One of the most famous and significant Russian writers of the XIX century was Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev. His creative heritage includes a large number of novels, short stories, short stories and poems. Thanks to the reconstructed houses of I.S. Turgenev, the fans of the writer have the opportunity to see where and how the great man lived and worked.
Museum in Moscow
It was opened in 2009. The first floor of the house is completely given over to the exposition. The atmosphere in which I.S. Turgenev created was recreated here. Museum visitors can see furniture, original portraits of former owners, and even an old piano. The situation prevailing here allows you to completely plunge into the atmosphere of years of active creativity of the writer.
The Museum of I.S. Turgenev is located in Moscow at the address: Ostozhenka Street, 37/7.
For 10 years, the writer’s mother lived in this house. Ivan Turgenev quite often stayed in an old mansion, and after some time transferred the events of the years spent in its walls to his work “Mumu”. The literary image of the lady was written from the mother of the writer.
The Turgenev Museum is located in a mansion, which was built in 1819 after a fire that destroyed a huge number of wooden buildings in Moscow during the French invasion in 1812.
The museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Thursdays, the museum can be visited from 12 to 21 hours. An excursion to the museum must be booked in advance by phone. The cost of visiting is 120 rubles.
You can get to the Turgenev Museum by metro, reaching the Park Kultury station.
Museum in Orel
Back in 1918, the library named after I.S. Turgenev was opened. The event was timed to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Russian writer, who was born in the city of Oryol. There was a small collection of exhibits dedicated to the classics.
The successor to this exhibition was the United State Literary Museum of I.S. Turgenev. It is located in the building of the noble mansion built in 1870, restored after the war.
In the museum building, in addition to the exposition, there is a cinema hall, as well as a cozy lounge where literary evenings and meetings are held dedicated to the work of the Russian writer I.S. Turgenev.
The visitors are presented with genuine objects from the writer's office in Paris. The main exposition is an exhibition entitled "I. S. Turgenev: Life for Art". On the walls in the halls of the museum hang portraits of the writer, his bust is exhibited among the exhibits. In addition, illustrations of artists of the 19th - 20th centuries that were made specifically for the writer's works are stored here.
The address of the museum dedicated to the life and work of the writer in Oryol is Turgenev St., 11, a public transport stop "Main Post Office". Friday is a day off, and on other days you can visit the exhibition from 9.00 to 18.00.
Museum in Spasskoye-Lutovinovo
It was in the estate of the writer's mother, located in the Oryol province, that his young years passed. Born Lutovinova, she was a wealthy landowner. Here, Ivan learned to feel and understand nature, which was reflected in many of his works.
In the center of the estate in Spasskoye-Lutovinovo there was a linden alley. In the shade of these trees, the writer loved to create, gaining his inspiration here.
The I.S. Turgenev Museum-Reserve is the only memorial complex in Russia dedicated to the great writer. It was created in October 1922. At this time, work was carried out to prepare for the restoration of the estate, and a collection of exhibits was also organized. The museum opened its doors to visitors only in 1929.
The terrible war years did not spare the estate. In December 1941, the village and manor buildings were burned down by fascist troops. However, in June 1944, thanks to the active work of the ministers of the museum, the Turgenevsky Reserve was again open to visitors. In the postwar years, active work was carried out to restore the park and the estate.
The museum in Spasskoye-Lutovinovo is visited annually by more than one hundred thousand people. Contacts of the Turgenev Museum for booking excursions can be found on the official website of the institution.
