A unique museum in Moscow: a puppet kingdom. Exhibits from different centuries and from different countries

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:41

Recently, there has been a surge of interest in collectible and interior dolls. Today, such a thing can be bought or made by hand after attending special courses. You can also see it in the museum. There is such a special museum in Moscow. More than 6 thousand exhibits have been collected there. Let's find out more about this place, in case someone wants to visit it.

Location

The most important thing is to know the address where the museum is located. It is located on Pokrovka street, house 13 (metro station "Kitai-gorod"). Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday.

History of Creation

No wonder that the Museum of Unique Dolls in Moscow was created by a collector. His, or rather, her name is Yulia Vishnevskaya. It was she who opened the gallery in 1996 (it happened on December 22). It all started with a small porcelain doll found in my grandmother's chest.

Today it is the only museum of its kind inMoscow. There are many dolls, they are all different, characteristic and represent different countries.

Unique collection

Her exhibits are truly unique. Some of them are of real value to collectors, as they remain in single copies. In addition, many dolls are made using techniques that are no longer used today. There you can see exhibits of manual and factory work.

The Moscow Doll Museum exhibits not only interior, boudoir dolls, but also entire doll houses along with dowry: dishes, furniture, home textiles. They were made even before the revolution and were used in the system of raising children as a visual aid for housekeeping. Interestingly, the dishes for such houses were made at factories where they also made ordinary utensils for people.

Exhibition

The exhibition at the Puppet Museum is represented by exhibits from the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries. Among them there are dolls of German, English, Japanese, French and Russian masters. Some pieces are made of porcelain (they are very expensive both financially and culturally).

There are wax, wooden dolls. There are species with several facial expressions (crying, laughing, sad), hairpin. The museum has many thematic works - Dutch flower dolls, dolls in wedding dresses, male dolls in smart bowlers.

We are especially proud of the works of the Russian factories Zhuravlev and Kocheshkov, Dunaev, Fedoseev. Tounfortunately, there are not so many of them, because many old Russian dolls were destroyed during and after the revolution.

The exhibits are located behind glass showcases, quiet music plays in the room, setting the guests of the exhibition to certain vibrations of the soul. No one leaves this puppet world indifferent.

Behind beauty

Everyone who visited this museum is surprised and amazed by the beauty of old dolls.

After all, many of them are several centuries old. Of course, until our time they could not be preserved in perfect condition. This is what the exhibition workers give them: they restore the appearance of the doll, if possible, the outfits and accessories. If not, then a new wardrobe is sewn, corresponding to the era of the "birth" of the doll.

It should be noted that the collection of the exhibition is constantly updated. New "residents" are often given away as a gift. There was a case when a doll was simply thrown under the doors of the museum at night. An expert assessment showed that this is a rare example of German puppetry from the 19th century.

What does the museum offer to see in Moscow?

Dolls, as well as many accessories, toy vehicles, unique dollhouses. The museum occupies a rather small area. But it has a guide who talks about each exhibit - after all, the dolls presented here are unique, each with its own story.

In addition, visitors are introduced to the history of puppetry, its prominent representatives and how itevolved.

There, visitors can see musical creations (these are the joint works of the watchmaker Lambert and the puppet master Zhumot), moving, singing and dancing dolls (mechanical). There are those who wink playfully with their eyes. They are also striking in their size: there is a human-sized exhibit that quietly coexists with tiny items.

The exposition of doll accessories can be considered a separate collection. Cause delight and tenderness lorgnettes, mirrors, handbags, jewelry, umbrellas, shoes, whole table sets and cutlery, miniature furniture. There are carriages, bicycles and toy bears here.

Visitors also admire the "housing" of the dolls - their houses, which are made in compliance with all architectural standards. In addition, the styles and traditions of planning, decoration and interior design are sustained in them. All doll houses are interesting, but the works of Pyotr Lukoyanov (Russian master) deserve special attention, as well as entire complexes - the “English Town House” (19th century), the “Tudor” building (30s of the last century).

Another pride of the exhibition is the Tootsie doll, which was filmed in the cult Soviet film Three Fat Men. Everyone who grew up on this film will be interested, so to speak, "live" to see it and touch this mysterious character.

Puppet Museum in Moscow: photos, excursions

Of course, the representatives of this exhibition are not play dolls. But it is the children who love them the most, so the exposition will be of interest to them, and, of course, adult lovers of dolls. On theThematic children's parties are also organized on the territory of the museum. The cost of the ticket must be specified on the spot, but a children's ticket is definitely cheaper than an adult.

Besides everything else, the workers of the exhibition often arrange charity events, inviting socially vulnerable children to tours. Holidays and excursions are organized for them.

Of course, it's better to see once than to read about this museum in Moscow a hundred times. There are so many dolls in it, and they are so different, that it is rightfully called unique.