Sochi is one of the most popular Black Sea resorts in Russia, where millions of tourists come to gain strength and experience all year round. A bright cocktail of pleasures includes the warmth of the sun and the sea breeze, the snow-capped peaks of the Caucasus Mountains and healing mineral water springs. In addition to natural resources, the attention of vacationers is attracted by numerous attractions: architectural heritage, temples, an arboretum, parks, theaters and museums in Sochi. The article provides an overview of the best collections, acquaintance with which will be not only informative, but also a real pleasure.
Art Museum
Located directly in the city center at the address: Kurortny Avenue, 51. The museum building itself, built in the classical Renaissance style, is an architectural monument. The permanent exhibition features more than 6,000 exhibits: paintings, icons, panels, engravings, ceramics. Special attention deserves a collection of coins and treasures from the treasures foundon the territory of the region. The exhibited works of art cover a huge time layer from the beginning of the 1st century BC. e. until the end of the 19th century.
Temporary thematic exhibitions, jewelry fairs, vernissages of contemporary masters are held here every month. Tourists can purchase valuable works of art, including antiques, at the local art showroom.
Ethnographic Museum
When planning an excursion and choosing museums in Sochi to visit, it is worth visiting Pobedy Street, 95/1, in Lazarevsky. Here is a real treasury containing rare and unique exhibits. They will acquaint visitors with the ancient history of the resort capital, the culture and life of the Circassians, who have inhabited the expanses of the Krasnodar Territory for centuries. The age of the oldest artifacts is estimated at 5000 years. Their historical value is difficult to overestimate.
An exhibition dedicated to modern local ethnic processes is also of great interest.
City History Museum
There are other museums in Sochi that reveal the historical secrets of the city and its environs. One of them can be found on Vorovskogo street, 54/11. It is the oldest cultural institution in the region. Its funds include more than four thousand exhibits that keep the memory of a huge time period from the ancient stone era to the present day. Archaeological finds are especially valuable, among which are Byzantine coins, antique jewelry, surprising with subtlety.work and grace, the military equipment of our ancestors, rare items of early Christian culture.
Many fans at the cosmonautics hall, where real spacesuits, space suits, food in specific packages and even the Soyuz-9 aircraft are exhibited. Nature lovers prioritize the hall dedicated to the flora and fauna of the Western Caucasus, as well as the exposition about the underwater world of the Black Sea.
This complex, like other museums in Sochi, offers visitors educational excursions, interactive programs and other entertaining activities.
Stalin's dacha
At the foot of the Big Akhun mountain, in the Khostinsky district of Sochi, there is a summer residence of one of the brightest leaders of the former USSR. Its location is unique in terms of security - the surroundings are perfectly visible from the windows of the house, but the dacha itself is not visible from any position, even from the observation tower on the mountain.
Today, Stalin's dacha has been turned into a museum complex, preserving its original appearance and interior. Therefore, visitors will see everything as the leader himself saw it. The first thing that catches your eye is the extreme severity and restraint of decoration. Iosif Vissarionovich did not like luxury, therefore, high-value art objects cannot be found here, only furniture and writing materials necessary for everyday life.
Like other museums in the city of Sochi, Stalin's dacha is imbued with a special historical spirit, which is enhanced byguide stories.
Garden Museum "Tree of Friendship"
This is a unique place, the likes of which cannot be found on the entire planet. Its center was an old powerful fruit tree, grafted at different times by envoys of 167 countries as a sign of peace and friendship. Now oranges, tangerines and lemons, grapefruits and pomelo, feijoa and persimmons ripen simultaneously on this tree. Each guest brought gifts and souvenirs reflecting the history, culture and traditions of his people. Thus, a kind of museum was formed on Jan Fabricius Street, 2/5-A.
Visitors will be happy to walk around the garden. Its territory is very beautiful: shady alleys lined with decorative stones; flower beds and flower beds; many valuable and rare trees. Among them are Japanese sakura, needle, bamboo, pelargonium, delicate mimosa, pomegranate, banana palm, fig and more than 200 species.
Museums in Sochi Olympic Park
On the very coast of the Black Sea, in the Adler district of the resort capital, there is the Olympic Park. This is a huge complex that includes stadiums and ice arenas, an Olympic village and hotels, entertainment centers and several museums:
- Car collection. Here are Soviet cars from retro to the latest models.
- Dinosaur Hall.
- Exposition dedicated to the Olympic Games.
- Leonardo da Vinci Mechanical Model Museum.
- Interactive show of Nikola Tesla's physical experiments.
- Holographic Illusion Center.
The article provided information about the main museums of Sochi, the addresses of which are in any guidebook. Their visit will surely leave a warm mark in the heart of every tourist and pleasantly diversify the beach holiday for both adults and children.
