The sights of the capital and most of its museums are known not only in Russia but also abroad. But in recent decades, several new museums have opened in the city. They are not very popular yet, some of them are not even advertised. One of them is a museum of water. In Moscow, he is one of the few that you can visit for free. And he is dedicated to the most important value in our life - water. Rather, the way it has been used by people for many years.
What is interesting museum of water in Moscow
The reviews of people who have been there are mostly enthusiastic. This is a very interesting place! The information told by the guides will be useful to both adults and children. You can learn a lot about the water itself, how it enters our homes and how it is excreted. Museum workers conduct field trips to schools in order to draw attention to the environment and water saving issues.
A very interesting program for children is held in the museum itself. After watching the droplets travel cartoon, the child walks around the room on his own, performing various tasks and guided by prompts on the interactive screen. The museum is also interesting for adults: not everyone knows what historical path the Moscow water supply went, how they extracted water in the old days and how to save it now.
Where is the museum
In the building, which in the 19th century was the main pumping station of the capital, the water museum in Moscow is located. How to get to it?
The museum building is located in an ancient area called Krutitsy on Sarinsky passage. You can get to it by metro, leaving at the station "Proletarskaya". But it’s better to arrange a visit in advance. The museum was created in the early 90s of the 20th century on the initiative of the Moscow water utility in order to convey to people the idea of the need to carefully spend one of the main values of human life. Entrance to the museum is free of charge; it provides for excursions or an independent examination of the halls using a virtual guide. Near the entrance there are various treatment facilities and pumps, and even the building itself is a monument of industrial architecture.
Water pipe history
The first section of the museum tells about the development of water supply and purification systems in Moscow since ancient times. Here you can see the first Kremlin water supply system, created under Ivan Kalit, to learn about the construction of the first city Mytishchi water supply system under Catherine II. It is interesting to see how the technical devices for the delivery and removal of water have changed.
Modern pumping and treatment facilities can even be seen in action. The Museum of Water in Moscow allows you to get acquainted with the layout of the first water-lifting machine, created back in the 17th century, read the decrees of Catherine II and find out what plumbing people used in the past century. Many exhibits are electrified, which is especially popular with children. In addition, the museum has a lot of documents and materials about talented engineers and employees of the Moscow water utility.
Water way to city apartments
About this visitors will tell the water museum in Moscow. It clearly shows the entire path that water runs to the tap itself, and what cleaning procedures must be performed before it gets back into the reservoir. You can see this in numerous diagrams and photographs. The museum even has a working model of water supply and sewage. On it you can clearly trace the entire path of water. Demonstrates pumping facilities that take it from a reservoir, then the water goes through several stages of treatment before it gets into our apartments. A sewage system is also shown, it is demonstrated how difficult it is to clean dirty water so that it can be released back into the reservoir.
Purpose of this demo
The Museum of Water in Moscow was created in order to show how difficult it is to purify water, how much effort needs to be expended in order to get it into our homes.
Guides are trying to convey to visitors the idea of the need to take care of water, save it and try not to spend it without special need. In addition, the museum has a large microscope in which you can examine a drop of water and see how many different microorganisms are in it. After that, people understand the need to drink only clean water. The museum also has an unusual exposition demonstrating how water reacts to our words. Pictures of frozen water molecules show how important it is to keep track of your speech and emotions.
