Museum of the "Chamber of Boyars of the Romanovs": excursions

The only place in Moscow, where you can get acquainted with the patriarchal way of life of the aristocracy of the times before the era of Peter I, are the Romanov boyars. The building - a branch of the Historical Museum - is an architectural monument of the XV century. According to legend, here was born the founder of the royal dynasty of the Romanovs - Mikhail Fedorovich.

On the territory of the ancient center of Moscow, behind the trade rows located there, in the place, which in ancient times was called Zaryadye, is the only building that has been preserved from the huge fiefdom of the Romanovs.

Historical complex

Today the historical complex offers tourists to get acquainted with the eleven buildings of the 16th-18th centuries, different in their purpose and style. One of the buildings is the museum of the Chamber of Boyars of the Romanovs. This place is one of the first museums of the capital, which became an architectural monument by the order of Alexander II, who at that time ruled the tsar. Three-story building in Zaryadye (Chamber of Boyars of the Romanovs) is famous for its unusual architecture.

Stock museum exhibits are represented by ancient weapons and objects of everyday life. In the underground level is the Archaeological Museum. Here you can see a real pottery workshop in which Moscow artisans of the 15th century worked.

Other complex constructions

On the territory of the historical architectural ensemble there are churches - cathedrals, a temple and the Old English Court, belonging to the most ancient buildings, as well as the Chamber of Boyars of the Romanovs in Moscow. The Church of the Great Martyr Varvara gives the name of the street - Varvarka.

Features of the Museum "The House of Boyars of the Romanovs"

By issuing a decree on the creation of the museum, the emperor set the task of recreating the life and the situation in which his ancestors lived. FF Richter - an architect at the court, collecting materials on the available sources, was able to translate the idea of Tsar Alexander into life, and since 1857 the building was designated as a historical monument. After the October Revolution of 1917, the museum was partially reconstructed, and it was called the Museum of Boyar Life. In 1932 he became a branch of the State Historical Museum. In its original form, the building did not reach our days. Beautifully preserved basement of white stone, built in the XVI century. Currently, the Historical Museum places in the ancient chambers part of the original museum exhibits reflecting the culture and way of life of the Russian boyars of the late 17th century.

Premises for a boyar family

Territories for living had a clear division. Above the basement level, where the men lived, there were additional rooms - a refectory, the largest and most spacious room. The whole family was here to eat. Here they received guests invited to the feast. On the same floor housed the boyar's office, a spacious room for older sons and a large library. Boyar children from 6-7 years of age were taught different sciences. They were taught arithmetic, geography and taught, using a protractor and compass, to draw maps. The compulsory subject was the study of foreign languages, which included Latin.

Women lived on the top floor, entirely made of wood. This room was called a theater.

The brightest and most spacious room - the light-chest - had windows on three sides, there were spinning wheels, embroidery frames, a loom and all sorts of materials for handicraft work. They sewed, spun, embroidered boyar daughters on a par with servants.

In this atmosphere, a calm and measured life flowed, where the welfare and harmony in the family were at the forefront.

Visiting the museum "Chamber of Boyars of the Romanovs" is an excursion, very popular not only among visitors. Here Muscovites bring their children to acquaint them with the history of Ancient Rus.

What do the expositions tell?

The Museum of the "Chamber of Boyars of the Romanovs" is not just a place where objects and materials of antiquity are exhibited. There are theatrical performances and specially prepared excursions for schoolchildren of different ages. Children are told and shown on the example of a boyar family, how great and valuable are the well-being of the family, in which each has its own role. To create it, you need a house where the woman is a good housewife and guardian of the way, and the man is a servant of the Tsar and Fatherland. How it was possible to achieve such harmony is presented in the exposition.

Thematic excursion programs

Sightseeing tour "Hello Museum"

The pupils of grades 3 and 4 are introduced to such concepts as "museum exhibits", "restoration works", "expositions" during the first visit of the museum in the Charge of the "Boyars of the Romanovs" Chamber. Thoughtful technical solutions that enhance the visual effect, an interesting exposition never leave this category of visitors indifferent.

Secondary school students (sightseeing tour)

Regularly conducted excursions to the "Chamber of Boyars Romanov" in Moscow. Pupils of grades 5-11 get acquainted with historical and architectural monuments of the XV-XVII centuries. They study the way of life and life of the representatives of the Romanov dynasty at the time of the pre-Petrine era. The first in the capital underground archaeological museum, located in the basement level, provides an opportunity to come in contact with the history of the Charge and learn more about the mansion of the boyars.

For schoolchildren of grades 8-11 - "The First Romanovs"

Students will become more familiar with the history of formation and little-known pages of the Romanov family. They learn that Mikhail Fyodorovich, elected by the Zemsky Sobor for the reign, became the ancestor of the new royal dynasty. During his accession to the throne, he was barely 16 years old, but it was from this time that the troubles in Rus came to an end. When you visit this excursion, the film "The First Romanovs" is shown and visitors get acquainted with the exhibits of the museum. Also, students learn more about the feat of Ivan Susanin.

When the museum turns into a theater

Theatrical performances - some organized specifically for children, others for adults - make it possible to understand the meaning of many expressions that came to us from antiquity.

A special event is also organized - a theatrical performance in the museum "The Boyars of the Romanovs" for the New Year. The reviews of numerous visitors make it possible to understand that museum workers professionally, with high skill and incredible soulfulness cope with the task. After all, it is not so easy to "move" visitors to the days when representatives of the Romanov dynasty celebrated their favorite holidays to this day, such as Christmas, Christmas Eve, New Year, Shrove Tuesday. Children after a visit to the museum holidays for a long time remain under the impression. To them here is a special relationship. In addition to the days of big holidays, entertainment events are designed for them, and special classes are organized. But most of all children like to visit the theatrical excursion performances, in which the organization and the script are thought through to the smallest detail.

New Year and other holidays in the Chambers of the Boyars of the Romanovs

Departing with the children in the Boyars' Chambers for New Year's holidays or Christmas, you need to be prepared for the fact that this is not an informative excursion, in the direct sense, but still more fun with the historical component.

For foreign tourists

Do not leave unattended and foreign tourists who are with amazing enthusiasm visit the museum. For them, there is a special extended excursion program. During the excursion they are told not only about the history of formation and the centuries-old rule of the Romanov family, but also introduce the main historical moments of Russia itself.

In 2008, the Romanov Boyars' Chambers on Varvarka again acquired a lost element in the troubled times, which is the emblem of the Romanov dynasty - the griffin. Stucco made by architect Chernousov on the wall of the house. The descendants of the court architect Richter and related to the branch of the last Russian tsar Pavel Kulikovsky-Romanov helped to reproduce exactly the royal symbol.

The staff of the Museum "The Boyars of the Romanovs", which is more than 150 years old, was able to create, fascinating and so intriguing a contemporary atmosphere of the Romanov dynasty.