also an activity for connoisseurs of art and antiquities in Tver. Numerous museums will reveal all the secrets of this land.
The Tver State United Museum is rightfully considered one of the largest museum associations in the Russian Federation. It includes numerous branches and divisions. Its expositions and storerooms carefully preserve the history of the region and Russia. The main building is the Tver Museum of Local Lore.
Where is it
The main building of the Tver State United Museum is located at the address: Tver region, Tver city, Sovetskaya street, house 5. This is practically the center of the city, in close proximityTver Imperial Palace and the Church of the Resurrection of Christ of the Three Confessors.
How to get there?
There is public transport to the museum. You can get there by bus No. 20, trolleybus No. 2 or No. 4, by fixed-route taxi No. 1, 6, 7, 9, 24 or 52. You need to get off at the stop "Medical Academy".
Museum opening hours and telephone
The museum is open for tour groups on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, it is ready to receive other visitors from Thursday to Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00.
Tver State United Museum phone number can be found on the website of the institution.
In 2018, the museum building was placed for restoration, at the moment it is not finished.
History of the Museum
The history of the museum began back in 1866. Its main purpose was to store household items and industry of the Tver region, in addition, there are collected archaeological finds and natural we alth found on the Tver land.
In 1896, the Tver State United Museum acquired a permanent place of residence in the building of the wing of the Imperial Traveling Palace, which at that time served as a men's gymnasium. It has moved and changed names several times. So, until the October Revolution, it was called the Tver Historical and Archaeological Museum and was located in the western wing of the former Travel Palace. In 1918, his collection was recognized as one of the richest among the provincial. The museum funds then numbered about fifteen thousand monuments.antiquities.
After the revolution, until 1928, it was called the Tver State Museum, and in 1935 it moved to Sovetskaya Street to the Church of the Ascension and was called the Kalinin Museum of Local Lore. This name remained until 1976.
By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the collection of exhibits of the Tver State United Museum was about 100 thousand. During the war years, almost all of them were destroyed.
In 1995, the museum returned to the building of the former men's gymnasium. By 2010, it had about 400 thousand exhibits and 32 branches. They included a literary museum and an art gallery.
Main Branches
The following museum branches are currently open:
- Tver Museum of Local Lore - the main museum.
- Museum of life.
- Pushkin Museum.
- Museum in the village of Emmaus dedicated to the Kalinin Front.
- Local History Museum in Staritsa.
- Architectural museum in the village of Vasilevo.
- S altykov-Shchedrin Museum.
- Museum of the Seliger Territory.
- Udomlya Museum of Local Lore.
- Museum of Partisan Glory.
- Terrarium.
- Center of Writers "House of Poets".
Museum exhibits
Today, in fifteen halls of the main building of the Tver State United Museum, review andthemed tours for everyone. Within the walls of the museum you can find antiquities, learn about the history of the Tver principality, the religion of the ancient Slavs and Christians, get acquainted with the architecture and life of the nobles who lived on the territory of the Tver region in the 17th-19th centuries, see wartime chronicles. In addition, the museum has aquariums with exotic fish species, a souvenir kiosk, a lecture hall and even a cinema with museum demonstration materials.
Tours available:
- "Tver in antiquity".
- "The land in the XVII-XIX centuries".
- "Industry of Tver and its folk crafts".
- "Decembrists in Tver".
- "Tver region in the war with France".
- "The arrival of the Slavic tribes".
- "Kalinin Region in the Great Patriotic War".
Every year more than 55 thousand people visit the museum. On the Internet, you can find mostly positive reviews about the Tver State United Museum. Among the advantages, visitors note the high level of excursions and unique exhibits of arts and crafts and creativity. In addition, the museum will be of interest to people of any age, because it has everything: from an art gallery to a children's center.
