Voronezh is a million-plus city with beautiful architecture and many attractions. Here you can have a great time visiting theaters and cinemas, monuments, exhibitions and galleries. Museums of Voronezh fully reflect the history and culture of the city, the list of which addresses are in the article.
Cultural and historical wealth of the region
This city is called the cultural center of the Russian Black Earth. The history of the region has several millennia. During this period, many works of art, folk art, ancient artifacts and historical documents were collected here. All these values are carefully classified and carefully preserved by the museums of Voronezh. The list of all exhibits has several hundred thousand items. Many of them are masterpieces of not only state, but also world significance.
In total, the city has more than twenty exposition galleries, some of which are unique. For example, the archaeological reserve in Kostenki - the site of ancient sites, or "Divnogorye" - the pearl of this region.
Next, we list all the museums of Voronezh. The list is impressive. A brief description of the largest complexes is also given. Choosing a route around the city, tourists must visit them.
Museums in Voronezh: a list
1. The regional museum of local lore was opened in September 1894, has more than 170 thousand exhibits. The most valuable among them are collections of weapons, unique orders and medals, rare books, porcelain and ceramics, numismatics and philately, ethnographic objects. Address of the main building: Plekhanovskaya street, 29. The complex also has branches:
- the house-museum of A. Durov (Durov street, 2);
- Museum of the Second World War "Arsenal" (Stepan Razin Street, 43);
- "The History of the Russian Navy" (Revolution Avenue, Building 22).
2. The Voronezh Regional Art Museum named after Kramskoy I. N. was established in 1933. An ancient and incredibly valuable part of the museum’s collection is unique engravings from the Petrine era. Complex address: Revolution Ave., 18.
3. The “Museum-Diorama” opened its doors to visitors only in 2000, but has already won popular love and recognition. The purpose of creation is the collection and preservation of objects and documents of the military history of the Russian Federation and the Voronezh region, patriotic education of youth. Located on Leninsky Prospekt 94.
4. The Kostenki Museum-Reserve was created in 1991 on the basis of archaeological excavations and research conducted in the city and its environs for more than 130 years. Address: Voronezh region., Khokholsky district, s. Kostenki.
5. Museum-reserve "Divnogorye" was founded in 1988 under the open sky. This natural architectural and archaeological complex is one of the most famous attractions of the Voronezh region. Located in the Liskinsky district near the farm Divnogorye.
Literary heritage
Describing the museums of Voronezh (their list is quite long), it is necessary to recall the Voronezh Regional Literary Museum named after Nikitin I.S. It was founded in October 1924 in order to preserve the memory of the great Voronezh poet. Located on the street. Nikitinskaya, 19. It is a structural part of the Voronezh Regional Literary Museum, which includes such branches:
- estate-museum of D. Venevitinov (Ramonsky district, village Novozhivotinoe);
- apartment-museum of Mordasova (Lenin Square, house 9, apartment 32);
- Tyurin's house (Nikitinskaya street, 22).
Esenin’s People’s Museum is also popular on 112 Karl Marx Street.
