St. Petersburg Museum of Puppets, or the World where Ms. Skazka lives

The St. Petersburg Puppet Museum is located on Vasilievsky Island at the address: Kamskaya Str., 8. The building is not very similar to the museum. In fact, we are used to the fact that the museum is something official, elegant, one might say, pompous. No, the building of this museum is rather modest, not pretending to be unique. However, it is behind this inconspicuous facade that one can see what helps to believe again the puppets' ability to revive.

You are met by Artemon

Remember Artemon from the fairy tale "The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Pinocchio?" Clever dog, assistant to Malvina. Probably, many in the childhood wanted to have the same four-footed friend. Now imagine that you had a Dream. Yes, yes, that's right, with a capital letter. This Dream was so strong and bright that no arguments of adults about its unrealizableness could make you abandon it. But then, in time, for some reason you yourself believed that the Dream is just an air castle, which you built under the impression of what you read. And one day, when you go to one of the many museums of a big city, you see that your Dream is standing in front of you and waving your tail greetings to you. Just for the sake of it is worth to visit this amazing museum!

"Village Street"

The atmosphere of the gallery captures and immerses in the world of village life. Everything becomes very personal, the feeling disappears that you see this for the first time: everything is familiar, you just have to remember. Here neighbor Vanya plays the accordion. Plyasovoy. It plays so fervently that it's hard to resist on the spot! And a little further away is the celebration of Ivan's Day (he is Ivan Kupala). Young guys and girls dance and have fun, jumping over the fire. Someone has gone to the side, to the forest to try his luck in search of a fern (they say that he blossoms on the night of Ivan Kupala, and he who has found him will be lucky for the whole year). And they will find it!

"The Left Russia"

Closely intertwined with the themes of this gallery and the theme of the hall "The Left Russia". It can be said that this hall is a mini version of the Ethnographic Museum, which is loved by many. Here you can find all the basic Slavic worldviews: "Tree of Life", pagan gods, amulet dolls. Yes, this hall can not be called entertaining and entertaining. But here it is not necessary. Well, where else can you plunge into the world of primordial Slavic culture? Where we modern people can look at the world through the eyes of our ancestors? And to understand, by the way, a simple thing: despite the temporary abyss and the difference in the rhythms of life, we differ little from them - we also think about life, we are also concerned with death issues, like them, we want to save our home and our loved ones From misfortunes. Regardless of time, era, we all want to believe and hope for something very, very good ...

Tale Hall

This hall is the dream of all children on the planet! Here all (or almost all) fairy-tale heroes are collected: mermaids, Serpent Gorynych, Baba Yaga (as without it!), Characters of fairy tales of brothers Grimm, beauties from Arabian fairy tales and many others. There is even an Indian beauty. True, she is more beautiful, from the point of view of the Indians themselves. But this is good: you can once again be convinced that beauty is not only a subjective concept, but also depends on the cultural characteristics of a particular people. The heroes of the hall are simple and familiar to us from childhood, which is why this gallery will appeal to all.

"Forest Kingdom"

Hall "Forest Kingdom" in the beginning even a little scares its realism. That's where the characters really come to life and look out from different corners of the hall! Incredible birds, unseen beasts and fairy-tale characters - whom you will not see in the branches of large, no less amazing trees. This is a very unusual room. Surprised dolls themselves. At first they seem too unusual and incomprehensible. But then, looking closely, it becomes clear that behind the unusual appearance of these unusual characters are hidden very kind, naive and friendly creatures, ready to give us a holiday!

"Petersburg Pershpektiva"

To residents and guests of St. Petersburg, of course, it will be interesting to look into the gallery "Petersburg Pershpektiva". This gallery not only displays the milestones of the history of our city (one Empress of what it costs - she is simply adorable). Here are gathered very bright personalities: beginning from well-known politicians and artists, whose names are connected with Petersburg, and ending with simple, but very recognizable types. This is a very satirical hall of the museum: the characters are so bright and precise that it is extremely difficult to err in reading those features of their character that the master wanted to show (the doll authors). From this funny and sad: you can see both the dignity of the city's residents and their shortcomings. Well, maybe this gallery will help the residents of the northern capital to be better and proudly bear the name "Petersburger", and visitors to the city better understand its residents ..?

Theater hall

Theatrical hall contains theatrical dolls of all kinds: puppets, cane, finger and other, about the existence of which, probably, someone previously did not guess. These dolls, as befits real theater actors, bright individualities: each has its own character, its own story, its role. I must say that this hall is very creative: when you see these exhibits, magic fairy tales and beautiful stories are suddenly invented, and you want to pick up dolls yourself and show an unusual performance full of wonders, kindness and warmth.

Hall of an interior doll

The interior doll room is very refined. These dolls are special: they do not play children, they do not participate in the performances. It can be said that in the puppetry world this is the real elite. They are created to decorate interiors to be presented on the occasion of significant events to decorate the situation. Not the worst destination, it should be noted: creating a beauty around yourself, a person makes his soul more beautiful too. They say that it is not a place that colors a person, but a person places. But will he be able to find something unique and beautiful in his heart if it is surrounded by bad taste, slovenliness and dirt? This room helps to find the answer to this question: beautiful, aesthetic, elegant dolls involuntarily spur on you, and now you are adjusting your disheveled hair and the lost scarf ...

"Pride and glory of our Fatherland"

  Hall "Pride and glory of our Motherland". Very serious room. And this is not only because the dolls of the exposition are military from different eras. Just the theme is very serious. But it's not about the topic of war (it's always very difficult to discuss, even if you have not personally touched), but about the theme of the memory of your history. As you know, history does not know the subjunctive mood. This means that we can treat differently the events that have occurred in the life of our country, but we can not change what happened, we are already unable. And this must be accepted with understanding and respect for the memory of those who took direct part in those events. And try now to do everything possible to prevent mistakes of the past, so that people in military uniforms remain only in the form of dolls of the museum.

Hall of frivolous dolls

The hall of frivolous dolls is a very spicy place: dolls here "live" different, from harmlessly playful to frankly erotic. Of course, not every parent will bring his child here. But from a certain age, it is even useful for children to come here. In adolescence, this sensitive subject causes such heightened interest in part precisely because it is unnecessarily taboo in many families. And, as you know, the forbidden fruit is sweet: you always want to try what you can not. There are no bans in the same room. In addition, there are less frank dolls here: for example, a very sweet girl, substituting lips for a kiss - she can not be called vulgar or depraved. Thus, the room of frivolous dolls shows that eroticism can have different forms, and it depends on us which of them we choose for ourselves.

The result. What is a museum of dolls?

Contrary to the assurances of adults, the dolls come to life. And not at night in children's rooms and not even in fairy tales: they come to life in our thoughts and feelings. If we are ready to open dolls, they open up to us, teach us to understand and understand the surrounding world and ourselves more and more, and help to find answers to various questions.