Vitoslavitsy Museum of Folk Wooden Architecture, Northwestern District, Russia
4.5 (951 reviews) Spent Ranking #11 in Novgorod Oblast Speciality Museums
Unique architectural living history museum
My friends brought me here to see this living history museum while I was visiting Russia. The museum is broken into a series of regions and eras, ranging from the yurt exhibit as you come in, to examples of wooden churches, ordinary houses from various regions, and other interesting exhibits. I would compare this to the Highland Folk Museum in Newcastle, Scotland; or Plimoth Plantation or Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts, USA (though a lot less "reenactor" staff than Plimoth plantation). Worth a detour out of your way if you love living history, architecture, and to go poking in cupboards and historical buildings.
Address
Yurevskoe shosse, Veliky Novgorod 173007 Russia
Mobile
Website
http://www.novgorodmuseum.ru/vitoslavlicy
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 12:10
User Ratings
4.5 based on (951 reviews)
Reviews
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5leralie 5:00 PM Nov 13, 2012
A Fun Afternoon Out
This is definitely a place worth visiting during your time in Novgorod. It's easy to get there. You can either catch a bus, which will drop you off right in front of the museum, or you can take a taxi. Both are easy and inexpensive. The museum consists of a number of reconstructed, wooden buildings, most of which are furnished to show what life would have been like for those who lived in these places. Everything is represented in this model village - houses, churches, barns, and even a banya. This place would be a wonderful place to visit with children, though we (two adults) enjoyed it immensely ourselves. Do allow for about three hours to wander around the model village and to visit the formal museum (on the same site). And don't visit too close to closing time. The costumed babushkas who look after the buildings (and provide a Russian-language narrative about them, if you wish), will kick you out about twenty minutes before closing-time. There is also a nice restaurant at the hotel across the street. It's worth a visit as well.
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5fufaita 5:00 PM Jan 17, 2017
A must when in Novgorod
If you like wooden architecture, this is your place. And if you don't, still go and visit. The museum offers a wonderful opportunity to learn about how people used to live. It's not just the buildings, but you can enter some of the houses and see old artifacts of every kind. It's about 15 minutes by bus from the town and you can stop before at the monastery and then walk to the museum. Totally recommended for half a day.
