The best fairytale museums for children. Registration of fairy-tale characters or Fairy-tale map of Russia Museum of the Little Prince, Japan
Among the first books that parents read to their children, there are always fairy tales - funny, kind, scary, magical, instructive. Children read about Kolobok and Ryaba the Hen, older children read about Cinderella and the Steadfast Tin Soldier, Ivan Tsarevich and Vasilisa the Wise, Pinocchio and Mary Poppins. The heroes of fairy-tale books, cartoons and films are so loved by children that they migrate into their games and even become role models. Since the fairy tale often visits children, why not pay the fairy tale a return visit?
Kidpassage has prepared for you a selection of information about interesting museums fairy tales and storytellers. By including any of these museums in your excursion route, you will delight your children and together with them you will be able to immerse yourself in fairy world childhood.
House of Fairy Tales “Once Upon a Time” (Moscow, Russia)
You only have to say two words - “Once upon a time ...” - and the children will already prick up their ears, preparing to hear the fairy tale. And in the House of Fairy Tales you can also become a fairy-tale character yourself by trying on his costume during theatrical excursions. Such excursions are dedicated to Russian and Western European folk tales, epics and mythology, and author's fairy tales. Participate in the development of the plot, change it, fill it with new adventures and victories, create an old fairy tale in a new way - children will be able to do all this in the House of Fairy Tales. And besides, where else will you have the opportunity to feed the Serpent Gorynych or climb into the stove with Baba Yaga?
It should be noted that the excursion programs are prepared specifically for children of different ages. The creators of the House plan to open a network of fairy-tale museums. There is already a Pinocchio-Pinocchio Museum. Children with bated breath follow in the footsteps of the heroes of the fairy tale about the golden key, finding themselves either in Papa Carlo's closet, then by the pond where Tortilla lives, or in Malvina's cozy house. And soon the Museum of Russian Fairy Tales will start operating.
Museum website, photo: http://www.domskazok.ru/
“Fairy Tale House” (St. Petersburg, Russia)
If you look closely, “Fairy Tale House” is not a house at all, but a whole Dreamland, in which Ole Lukoye and the Golden Fish, Koschey the Immortal and Karabas-Barabas, the Three Bears and Puss-in-Boots live side by side. In this country there is also a place for little lovers of fairy tales: after all, they too can overcome all dangers, solve tricky riddles, complete tasks and make sure that the fairy tale ends happily. Traveling through the fantastic halls of the “Fairytale House”, the children will end up in Koshchei’s cave, listen to the steps of the scientist’s Cat, sit on the beds of Mikhail Ivanovich, Nastasya Petrovna and Mishutka, and master the control of Baba Yaga’s stupa. And actors in the guise of fairy-tale characters will help them get used to the fairy tale. Now there are two “Fairy Tale Houses” in St. Petersburg (on Gorkovskaya and on Pionerskaya).
“Glade of Fairy Tales” (Yalta, Ukraine)
No matter how good the scenery is, we still remember how many times fairy-tale heroes wandered through fields and dense forests. Therefore the museum is under open air The “Glade of Fairy Tales” has settled under the canopy of trees, and how can one not believe that this is a real fairy-tale forest. Here are collected sculptures of characters from various fairy tales: the mighty hero Svyatogor and the resourceful Zaporozhye Cossacks, the miserable Old Man with his Old Woman and the cheerful Khoja Nasreddin, Ellie with her faithful friends - the Scarecrow, the Woodcutter and the Brave Lion, a bunch of inhabitants of Teremok and many other characters from folk tales , fairy tales by Russian and foreign writers. For advice or help, as usual in fairy tales, here you need to go to Baba Yaga - she lives in a traditional hut on chicken legs. Maybe Yaga will first ask a tricky riddle - but since Ivan Tsarevich coped with her tasks, then the children will cope too. The summer theater also hosts fabulous performances.
Museum website, photo: http://polyana-skazok.org.ua
"Junibacken" (Stockholm, Sweden)
If, hearing the name Astrid Lindgren, you remember Carlson and Pippi Longstocking, then after visiting this museum you will probably want to read other books by this writer with your children. Lindgren's characters - mischievous inventors and dreamers - inhabit the museum. There are also characters from books by other Scandinavian writers - museum visitors meet them on Fairy Tale Square. On the playground, you can visit Pippi at the Chicken Villa to have fun with the mischievous red-haired inventor, and visit the houses of other fairy-tale characters. And the Fairytale Train will take you to visit the girl Madiken, to Emil from Lenneberga and suddenly soar into the air to turn onto the roof of Carlson, pick up Nils and the geese and go together to Roni, the robber’s daughter, and the Lionheart brothers. During the trip, you can listen to stories about all these heroes in Russian. The museum also hosts theatrical performances and game exhibitions.
Moomin Valley Museum (Tampere, Finland)
In the cozy twilight that reigned in the Moomintrolls’ home when it was time to hibernate, there is a museum where illustrations for Tove Jansson’s books about these well-fed handsome men and their friends are collected, as well as models of episodes from fairy tales about Moomintroll, Sniff , Snusmumrik and others. But the main attraction is the five-story Moomin house, 2.5 meters high, and you can look into every corner of it. And there is something to see there - there is even a treasure hidden in one of the nooks. Based on the museum collection, a multimedia program “Primordial Moominvalley” has been created, which allows you to wander through the fabulous Moominvalley and meet its inhabitants.
Museum website, photo: http://muumilaakso.tampere.fi/ru/
Moomin Park (Naantale, Finland)
Kailo Island is no different from the other islands off the coast of Finland, except that on its shore you can meet Moomintroll collecting shells for his mother. Here is a theme park inhabited by the heroes of Tove Jansson's fairy tales. The Moomin house in the park is huge, you can visit all the rooms, even look into the kitchen for a treat. There are also the homes of other fairy-tale heroes here - Snusmumrik’s camp, Hemulen’s house and even Morra’s icy house. Friendly characters - Little My, Hemulen and, of course, the entire Moomin family - meet visitors and take pictures with them. In summer, guests have a swimming pool and a children's beach at their disposal, and in winter there is ample space for skiing and sledding.
Museum website, photo: http://www.muumimaailma.fi
Andersen Museum (Copenhagen, Denmark)
The famous children's storyteller, sitting down at the entrance to the house and looking at the fun in Tivoli Park - this is what the monument to Andersen looks like at the entrance to the museum. In the attic of the house where this wise and sad writer lived, his office has been recreated, Andersen himself sits at the table, and the view from his window is almost the same as it was several centuries ago. Surprises and surprises await visitors in the museum - a meeting with Thumbelina, a difficult journey following Tin soldier and mocking observation of the Naked King, who, showing off in front of the mirror, seems to be fully dressed. Thanks to 3D animation, you can find yourself in the atmosphere of Andersen's fairy tales.
Breteuil Castle (Rambouillet, France)
The Breteuil family is very famous in France, but its castle, built at the beginning of the 17th century, attracts many tourists not so much because of the history of the ancient noble family, but because of the fabulous atmosphere: the castle houses a museum of fairy tales by Charles Perrault. And they inhabit it wax figures characters from fairy tales beloved from childhood: Puss-in-Boots, who is plotting a new trick (there are more than 20 cats here - the fairy-tale cat, we remember, was omnipresent), Sleeping Beauty waiting for her prince, Cinderella dressed up for the ball, the villain Bluebeard and many others. In addition, the castle depicts scenes important for the French historical events. In the castle park you can wander through the boxwood labyrinth, relax by the pond or have a picnic on the lawn. On Sundays, scenes from various fairy tales are performed here. The castle is especially beautiful during the Christmas and Easter holidays.
Museum website, photo: http://www.breteuil.fr/en/Perrault-Fairy-Tales/seven-fairy-tales.html
Brothers Grimm House Museum (Steinau an der Strasse, Germany)
Typical German half-timbered buildings - white walls, brown beams; near the house there is a tree in the shade of which there are wooden benches. This is the house where the Brothers Grimm, world-famous storytellers, lived. More precisely, two of them were storytellers, and the third, a musician and engraver, created many illustrations for his brothers’ fairy tales. His works, as well as drawings by other artists, are presented in the museum. And also old and new books in different languages, the plots of which are familiar from childhood: “The Town Musicians of Bremen”, “Hansel and Gretel”, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and many others. The house accommodates the simple life of the Grimm family and modern interiors, also populated by characters from your favorite fairy tales. Even the wolf who threatened Little Red Riding Hood bares his teeth, but does no harm.
Museum website, photo: http://www.brueder-grimm-haus.de
In passing, let us mention that she has developed an entire route - the “German Fairy Tale Road”, running from Bremen, where the cat, dog, donkey and rooster gained fame, to Hanau, the hometown of the Brothers Grimm. A 600 km long road connecting magical medieval cities, goes past the castles of Cinderella, Snow White and Rapunzel, past the possessions of Lady Blizzard, through Hamelin, where the Pied Piper lived, and Bodenwerder - the estate of Baron Munchausen.
We think that a visit to one of these museums will result in your bookcase or film collection being replenished with new good fairy tales!
What unites Doctor Faustus, Baron Munchausen, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Uncle Tom, Popeye the sailor and the little prince? The point is that all these characters have their own museums. This is a great honor for a fictional creature and for its creator. Because the museum of a character is the highest proof of its authenticity and a sign of unconditional nationwide worship of the author.
World museum practice includes several dozen museums of literary, folklore and film characters. Idol-worshippers and curious people from all over the world flock to some museums, while others still bear the burden of “municipal” glory.
Every year, the number of these unusual museums is replenished by Russian apartments, houses, estates and even entire villages dedicated to the lives and adventures of heroes, in whose existence we unconditionally believe throughout the country.
Our country's first museum of a fictional hero was opened in October 1972, 45 years ago, in the village of Vyra near Leningrad. For reasons of literary political correctness, the proud right of the first swallow was given to the character born under Pushkin’s goose feather with nut ink - Samson Vyrin.
The place was not chosen by chance - having covered 70 versts, the messengers stopped for the night or changed horses at the third station of the Belorussian Highway - Vyra. Based on archival documents and descriptions from the story “The Station Warden,” the house has carefully recreated the atmosphere of a road station from the era of Nicholas I. In every object, in every little thing, the soul of a fictional hero lurks - here is an unfinished sundress, here is a laced book, the table is set for tea - it seems An elderly father and daughter went out and are about to return to continue unraveling and unraveling their eternal sad plot.
No. 2. Museum of Literary Heroes "Belkin's Tales"
The village of Lvovka, located in the Bolsheboldinsky district Nizhny Novgorod region, since the 17th century it was the patrimony of the Pushkins and was named after the poet’s grandfather, Lev Alexandrovich. In 2005, a museum of the heroes of “Belkin’s Tales” was opened in the manor’s estate behind the Luchinnik grove.
Ivan Petrovich Belkin's room One of the rooms of the mansion is dedicated to Ivan Petrovich Belkin - a fictional author of stories - his portrait hangs here, there is a bent chair, reclining on which the narrator snored in his sleep - try not to believe in the reality of this character! The remaining rooms are ideal settings for the five stories in the series. In Liza Muromskaya’s room, a peasant dress hangs carelessly on a chair; further we find the assembled chest of Marya Gavrilovna; then we go into the room where Silvio left a shot-through red cap on the table an inch from his forehead...
The house itself, with its charming old provincialism, and its entire landscape surroundings are perceived as genuine illustrations of the Belkin cycle. Everything here is genuine, honest, real.
No. 3. Museum of the poem "Anna Snegina"
Kashina's estate. Photo: ny.rzn.info In 1995, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Yesenin’s birth, the Anna Snegina Museum was opened in Konstantinov. The last Konstantinovskaya landowner Lydia Kashina, who was friends with the poet for many years, became the prototype of the main character - a young noblewoman, the youthful love of the protagonist Sergushi. It was in the Kashina estate that the museum’s exposition was located.
Thanks to many photographs and authentic items that once belonged to Kashina-Snegina, and dozens of letters written by her legendary fellow villager, reality here is so intertwined with fiction that it is no longer possible to separate real story from a beautiful essay.
No. 4. Museum of "Two Captains"
Museum of V. A. Kaverin Remember, “Fight and seek, find and do not give up”? IN hometown Veniamin Kaverina - A museum of the novel “Two Captains” has been operating in Pskov since 2002. In the very center of the museum, a flag with the famous motto flutters on a mast, and the exhibits tell about the prototypes of the main characters, about the concept of the novel and, of course, about the exploration of the Far North.
“Two Captains” is a work of difficult fate. The book, which embodied the dream of all post-war boys and served as the basis for one of the best adventure Soviet films, is inextricably linked in our memory with the terrible tragedy of the late twentieth century - the musical Nord-Ost. Therefore, the Museum of “Two Captains” is also a place of memory.
The routes of Brusilov, Sedov, Tatarinov are laid out on huge maps of the North. Young visitors who adore museums where they are allowed to touch everything will experience magnetic ships legendary routes using a real ship's compass. Here, in this unusual museum, the spirit of heroic adventure hovers. It’s worth going here to follow your childhood dreams and to have something to dream about.
No. 5. "Bad apartment"
The Bulgakov State Museum on Sadovaya-Spasskaya, 10 in Moscow today is better known as Woland’s apartment or “Bad Apartment.” According to the text of the legendary novel, Woland, having sent Styopa Likhodeev to Yalta, settled here, in apartment No. 50, in a real communal hell. In fact, the writer himself lived in this apartment from 1921 to 1924. By the way, according to legend, a certain Anna Goryacheva, the same Annushka, lived in this same place.
Bad apartment No. 50 is located on the fifth floor of a five-story building. From the window there is a view of the opposite wing of the house and another “bad apartment” associated with “The Master and Margarita” - apartment No. 34, which also served as a prototype for a place with bad energy.
Interesting fact – in St. Petersburg there is also a “bad apartment”. Only not Bulgakovskaya, but Tolstoy. Its number is 60 and it is located on the sixth floor of a six-story building on the embankment of the Fontanka River.
No. 6. Ostap Bender Museum
Museum of Ostap Bender Kozmodemyansk. Photo: kvartirka.com Warmly beloved by housewives, widows, and even a female dental technician, the romantic adventurer Mr. O. Bender was awarded two museums - in St. Petersburg and Kozmodemyansk.
Once a year, during the Benderiada festival, Kozmodemyansk is renamed New Vasyuki and turns into a carnival of humor. Fans of Ilf and Petrov come here for an “interplanetary” chess tournament and an auction where you can buy a chair with diamonds. When the city takes a break from the holiday, Benderomaniacs can visit the museum - an old merchant mansion, designated the place of military glory of the legendary literary hero.
In 1995, the Bender Museum opened in St. Petersburg. Following the inimitable style of the protagonist, the museum was closed several times. However, he always received a new birth, the last of which occurred quite recently - in the summer of 2016.
The museum's exhibition features authentic items, copies of those that appear in the novel - the famous tea strainer, Kisa Vorobyaninov's pince-nez, a table from the "Horns and Hooves" office and, of course, a weight that you can even try to saw through. To the perplexed question “Why, suddenly, St. Petersburg?”, the creators of the museum answer this way: according to one version, the prototype of Bender was Osip Shor - a bright, adventurous gentleman who lived here during his student days. Subsequently, Osip Shor was noticed as an imaginary promising groom, a great chess player and a great artist... A recognizable character, in a word.
No. 7. Snow Maiden Museum
The Snow Maiden's Tower in Kostroma, photo: intel-tour.ru The museum of this literary character was opened in 2008 in Kostroma. It was here in 1873 that Ostrovsky, inspired by Afanasyev’s fairy tales, composed a play about a pale, fair-haired girl, the daughter (!) of Father Frost and Spring-Red. The play remained unnoticed by the public for almost ten years, until he wrote an opera of the same name based on it.
In addition to the Snow Maiden, other representatives of folklore “live” in the museum, from brownies to the cat Bayun. In the museum you can see the sleigh on which the Snow Maiden and Father Frost deliver gifts to children, visit the Ice Room and even try a snow cocktail.
No. 8. Cheburashka Museum
A museum in a school is all right, but a museum in a kindergarten – is this even conceivable?! It turns out yes. In Moscow, not far from the Vykhino metro station, in kindergarten and school No. 2031 there are two exhibition sites dedicated to Cheburashka. In front of the entrance there is a telephone booth in which the beloved children's hero lived, inside there is the story of the creation of a touching and strange creature and many of its incarnations - “Cheburashka” crafts.
By the way, the initiator of the creation of the museum was himself; he spent a long time looking for like-minded people in publishing houses, but found them only... in kindergarten. Today, according to Uspensky, Cheburashka has surpassed the author himself in popularity.
No. 9. Village of Prostokvashino
– a master of embodying literary heroes. The heroes of tales from the life of Prostokvashino, just like Cheburashka, should soon acquire an address and a museum. In the Tonkin district of the Nizhny Novgorod region there is the village of Prostokvashino. It has 17 houses and 10 inhabitants.
On a visit to Cheburashka
You don’t have to go far to find a fairy tale - it’s right here, in the capital of the country, in the Kozhukhovo microdistrict. At the entrance you will be greeted by Cheburashka himself with his best friend - the crocodile Gena. There is also a real telephone booth in which, according to legend, the character of Eduard Uspensky lived.
By the way, this part of the exhibition was conceived by the writer: the most difficult thing was to find a payphone - after all, by the time the museum was created, they had not been produced for a long time! I even had to turn to the Moscow City Telephone Network for help, and a real telephone booth was assembled from two retro copies.
Inside the museum there is an exhibition of children's works: more than a hundred Cheburashkas and other cartoon characters - drawings, crafts, and soft toys.
The museum offers excursions where kids are told about cartoon characters. And here you can see the legendary typewriter of Eduard Uspensky, on which this urban fairy tale was printed.
Nizhny Novgorod
Visiting the Goldfish
Residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region revere Rybka - she has become a real talisman of these places. And this story began a long time ago: the land in Boldin and the surrounding area belonged to the family of the poet Pushkin for four centuries, and now this village is a cultural monument of federal significance.
Here is the nationally known literary-memorial and natural museum-reserve of A.S. Pushkin “Boldino”, where visitors will learn about the three Boldino autumns in the poet’s life, which significantly enriched their native literature. After all, it was in Boldin that Pushkin wrote almost all of his famous fairy tales. The first was “The Tale of the Priest and His Worker Balda”, the second autumn on the Boldino land turned out to be the most fruitful for fairy tales - “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights” and “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish” appeared. During his third visit, the poet wrote “The Tale of the Golden Cockerel.”
In memory of this legacy of the poet, another museum was opened in Boldin - dedicated to Pushkin’s fairy tales. The museum has many fascinating exhibitions: “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish”, “Thirty-three Heroes”, “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”.
The main part of the exhibits - magnificent panels and silk stained glass windows, dolls-characters of Pushkin's fairy tales, embroidery and products with cloisonne enamel - were created by children in the workshops of the Author's Center for Artistic Crafts in the city of Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Region. In addition, there are works by professional artists, masters of Gorodets painting.
Tula
Visiting Master Lefty
The master-nugget once glorified Tula, and now continues to live here in the historical part of the city, on the banks of the Upa River, but in the form of a bronze monument. From time immemorial, gunsmiths settled here, including the founder of the dynasty of the first Russian industrialists Nikita Demidov and his descendants.
Not far from the monument is the six-story building of the Museum of Weapons, stylized as the helmet of a Russian warrior. During the excursion, the name of the master will be heard more than once - children and parents will be told about the glorious history of Tula, about its craftsmen and, of course, about Lefty himself and his unique works. There are also incredibly delicious gingerbreads in Tula - try it yourself and bring it as a gift to your family and friends!
Visiting the Snow Maiden, Kikimora and the Snowman
Kostroma
Visiting the Snow Maiden
The Snow Maiden was born on the Shchelykovo estate Kostroma region, which belonged to the famous playwright A. N. Ostrovsky, the author of the fairy tale about the snow beauty. The granddaughter of Father Frost can easily be considered a brand of Kostroma; she has become a real VIP here. Local entrepreneurs decided to go back to their roots and were right - at the tourist complex, where the most interesting object— Snegurochka’s tower, there’s no end to visitors all year round.
In the courtyard of the tower there is a huge stone: “If you go to the right, you will lose your horse, if you go straight, you will end up in the tower with the Snow Maiden.” There is also a hill here, from which in winter you can slide down on a wooden sled - modern, but exactly repeating the ancient sled. Opposite the tower is a belfry: be sure to go there, ring the bells and appreciate their crystal melody.
A visit to the Snow Maiden’s mansion will be interesting for both big and small guests: there is an Ice Room with refreshments, fun games at the Snow Maiden’s courtyard, and the most exciting thing - interactive program, during which you will be accompanied by Domovoi, Domovikha and the scientist cat Bayun. You will hear Slavic myths and legends, watch a puppet show and, of course, meet the granddaughter of Santa Claus herself.
The pearl of the Snow Maiden's tower is the Ice Room. This hall is open all year round, and it is always winter: the temperature here is maintained at -14°C. Decorations on the walls, sculptures, and even dishes were created from ice by Kostroma craftsmen. In the Ice Hall, children are offered to try fabulous sweet drinks, and adults are offered something stronger from ice glasses. And don’t be afraid to freeze - in the summer, before visiting the room, guests will be given warm clothes and felt boots.
Arkhangelsk
Visit the Snowman
Last winter, a real miracle happened in this northern city - on the first day of December, on the embankment of the Northern Dvina, the “House of Miracles” of the Arkhangelsk Snowman rose - of course, made of snow! The owner of the House, the Snowman, received guests until spring came, and with the onset of cold weather he again awaits visitors: there are still many more to come fabulous winters!
In the snowy House of Miracles you can make a wish, walk through an unusual carrot forest, taste snowballs from the White Sea and see many miracles.
And the Snowman was throwing a wonderful celebration of the kids’ favorite delicacy - ice cream! At the end of the year, the Snowman is especially in demand: he gives New Year's performances, and he has several programs designed for children of different ages. For example, for the little ones, the owner of the House of Miracles prepared a performance based on the famous cartoon “The Postman Snowman”.
Kirov
Visiting Kikimora Vyatskaya
Kirov is a city with history: it was founded on the mysterious Kikimorskaya Mountain. Recently, a “Reserve of Fairy Tales” was created here, where the Residence of Kikimora Vyatskaya is located. The “Visiting Kikimora” program is gaining momentum - the character, despite his not very good-natured image, is becoming more and more popular among children.
Entertainment programs There are many with the participation of Kikimora - there are for children and adults, for the whole family and even for graduates.
On a visit to Baba Yaga, Little Mouse and Emelya
Village Kukoboy
Visiting Baba Yaga
Today in the village there is a museum of fairy tales, where Baba Yaga, the main puppet character, reigns. Games and competitions await guests, and the “kind” grandmother will tell fairy tales to the kids. The Yagi teahouse is also open for tourists, where they serve famous Kukoboy pies. And on the last Saturday of July (simultaneously with the holiday in honor of Village Day), everyone is invited to Baba Yaga’s birthday - there will be real folk festivities!
Myshkin
Visiting Little Mouse
On the slope of Nikolskaya Mountain, in the ancient wooden house, there is the only Mouse Museum in the world - after all, the cute rodent is considered the patron saint of this city. The famous museum is part of the Myshkin Folk Museum complex, and exhibits come here from all over the world - from France to India.
A visit to the museum will begin with the office of the mouse king: each tourist is given a commemorative ticket with the seal of the “mouse kingdom-state” on it.
In the museum, children and parents will see mouse-book readers (there is a rich library here - books in dozens of languages of the world, and everything is exclusively about mice), mice-heroes of their favorite cartoons, mice donated to the museum by famous people, and, of course, handmade mice , created from a variety of materials - from clay to felt. There is even a mini-zoo with mice of different breeds!
Adults who are tired of numerous mice can go to the grandiose Assumption Cathedral, built in the 19th century. You can climb its bell tower to explore the surrounding area (admission is paid).
And in Myshkin there is a Museum of unique equipment “Myshkinsky Samokhod” - both boys and their dads will definitely like it here. After all, here you can see how the legendary cars - "one and a half", "funnel" and "jeep" are constructed, evaluate a variety of equipment - from steam engines to aircraft turbines, and take a photo while driving an antique car or at the helm of a ship.
Rostov Veliky
Visiting Alyosha Popovich and Emelya
In addition to the southern Rostov-on-Don, there is also the city of Rostov in the middle zone, which gave the country an epic hero, the famous Alyosha Popovich. By the way, the hero is quite real: today scientists have found a lot of evidence that the hero Alyosha was really born in this city in the 12th century, in the family of a priest.
Since 2010, there has been a popular excursion program"Visiting Alyosha Popovich." In a day you can go on three excursions at once: “Unique crafts” (visit to the Rostov enamel factory), “All roads lead to the Kremlin” (tour of the local ancient Kremlin) and a visit to the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery, where you will be accompanied by the hero himself and his beloved Nastenka. The program includes initiation into heroes and Russian beauties, fun, amusement and national games, and at the end - gifts for participation in competitions!
Rostov is rich in fairy-tale characters - Emelya also lives here. In the summer, the city regularly holds holidays “At the behest of the pike”: a procession headed from Cathedral Square to the city park is headed by Emelei himself, riding, as he should, on a stove. In the spring, Maslenitsa festivities are held here, where guests can, in addition to traditional pancakes, taste delicious fish soup.
Visiting Hen Ryaba
Ermakovo
Visiting Hen Ryaba
The fairytale owner of the museum appears here before guests in different guises: with a golden egg, as a book illustration, and as an ordinary laying hen. An entire room is dedicated to a variety of Ryab, and in the other two halls there are exhibitions dedicated to the life of peasants and the work of the local poultry farm. In the summer, a fun holiday “Visiting the Ryaba Hen” is organized in Ermakovo - with mummers in chicken costumes. And here you can taste eggs, not golden ones, but simple and very tasty!
Moore
Visiting Ilya Muromets
The fabulous epic hero Ilya Muromets, according to legend, lay on the stove for 33 years, and then went to defend the Russian land from enemies. In the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery there is a sculptural image of Ilya Muromets with a particle of his relics, and in the Murom Historical and Art Museum an entire exhibition is dedicated to the epic hero - ancient chain mail, armor and weapons, engravings and icons. The museum also has an interesting interactive program for tourists: guests are greeted by Ilya himself and the Beauty with a roll of bread; there will be epics, stories about feats of arms and “Initiation into heroes and heroes.”
Poshekhonye
On a visit to Toptygin and Vodyanoy
The Toptygin House Museum is quite small: it’s just one room, but what a room! There is even a real bear's den, and children will be able to see in detail how it works. In addition to the den, the museum displays a hunting shed, many bear-themed exhibits, and two huge stuffed animals of the owner of the forest. Upon prior request, you will be given an interactive excursion with games, competitions, hunting tales and tea drinking (honey from a real deck!). Poshekhonye is also called the Yaroslavl Venice - after all, the village stands on five rivers. It is not surprising that Vodyanoy lives here: his official residence is located in the children's library. In Vodyanoy’s home there are portraits of the owner, statues of his frog friends, an aquarium with small catfish, a water mill and other attributes of the water kingdom. Vodyanoy and his colleague Kikimora amuse the guests, sing songs and treat everyone to fish soup.
For several years there has been a project to create an unusual - fairy-tale map of Russia
The authors of the project were representatives of the Moscow Association of Community; The author of the map is Alexey Kozlovsky.
And it's right if there is political map, then why not be fabulous. It would also be nice to create a fairytale globe. It makes teaching geography to children much more interesting.
It would also be nice to create a fairytale globe. It makes teaching geography to children much more interesting.
On the fairy-tale map of Russia, many fairy-tale heroes have already found their residence, but many more are wandering around in search of shelter. The vast Siberia is almost uninhabited and Far East, the bird Sirin has not found a nest for itself, Domovoy and Leshiy are wandering without permanent residence... Although, according to rumors, Domovoy will soon marry Kikimora and go to live with her in Kirov.
Here are those who have already settled on the fairytale map:
Alesha Popovich- city of Rostov.
Tsar Berendey- city of Pereslavl-Zalessky.
The Tsar settled down in the Berendeyevka park, where on the banks of two ponds there are the fabulous huts of Berendeyev’s kingdom.
Water- Poshekhonye, Yaroslavl region.
Bird - Gamayun- Yukhnov city, Kaluga region.
Serpent Gorynych- village of Privolzhskoye (Gadovo), Kimry district, Tver region.
Danila the Master and the Mistress of the Copper Mountain- Sysert city, Sverdlovsk region.
Nikitich- city of Ryazan
Emelya and Pike- Rostov the Great city, Yaroslavl region.
In the summer, holidays “At the behest of the pike” are regularly held here. The celebrations begin with the ringing of bells. Then a procession departs from Cathedral Square to the city park, led, of course, by Emelya himself, riding, as he should, on a stove.
Firebird- Palekh city, Ivanovo region.
Zabava Putyatichna- city of Ryazan
Gold fish- village of Bolshoye Boldino, Nizhny Novgorod region.
Residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region consider Rybka their talisman.
Ivan the Fool— Kenozerye, Plesetsk district, Arkhangelsk region.
Every year there is an exhibition of children's drawings and letters to Ivanushka "Favorite Fairy-Tale Hero". On the day of Ivan Kupala, the residents of Kenozero invite everyone to the “Kenozero Fool” holiday.
Ilya Muromets- Murom city, Vladimir region.
There is a bronze monument to the hero in the center of the city. And in the local history museum, an entire section is dedicated to the famous fellow countryman.
Kikimora Vyatskaya is the city of Kirov.
Kikimora's house recently appeared on Kikimorskaya Mountain. This lady invites everyone to celebrate New Year, and in the summer he will conduct a tour of the swamps.
Kolobok- city of Ulyanovsk.
The Little Humpbacked Horse- city of Ishim, Tyumen region.
Koschei the Deathless- Staritsa village, Tver region.
In 2006, archaeologists discovered the Koshchei Cave near the city. In the fairy tale, the old man's shoemaker met this evil hero in a cave.
Chicken Ryaba- Ermakovo village, Yaroslavl region.
In August, Ryaba Hen holidays are held here. There is a museum of the same name in the village. Here Ryaba appears in different guises: with a golden egg, an illustration in a book, and a laying hen. In the museum you can learn about household items and crafts that existed in Rus'.
Lefty- Tula city
There is a monument to the master in the city.
An international competition for graphic design of logos and trademarks “Golden Flea” is being held.
Mistress of the North - Louhi - Loukhi district, Karelia
Mikhailo Ivanovich Toptygin- simply Clubfoot Bear - the city of Yaroslavl.
Father Frost- Veliky Ustyug city, Vologda region.
An office of Father Frost has been opened in Veliky Ustyug, which includes a throne room, a museum, workshops, a post office and a souvenir shop.
Entertainment Center"Father Frost's Estate" includes a range of services: food, everyday life, rental of masquerade and sports equipment, horse riding,
snow motorcycles, skis, skates, sleighs - in winter; pleasure boats, pedal boats - in summer.
Mouse - Norushka- Myshkin city, Yaroslavl region.
Young Frost Pakkaine- Olonets city, Karelia
Sadko— Gosttsy village, Novgorod region.
Not far from this village there was another one - Sytino, its name gave the nickname to the national hero. In historical documents he is listed as Sadko Sytenets. According to legend, Sadko argued with Novgorod merchants that there were fish with “golden feathers” in Lake Ilmen. He won the dispute with the help of the Water King, and this helped him start trading, with which he became rich. Entrepreneurs still go to Gostsy for good luck.
Sagaan Ubugun- city Ulan-Ude, Buryatia
Sivka-burka- Oryol Region.
Snowman- city of Arkhangelsk.
Snow Maiden- the city of Kostroma.
The Snow Maiden was born on the Shchelykovo estate, which belonged to the famous playwright A.N. Ostrovsky, who wrote a fairy tale about a cold beauty. The Snow Maiden's Tower is open all year round.
Nightingale the Robber- Bereza village, Kursk region.
The place is shrouded in many legends and traditions. One of the most common is about the founding of a village. They say that the peasant who settled here first planted three birches, hence the name of the village. And in the epic about the Nightingale the Robber, there is a fragment where he talks about these birches.
Princess Frog- Rostov region.
Cheburashka- Moscow city.
Baba Yaga— Kukoboy village, Yaroslavl region.
Today there is a fairy tale museum in the village, where Baba Yaga is the main puppet character. The Yagi teahouse is also open for tourists, where they serve famous Kukoboy pies. On the last Saturday of July (simultaneously with the Village Day holiday), everyone is invited to Baba Yaga's birthday.
Yaroslavl is recognized as the capital of fabulous Russia.