Mytishchi, located 20 km from the center of Moscow, is not only a satellite city, but also a regional center of science and culture. The city has several museums and an art gallery. Museums in Mytishchi are aimed at adults and children, so a weekend or a free weekday can be spent with an educational bias. And the whole family will be interested.
History near
Where can I find out everything about the history of the city where you live or where you came? In the Mytishchi Historical and Art Museum. It's easy to find. The establishment is located on the street. Mira, 4. The museum was created in 1962. Today, there are 7 halls with a solid permanent exhibition and two halls with temporary ones.
The permanent exhibition part is represented by two sections:
- historical;
- artistic.
Temporary exhibitions are updated every 2 months.
Visitors can explore the riches on their own or as part of tours. The museum offers the following programs:
- view around the museum;
- reflection of the city in literature;
- folk crafts that developed in Mytishchi (these are the famous Zhostovo, Fedoskovo);
- the history of Mytishchi, which has at least 6 thousand years;
- historic estates where famous writers and artists lived and worked (Nikolo-Prozorovo, Marfino, Rozhdestvenno-Suvorovo);
- halls of artist V. Popkov, poets D. Kedrov and N. Glazkov.
The fund of the Mytishchi Museum of Local Lore has more than 8 thousand items. Among them are unique exhibits - a lacquer miniature of Fedoskino, trays made by Zhostovo, extremely well-preserved bricks produced at a local factory in the 19th century, archival materials.
Fascinating educational interactive programs dedicated to the traditions of tea drinking, the history of the Vyatichi and Krivichi who inhabited these places, and the culture of painting human faces in the old days.
The Museum in Mytishchi is open on Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00, and on Thursday from 12:00 to 20:00. Days off are Monday and Tuesday. On its birthday (December 4), the museum opens its doors to everyone for free.
Picture gallery
It has an area of over 400 m2. The art gallery is located in Mytishchi, on Novomytishinsky Prospekt 36/7. Was opened in 2007. Paintings by artists who lived or worked in Mytishchi at some time formed the main fund. It has over 2,000 works of art.
Gallery attracts the attention of an active publicand educational activities: annually up to 25 projects are carried out within its walls. Interesting exhibitions telling about Russian folk crafts, meetings with artists and master classes.
The museum is open from 11:00 to 19:00 on Wednesdays and Fridays, on Thursdays from 12:00 to 20:00, and on weekends from 10:00 to 17:00.
Physics is fun
It turns out that physics may not be boring, but, on the contrary, fascinating in its diversity. One has only to look into the Einstein Museum (Yaroslavskoe shosse, XL-3 mall, third floor).
Although the museum exhibition appeared recently, in 2016, it has already managed to catch the fancy of both adults and children. To make it clearer and more interesting for visitors, they are accompanied by a guide who will tell you in detail about each exhibit in all sections of the museum, and this is:
- mechanics;
- electromagnetism;
- natural phenomena;
- he alth;
- molecular physics.
Usually, children have a lot of questions: why does the bike not fall? Is it possible to create a perpetual motion machine, and how? Is it possible to shout over the noise of a rocket going into space? Why does soapy water lather and create bubbles? All this and much more can be found in the museum.
Thematic tours are offered for different age groups:
- for the little ones it will be interesting to travel through the sections of physics, which turns out to be an entertaining and interesting science;
- a story about the significance of the developments of scientists is oriented towards older children-physicists during the Great Patriotic War;
- how physics affects records and Olympic achievements.
A huge plus of the museum is that you can touch everything with your hands!
The Einstein Museum is open from noon to 20:00. Day off - Monday.
All about nature
Another museum (Mytishchi) is dedicated to nature conservation. It is located on st. Mira, 19.
Established over 20 years ago, the museum features 5,000 exhibits. These are samples of the fauna and flora of the region. Here you can find out what animals and birds lived in the Mytishchi region 200 or more years ago, how glaciers affected the terrain, which reservoirs provide water to the townspeople today, which areas are protected and what is the state of the city's ecosystem. The museum collection of bird eggs is the most complete in the Moscow region. It helps to better know the birds that live next to humans today.
Museum admission is free, photography is allowed. The institution is open from 9:00 to 18:00, on Saturday - until 17:00. The day off is Monday.
The glass holder as a cultural heritage object
This is exactly how the owner of a private museum in Mytishchi, S. Kruglov, views coasters. For 10 years he has collected more than 2 thousand exhibits. Among them are not only a variety of glass holders, but also everything related to the traditions of tea drinking: strainers and teaspoons, jars for storing tea and samovars, bouillotes, boxes and much more.
Exhibits are arranged by sections:
- by appearancethe material from which the coasters are made;
- on decor;
- by manufacturer;
- unusual in shape and size, as well as gift.
Attention is paid to the role of coasters, which they played not only in everyday life, but also in the movies.
The owner of the museum every day gives a tour about the traditions of tea drinking and tells funny stories about the exhibits of the museum, listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Museum address: st. Blagoveshchenskaya, 9. The museum is open from noon to 17:00. Days off - Monday and Tuesday.
