A unique museum in Moscow: a puppet kingdom. Exhibits from different ages and from different countries

Recently, there has been a surge in interest in collectible and interior dolls. Today such a thing can be bought or made by hand after attending special courses. And you can see it in the museum. There is such a special museum in Moscow. More than 6 thousand exhibits were collected there. Let's find out more about this place, suddenly someone will want to visit it.

Location:

The most important thing is to know the address where the museum is located. It is located on Pokrovka street, house 13 (metro station "Kitay-Gorod"). Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday.

History of creation

Not surprisingly, the Museum of Unique Dolls in Moscow was created by a collector. His, or rather, her name is Julia Vishnevskaya. It was she who opened the gallery in 1996 (it happened on December 22). And everything began with a small porcelain doll found in the grandmother's trunk .

Today it is the only such museum in Moscow. There are many dolls, they are all different, characteristic and represent different countries.

Unique collection

Its exhibits are really unique. Some of them are of real value for collectors, as they remained in single copies. In addition, many dolls are made in such techniques, which are no longer used today. There you can see the exhibits of manual and factory work.

The Moscow Puppet Museum exhibits not only interior, boudoir dolls, but whole doll houses along with the dowry: dishes, furniture, home textiles. They were made before the revolution and were used in the system of raising children as a visual aid for housekeeping. Interestingly, but the dishes for these houses were made in factories, where they made ordinary utensils for people.

Exhibition

The exhibition in the museum of dolls is represented by exhibits from the times of the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries. Among them there are puppets of German, English, Japanese, French and Russian masters. Some specimens are made of porcelain (they are very expensive, both financially and culturally).

There are waxen, wooden dolls. There are species with several facial expressions (crying, laughing, sad), hairpin. In the museum there are many thematic works - Dutch flower dolls, dolls in wedding dresses, male dolls in elegant bowlers.

The subject of special pride are the works of Russian factories "Zhuravlev and Kocheshkov", Dunaev, Fedoseyev. Unfortunately, there are not so many of them, because many old Russian dolls were destroyed in the period and after the revolution.

The exhibits are located behind glass showcases, silent music plays in the room, setting up the guests of the exhibition for certain vibrations of the soul. Nobody leaves indifferent from this doll world.

What is behind the beauty

Everyone who visited this museum is surprised and amazed by the beauty of old dolls.
After all, many of them - for several centuries. Of course, to our time they could not have remained in perfect condition. Such they are given by the exhibition workers: they restore the appearance of the doll, if possible, then outfits and accessories. If not - then a new wardrobe is sewn, corresponding to the epoch of "birth" of the doll.

It should be noted that the collection of the exhibition is constantly replenished. New "residents" are often given as a gift. There was a case when the doll was just thrown at the museum doors at night. An expert evaluation showed that this is a rare specimen of the German puppetry of the 19th century.

What does the museum offer in Moscow?

Dolls, as well as many accessories, toy transport, unique doll houses. The museum occupies a rather small room. But there is a guide in it, who tells about each exhibit - after all, the dolls are represented here, unique, each with its own history. In addition, visitors are introduced to the history of puppetry, its bright representatives and the way it developed.

There visitors can see musical creations (these are joint works of the watchmaker Lambert and puppet master Jumo), moving, singing and dancing dolls (mechanical). There are also those who wink playfully. They also amaze with their size: there is an exhibit in human growth, which quietly adjoins with tiny products.

A separate collection can be considered an exposition of puppet accessories. The lorgnettes, mirrors, handbags, jewelry, umbrellas, shoes, whole dining sets and appliances, miniature furniture evoke delight and affection. There are carriages, bicycles and toy bears here.

Admired visitors and the "dwelling" of dolls - their houses, which are executed in compliance with all architectural norms. In addition, the styles and traditions of planning, decoration and interior are kept in them. All puppet houses are interesting, but special attention is paid to the work of Pyotr Lukoyanov (Russian master), as well as entire complexes - English Town House (19th century), the Tudor building (30s of the last century).

Another pride of the exhibition is the doll "Tootsie", which was shot in the cult Soviet film "Three Fat Men". Everyone who grew up on this film will be interested, so to speak, "live" to see it and touch this mysterious character.

Puppet Museum in Moscow: photo, excursions

Of course, the representatives of this exhibition are not dolls. But it is children who love them most, so the exposition will be interesting to them, and, of course, to adult lovers of dolls. The museum also organizes thematic children's holidays. The cost of the ticket must be specified on the spot, but a children's ticket is exactly cheaper than an adult.

Among other things, the employees of the exhibition often arrange charitable events, inviting socially unprotected children on excursions. For them, organize holidays, conduct excursions.

Of course, it's better to see once than to read a hundred times about this museum in Moscow. There are so many dolls in it, and they are so different that it is rightly called unique.