Malye Korely

Malyje Karely (Russian Малые Корелы ) is an open air museum near Arkhangelsk in northern Russia. The full name is State Museum of timber and folk art of the northern regions of Russia.

Location

The museum is located on the right bank of the Northern Dvina River near the mouth of the river Korelka, about 25 kilometers southeast of Arkhangelsk. Located in the museum village is called in a slightly different spelling Malyje Karely. The museum covers an area of 139.8 hectares.

The Open Air Museum is one of the main tourist attractions of Arkhangelsk. In the vicinity are the tourist complex Malyje Karely (hotel and other facilities ) and a ski stadium.

History

The museum was founded in 1964 and opened on 1 June 1973 for visitors. Since 1983, the museum is a member of the Association of European open-air museums.

Since 1996 it is in the State Register of particularly valuable objects of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation. 2006, the Bank of Russia was in honor of the museum out a 25 -ruble silver coin.

Collection

The museum includes about 100 wooden residential, administrative and ecclesiastical buildings, the oldest of which date back to the 16th century ( bell tower of the village Kuliga - Drakowanowo ). From the 17th century Church of the Assumption ( Вознесенская церковь / Wosnessenskaja Tserkov ) come from the village Kuschereka and St. George's Church ( Георгиевская церковь / Georgijewskaja Tserkov ) from the village Werschiny. The exhibits include farmers and traders huts, storage, wells, enclosures, windmills, etc. The buildings were dismantled at the original locations and built the museum from the original materials.

Depending on the origin, the exhibits are arranged in four sectors ( Kargopol Onega, Northern Dvina, mesas, Pinega ). Currently, two other sectors, Pomorje and Waga, built.