Tula Museum of Samovars, Central Russia, Russia
4.0 (538 reviews) Spent Ranking #12 in Tula Oblast Speciality Museums
Must see in Tula
3 thing the most known about Tula are pryanik (gingerbread), weapons and samovar. Small but fully represents history of samovar making and Russian teadrinking culture. The best location (next door to Kremlin entrance).
Address
Mendeleevskaya St., 8, Tula 300041 Russia
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Website
http://www.museum-tula.ru/
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 14:53
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4.0 based on (538 reviews)
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4burmaford 5:00 PM Sep 2, 2013
Samovar History
the Museum of Samovars in Tula is like a well kept secret. Friends in this city escorted me there unexpectedly and I was delighted at the exhibits and developments of the famous Russian appliance. Since attending I purchased a large Samovar and can recognize its roots as manufactured in Tula.
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4Thomas N 5:00 PM Jun 12, 2012
A museum of Samovars
A samovar is traditionally a device used to heat water for tea, and the word can loosely be translated as "self boiler". To boil the water inside a samovar, the pipe is filled with solid fuel such as pine cones, charcoals and wood chips which are set on fire. A small tea pot is used to brew a tea concentrate. The tea pot is often placed on top of a samovar to keep it heated with the passing hot air. The first Samovar ever was made by Lisitsyn brothers in Tula in 1778. This museum has a wide variety of different samovars, and especially for foreigners interested in traditional Russian artefacts this is a great place to visit. If you are not much into these things, don't bother. The local proverb is "don't bring a samovar to Tula"
