Everyone knows about flax and birch bark in Kostroma. Museum of Flax and Birch Bark

In the center of Kostroma, on Valentina Tereshkova Street in house number 38, there is an interesting and noteworthy museum for every tourist, the exposition of which is devoted to products from flax and birch bark, to which Russia and the Slavs are associated. It is interesting to learn about the life of our ancestors, to touch history and hear about modern applications? Then this place is definitely worth a visit!

About the museum as a whole

The entire collection is private. The museum is quite young; it was opened on September 9, 2005. It consists of a total of three floors, where the first is devoted to products from flax, the second - from birch bark. The museum also has a souvenir shop. In the hall of flax, you can see and examine in detail clothes, hats, various toys, amulets, as well as panels and paintings, where linen is used as an object for creativity and image creation. Tour guides will surely tell you about the ancient ways of obtaining this material and how now they sew from linen.

The birch bark hall also has a good exposure. Paintings, jewelry, toys, various vessels, applications, boxes, baskets - this list can be continued for a long time, however, all these products can really be made from birch bark - the top layer of birch bark. On the tour, all visitors will be told about the methods of making birch bark, as well as about the process of creating the works themselves.

Prices and additional services

Entrance ticket for adults will cost 100 rubles, and for children 50 rubles. For a half-hour excursion, you will have to pay 250 rubles for the whole group. You can also go through special master classes, during which you can make a rag doll amulet or a product from birch bark. 150 rubles per person per lesson. There is a special souvenir shop, even a whole shop where you can buy not only magnets and bracelets, but also linen clothes - trousers, sweaters, sundresses, shirts, even bags and much more. Some products are sewn at the museum itself.

Flax and birch bark, it would seem, are such different materials, but miracles can really be worked out of them. Artists and designers can realize their thoughts with these materials. A vivid confirmation of the stated earlier fact is this museum in Kostroma, which every visitor will surely remember with an unusual exposition and friendly staff who treat their work with all love.

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