TO SEE
TOY MUSEUM
МУЗЕЙ ИГРУШКИ
About
It is not coincidence that the toy museum is located in Sergiev Posad. For centuries, this town has been known for its production of toys. The famous Russian doll or matryoshka was invented and made in Sergiev Posad, as well as moving wooden toys which come from a nearby village of Bogorodskoe. The museum boasts an impressive collection of primitive medieval toys, and more elaborate toys of the 18th and 19th centuries. There're toys of all shapes and sizes, made from all sorts of materials which came from various parts of Russia. Finally, there's a showcase with Soviet toys where you're likely to find nostalgic Russian adults gazing at the toys they remember well from their childhood. On the top floor, there's an exhibition of Chinese and Japanese toys, and another exhibition with the toys which once belonged to the children of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II. There're tables with toys in several rooms, you can play with them, and learn how they work. They have puppet shows on Sundays, and they occasionally run workshops where you can learn how to make and paint various Russian toys.
Pop into a nice souvenir shop next to the ticket office before leaving, you'll find modern handcraft versions of the toys you saw in the museum on sale there.
Info
123 Krasnoy Armii Av. (пр. Красной Армии, д. 123)
The museum is located on the hill across the lake from the Trinity Lavra. Turn right as you walk out of the Lavra and continue down the street. Walk across the bridge, and you'll see a sign of M.Video store in front of you. Walk up the stairs towards the store, and then turn right. The museum is located in a 2-storey brick building.
+7 496 540 41 01
Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and on the last Friday of each month
Average visit duration: 1h
Accessible to English speakers
General 150₽/ Free for children under 7. Photography 150₽
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STABLE YARD HISTORY & ART MUSEUM
КОННЫЙ ДВОР
(ИСТОРИКО-ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ МУЗЕЙ)
About
Konny Dvor is a vital part of the Sergiev Posad State History and Art Museum which has four branches spread around Sergiev Posad. Other branches include the opulent Sancristy inside the Trinity Lavra with the treasures of the monastery (currently closed for renovation), museum of local lore, and an exhibition space for temporary exhibitions. Konny Dvor is located outside the Lavra, close to the Duck tower. It is the oldest building in town outside the walls of the Lavra, built in the shape of a fortress in 1790 to house stables of the monastery. It was later converted into a museum, and an exhibition space which occupy three buildings inside Konny Dvor. There's an exhibition on the history of Sergiev Posad, and another about St Sergius of Radonezh, the founder of the Trinity Lavra. The second floor is occupied by the exhibition of applied arts with furniture, clothes, porcelain, toys, etc. Two other buildings on the territory of Konny Dvor house an exhibition on the Russian village, and on the Russian doll. There're also temporary exhibitions in a room next to the Russian doll exhibition.
Info
2, Pervoy Udarnoy Armii St. (ул. 1-й Ударной Армии, д. 2)
Walk outsite the main gates of the Trinity Lavra and turn left. Walk along the wall of the monastery until a corner tower with a statue of a duck on top of it (it's known as the Duck Tower). The large building of the museum is going to be to your right, a bit further down the street which leads towars the main Krasnoy Armii Avenue.
Go to Website (only in Russian)
+7 495 786 27 08
+7 496 540 63 58
Wed-Thu, Sat-Sun 10am-5.45pm. Fri 10am-4.45pm Open from 11am until 7.45pm on the 2-nd Wednesday of each month. The ticket office closes 30min earlier. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and on the last Friday of each month
Average visit duration: 2h
Accessible to English speakers
To one exhibition: General 100₽/ Students 50₽/ Children 50₽. Audioguide is included in the price; to all exhibitions: General 450RUB/Students 200₽/ Children 200₽. Photography 100₽ / video 150₽
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