Estates and museums of fairy-tale heroes. The best museums of fairy tales for your children

On a visit to Cheburashka

You don't have to go far for a fairy tale - it is right here, in the capital of the country, in the Kozhukhovo microdistrict. At the entrance you will be met 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 exposition 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 - and drawings, crafts, and soft toys.

Excursions are held in the museum, where kids are told about cartoon characters. And here you can also see the legendary typewriter Eduard Uspensky, on which this urban fairy tale was printed.

Nizhny Novgorod

Visit the Golden Fish

Inhabitants Nizhny Novgorod region Rybka is revered - she has become a real talisman of these places. And this story began a very long time ago: the land in Boldin and its environs 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 country-famous literary-memorial and natural museum-reserve of A. S. Pushkin "Boldino", where visitors will learn about the three Boldino autumns in the life of the poet, which greatly 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 Boldin land turned out to be the most fruitful for fairy tales - the "Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Heroes" and "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" appeared. During the third visit, the poet wrote The Tale of the Golden Cockerel.

In memory of this heritage of the poet, another museum was opened in Boldin - dedicated to Pushkin's fairy tales. The museum has many fascinating expositions: "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish", "Thirty-three Bogatyrs", "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, embroideries 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 the Gorodets painting.

Tula

On a visit to the master Levsha

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 already 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 a helmet of a Russian warrior. During the tour, the name of the master will sound more than once - children and parents will be told about the glorious history of Tula, about its craftsmen and, of course, about Levsha himself and his unique works. And in Tula, incredibly delicious gingerbread - try it yourself and take it as a gift to relatives and friends!

On a visit to the Snow Maiden, Kikimore and the snowman

Kostroma

On a visit to the Snow Maiden

The Snow Maiden was born in the Shchelykovo estate in the 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 be safely considered a brand of Kostroma, she has become a real VIP person here. Local entrepreneurs decided to turn to the origins and did not fail - at the tourist complex, where the most interesting object is the Snegurochka's tower, there is 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 to the Snow Maiden.” And there is also a slide, from which in winter you can slide down on wooden sleds - modern, but exactly repeating the old sled. Opposite the tower is a belfry: be sure to go there, ring the bells and appreciate their crystal melody.

A visit to the Snegurochka’s tower will be interesting for both big and small guests: there is an Ice Room with refreshments, fun games at the Snegurka’s Metochion, and the most exciting thing is an interactive program during which you will be accompanied by Domovoy, Domovikha and the scientist cat Bayun. You will hear Slavic myths and legends, watch a puppet show and, of course, meet Grandfather Frost's granddaughter herself.

The pearl of the Snegurka's tower is the Ice Room. This hall is open all year round, and it is always winter in it: the temperature is maintained here at -14°C. And decorations on the walls, and sculptures, and even dishes are made of ice by Kostroma craftsmen. In the Ice Hall, children are offered to taste fabulous sweet drinks, and adults are offered something stronger from ice cups. And don't be afraid to freeze summer time 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 grew up - 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 is again waiting for visitors: there are still many fabulous winters ahead!

In the snowy House of Wonders, you can make a wish, take a walk through an unusual carrot forest, taste snowballs of the White Sea salt and see many miracles.

And the Snowman also arranged a magnificent celebration of the favorite delicacy of the kids - ice cream! At the end of the year, the Snowman is especially in demand: he gives New Year's performances, he has several programs designed for children of different ages. For example, for the little ones, the owner of the House of Wonders prepared a performance based on the famous cartoon "The Snowman-Mailman".

Kirov

On a visit to Kikimore Vyatskaya

Kirov is a city with history: it was founded on the mysterious Kikimorskaya mountain. Recently, the "Reserve of fairy tales" was created here, where the Residence of Kikimora Vyatskaya is located. The program "Visiting Kikimora" is gaining momentum - the character, despite his not very good-natured image, is becoming more and more popular with children.

entertainment programs with the participation of Kikimora there are many - there are for children and adults, for the whole family and even for graduates.

On a visit to Baba Yaga, Mouse-norushka and Emelya

Kukoboy village

On a visit to Baba Yaga

Today, the village has a museum of fairy tales, where Baba Yaga, the main puppet character, reigns. Games and competitions are waiting for guests, and the “kind” grandmother will tell fairy tales to the kids. The Yagi teahouse also works for tourists, where they serve the famous kukoboy pies. And on the last Saturday of July (simultaneously with the holiday in honor of the village day) everyone is invited to the birthday of Baba Yaga - there will be real folk festivals!

Myshkin

On a visit to the mouse

On the slope of Mount Nikolskaya, in an old wooden house, there is the only Mouse Museum in the world - after all, a cute rodent is considered the patron of this city. The famous museum is part of the Myshkinsky 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, which bears the seal of the “mouse kingdom-state”.

In the museum, children and parents will see mice-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 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, 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 surroundings (admission is paid).

And in Myshkin there is the Museum of unique technology "Myshkinsky Samohod" - both the boys and their dads will definitely like it here. After all, here you can see how the legendary cars are arranged - "one and a half", "funnel" and "jeep", evaluate a variety of equipment - from steam engines to aircraft turbines, and take pictures while driving an antique car or at the helm of a ship.

Rostov the Great

On a visit to Alyosha Popovich and Emelya

In addition to southern Rostov-on-Don, there is also the city of Rostov middle lane who gave the country an epic hero, the famous Alyosha Popovich. By the way, the hero is quite real: to date, 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 Rostov the Great. During the day, you can visit three excursions at once: “Unique crafts” (a visit to the Rostov enamel factory), “All roads lead to the Kremlin” (a 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, fun and national games, and at the end - gifts for participating in competitions!

Rostov is rich in fairy-tale characters - Emelya also lives here. In summer, the city regularly hosts “By Pike” holidays: from Cathedral Square a procession is heading towards the city park, led by Emelya himself, riding, as he is supposed to, on stoves. In the spring, Maslenitsa festivities are organized here, where guests can taste delicious fish soup in addition to traditional pancakes.

On a visit to Hen Ryaba

Ermakovo

On a visit to Hen Ryaba

The fabulous hostess of the museum appears here before the guests in different guises: with a golden egg, and as a book illustration, and an ordinary laying hen. A whole room is dedicated to a variety of Ryab, and in the remaining two halls there are expositions dedicated to the life of peasants and the work of a local poultry farm. In the summer, Ermakovo organizes a fun holiday "Visiting Hen Ryaba" - with mummers in costumes of chickens. And here you can also taste eggs, but not golden, but simple and very tasty!

Murom

On a visit to 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 exposition 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 Beauty with a kalach, there will be epics, stories about feats of arms and “Initiation into heroes and heroes”.

Poshekhonye

On a visit to Toptygin and Vodyany

Museum "Toptygin's House" is quite small: it's only one room, but what a room! There is even a real bear den here, and children will be able to see in detail how it works. In addition to the lair, the museum exhibits a hunting shed, many bear-themed exhibits, and two huge stuffed animals of the forest owner. Upon prior request, you will be given an interactive tour with games, contests, hunting stories and tea drinking (honey from a real deck!). Poshekhonye is also called the Venice of Yaroslavl, because 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 dwelling there are portraits of the owner, statues of his frog girlfriends, 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 with fish soup.

REMEMBER WHO'S NAME
(LITERARY QUIZ)

What is the name of the boy who needed to survive the word "eternity" out of ice?
(Kai. G. H. Andersen. The Snow Queen)
Who are Bosse and Betan, in which book do we meet them?
(Brother and sister of the Kid from A. Lindgren's book "The Kid and Carlson, who lives on the roof")
What was the name of the song called by the bells of the magic pot in H. K. Andersen's fairy tale "Swineherd"?
("Ah, my dear, Augustine, Augustine, Augustine...")
What is the name of the girl who asked Lewis Carroll to write a fairy tale with "more nonsense"?
(Alice)
Name two friends, heroes of the stories of V. Dragunsky.
(Misha and Deniska)
What was the name of the magician who carried two umbrellas with him: one colorful and elegant, and the other ordinary, black?
(Ole Lukoye from the fairy tale by H.K. Andersen)
In the title of which fairy tale by A. Lindgren is the boy's name repeated twice?
("Mao, my Mio")
What are the names of two restless brothers from the story of A. Gaidar.
(Chuk and Gek)
The name of this boy is included in the title of N. Nosov's story, which ends with the words: "... weeding weeds is not at all difficult. Much easier than cooking porridge!"
("Mishkina porridge")
What are the names of Pippi Longstocking's closest friends?
(Tommy and Anieka)
Remember Pippi's full name.
(Peppilotta-Victualina-Rolgardina)
Who is Yalo and in what fairy tale do we meet her?
(Olya is the heroine of the fairy tale by V. Gubarev "The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors")
What is the name of the evil sister of the good doctor Aibolit from the fairy tale by K. I. Chukovsky?
(Barbara)
What are the names of Ivan's older brothers from P. P. Ershov's fairy tale "The Little Humpbacked Horse"?
(Danila and Gavrilo)
Mark Twain and A. Gaidar have the same names of heroes. How?
(Huck)
Name three rivals of Ruslan from A. S. Pushkin's poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila".
(Rogdai, Ratmir, Farlaf)
What is the name of the poet in A. Tolstoy's fairy tale "The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Pinocchio"?
(Pierrot)
What is the name of the heroine of the fairy tale by V. Kataev "Flower-Semitsvetik"?
(Zhenya)
What were the names of the heroes who were not brothers, but were remarkably similar?
(Tom Canty and Edward, Prince of Wales - heroes of M. Twain's story "The Prince and the Pauper")
What was the name of the boy who, thanks to the magic hemp seed, always answered the given lesson perfectly, although he did not teach him?
(Alyosha in Antony Pogorelsky's tale "The Black Hen, or Underground Dwellers")
What was the name of the boy who was friends with the bell boys, who met with the hammer uncles and the princess Spring?
(Misha in the fairy tale by V. Odoevsky "Town in a snuffbox")
In what two works of A. S. Pushkin are the heroines named the same - Liza?
("Queen of Spades", "Peasant Young Lady")
What is the name of the heroine who argues:
"... I won't eat, I won't listen, I'll die among your gardens!" I thought and started eating...
(Lyudmila in A. S. Pushkin's poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila")
In what works of A.S. Pushkin are the heroines called Maria, Masha?
("Dubrovsky", "Snowstorm", "Shot", "Poltava", "Bakhchisarai Fountain", "The Captain's Daughter")
What is the name of the husband of the nanny Tatyana Larina.
("My Vanya was younger than me, my light...")
What are the names of the heroes of the fairy tale who, together with Professor Enotov, made a journey into the world of insect plants, which they saw as if through a magnifying glass?
(Karik and Valya. I. Larry. The extraordinary adventures of Karik and Valya)
What is the full name of the hero of the fairy tale by A. S. Pushkin - Gwi-don.
(Prince Gvidon Saltanovich)
What was the name of a friend of Pope Carlo, a carpenter who brought him a log, from which he carved Pinocchio?
(Giuseppe)
The Louvre, thanks to the three most famous artistic monuments, is called the museum of three women. Give them their names.
(Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Venus de Milo, Nike of Samothrace)
What Pushkin's heroine is named after the style of the dress?
(Tatiana - "Tatyanka")
During the Christmas divination in the name of the betrothed in Pushkin's poem "Eugene Onegin" Tatyana Larina dreams of hearing the desired name "Eugene", but ... What name does she hear?
(Agathon)
One of the months of the year is named after the goddess of the earth, the mother of Hermes. Which?
(Maya, hence "May")
What Russian woman's name wears a wooden toy invented by the artist Malyutin?
(Matryona - "matryoshka")
What banknote with the image of the Empress began to bear her name?
(The image of Catherine II was on a hundred-ruble banknote, she was called "katenka")
In Hebrew, this name means "merciful", "grace". That was the name of ... Austrian, ... Ioannovna.
(Anna)
What was the name of the heroine of the famous play by A. N. Ostrovsky, whose name in ancient Greek means "seagull"?
(Larisa is the heroine of the play by A. N. Ostrovsky "The Dowry")
"Pure" - in Greek, and in Russia also the Great. Who is she?
(Catherine)
"Blossoming" - in Greek, and in Russia - the heroine of the cartoon, the girlfriend of the girl Vera (according to the fairy tale by E. Uspensky). Who is it?

An amazing and fabulous place must be visited by every parent who will come to the capital with their child. And if you are a resident of Moscow and have not yet visited the Pinocchio Museum, then this is completely unforgivable. Here you can immerse yourself in the amazing, fantastic world of this well-known story.

Visiting Pinocchio

Arriving at the Museum of Buratino-Pinocchio, you can wander around wonderful world where these heroes lived, or book excursions. They are thematic here, for every taste - "Papa Carlo and his dolls", "Pinocchio and Malvina meet friends."

With the help of the museum staff, you will actually visit the country of Pinocchio. Few will refuse such an offer. You can walk along the narrow Italian street, where the now famous carpenter Papa Carlo lives in his closet. Be sure to visit him. Or try to find the cherished golden key on your own in the pond where the turtle Tortilla lives.

The children will be told in detail about Pinocchio, the ancestor of Pinocchio, who was invented by the Italian storyteller Carlo Collodi in 1883. And also about his Russian counterpart Pinocchio, about which Alexei Tolstoy wrote in 1936.

It is surprising to both children and adults that storytellers not only in Russia imitated Collodi. There are similar plots, for example, in German fairy tale literature - this is Zepfel Kern by Otto Birbaum. You can learn this and much more about your favorite heroes from childhood if you come to the Pinocchio Museum.

Pinocchio and his friends

Together with his friends, the main character of the tale is ready to conduct various excursions for visitors.

AT new program Museum children will be able to meet the beautiful Malvina, who will teach the restless Pinocchio and all the children who came to visit him the basic rules of etiquette. For example, how to behave at the table, in the theater, at a party, how to politely communicate with each other. So this tour will be not only interesting, but also informative.

The main thing that is advised to everyone who decides to visit the Buratino-Pinocchio House-Museum is to carefully read the fairy tale again in advance. Then it will be even more interesting and fun.

How to get there?

Museum of Buratino-Pinocchio is located in Moscow. To get to it, the easiest way is to take the metro, on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line. You will need to get off at the Izmailovskaya station. This is between Pervomayskaya and Partizanskaya.

Finding the Buratino-Pinocchio Museum is not difficult at all. 2nd Parkovaya street, house 18. If you are traveling from the center, then it is best to get out of the last carriage. So you will immediately find yourself on 2nd Parkovaya Street. You can walk to the museum from the subway. It will take no more than 5-7 minutes on foot.

The museum is open every day, seven days a week. Opens at 10 am and stays open until 5:30 pm. You need to visit it by appointment, so be sure to inform about your visit in advance. Also, one more nuance - you need to have a change of shoes to visit the Pinocchio Museum. After all, you will go directly to visit fairy-tale heroes, and it is customary to take off your shoes when visiting. Well, or walk in clean shoes.

The ticket price will be 600 rubles. If the visit is collective, for example, a whole class came to visit Malvina, starting from 15 people, then they will be given a 10 percent discount.

Also, children from large families will pay 100 rubles less, even if they come on an individual excursion.

There is good news for the organizers of visiting children from boarding schools. They don't have to pay for the ticket at all.

Sometimes the heroes of fairy tales become so real that they are cramped between the bookshelves. They leave the pages of their favorite books, turn into monuments, roam the streets of cities and even arrange cozy homes for themselves. Then all over the world there are museums of fairy-tale characters, where, as if on wings, children and adults flock. After all, who does not dream of being in a fairy tale at least for a moment?

"Fairy tales are like old friends, you need to visit them from time to time",- once said the American writer George Martin. Don't waste a minute!

Moominvalley, Finland

On the island of Kailo, off the coast of the Finnish city of Naantali, the magical Land of the Moomin trolls lurks between the dense crowns of trees. The museum was opened in 2003, and since then it has been a favorite vacation spot for local children. You will also like to look into the Moomin houses, climb the tower, run around unusual bridges and stairs. There is also a blue Moomin house from the book, and a yellow Hemulen house with a collection of butterflies, and a witch's hut, and a bathhouse.

Friendly heroes of popular books by writer Tove Janson walk around the museum surroundings, delighting young visitors. You may meet Little My or Sniff, Moominpappa or Moominmama.

The summer theater regularly hosts performances and shows. The museum occupies an entire island and is connected to the old part of Naantali by a bridge. And you can get here by a special Moomin train.

Museum of the Little Prince, Japan

Surprisingly, the museum of a small hero with a big soul, created by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, is located not at all in Paris or Provence, where the writer comes from, but in ... the Japanese village of Hakone.

Cozy French houses and cafes, even thousands of kilometers from the author's homeland, will take you to France, and bright thematic paintings will plunge you into the magical world of the work.

In the museum you will see not only exhibits dedicated to the Little Prince, but also to his creator. Original photographs, letters and diaries will reveal to you new facts from the biography of the writer.

Baron Munchausen Museum, Latvia

Do you know, dear friend, that the most truthful narrator in the world - Baron Munchausen - is not a fictional character, but a real person. He lived in the 18th century and even visited Ukraine.

The Baron Munchausen Museum is located in the Latvian manor Dunte. The owners of the estate claim that it was here that the best years of the life of the baron and his wife passed. Here he pulled himself out of the swamp, planted a cherry between the antlers of a deer and flew to the moon astride the core. It was here that he found a soul mate - the daughter of the owner of the estate.

A five-kilometer path leads from Munchausen's house to the sea with bizarre wooden monuments: a hare with eight legs, flying fish, etc. The atmosphere of his time is created in the baron's museum. The house is filled with hunting trophies, and at the entrance the owner of the house himself meets the guests, however, in the form of a wax figure. But who knows, maybe at night she comes to life?

Harry Potter Museum, England

Miracles dazzle. Harry Potter fans can spend hours wandering among the mysterious scenery of the film: stroll through Diagon Alley with a bunch of shops, sit at the dining tables of the Great Hall, see Mr. Weasley's flying car, and also see how the portraits on the walls come to life in the frame.

The highlight of the museum is the castle of the Hogwarts school, or rather its model, 2.5 m high. Torches burn on the castle towers, and special lighting changes night to day every 4 minutes.

After walking through the halls of the film studio, you can have a bite to eat in the Sweet Kingdom and buy a broom, magic wand or mantle as a keepsake.

Mary Poppins Museum, Australia

If you love the work of Pamela Travers, visit the Australian city of Mariborough. It was there, in the homeland of the writer, that a house-museum dedicated to her work was opened. In front of the house you can see the monument to the author famous history about Mary Poppins. And nearby the estate is a coastal park, very similar to the one described in the books about the nanny-sorceress.

If you arrive here on time summer holidays Be sure to visit the Mary Poppins festival. During the holiday, races of local nannies are organized here, steam locomotives are launched, competitions of kites and drawings on asphalt are held. It will be fun!