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Vesyegonsky Museum of Local history

The Vesyegonsky Museum of Local history named after A.A. Vinogradov is a museum in the city of Vesyegonsk, Tver region, dedicated to archeology on the territory of the Vesyegonsky district, local history and pre-revolutionary history of the city.

Since 1978 the museum is a branch office of the Tver State United Museum (TSUM).

History creating of museum

The museum was established in 1919 during the period of nationalization by the Soviet government of cultural values and household items from landlords' estates.

In 1939 and in 1954, the museum was closed due to the construction of the Rybinsk reservoir. But already in 1967 The Vesyegonsky museum was recreated and began its scientific activity.

The museum is named after its founder Alexander Alexandrovich Vinogradov, who was a professional archaeologist, historian and public figure, local historian, organizer and head of museums in Vesyegonsk and Gorskaya secondary school, honored teacher of the RSFSR school, author of works on archeology and history of Vesyegonsky district, as well as a collector of folklore.

Exposition

The exposition presents archaeological materials from the excavations in which A.A. Vinogradov participated, items of noble culture, items from the personal library of Fyodor Izmailovich Rodichev.

The pre-revolutionary history of the city is represented in the exposition by a large collection of ethnographic materials.

Another exposition of the museum "From Vesyegonsk to Florida" is dedicated to a zemstvo figure and a native of Vesyegonsky county — Peter Alekseevich Dementiev.

The exposition of the Vesyegonsky museum of Local history named after A.A. Vinogradov.

Fragment of the exposition of the Vesyegonsky Local history museum named after A.A. Vinogradov

Hall of the Vesyegonsky museum

The museum has a permanent exhibition "Symbols of the city of Vesyegonsk" ("The Museum of the River Cancer"), as well as other temporary exhibitions, such as the exhibition of decorative and applied art "Vesyegonsky patterns".

Literature

1. Города под водой. Путешествие по затопленным берегам Верхней Волги / автор-сост. В.И. Ерохин. — Тверь: Гранд-Холдинг, 2010. — 112 с.
2. Шеховцов Н.М. Весьегонск. На рубеже тысячелетий. — Тверь, 2000. — 112 с.
3. Купцов Б.Ф. Весьёгонск. Вехи истории. — Кн.1-2. — Тверь: Твер. обл. кн.-журн. изд-во, 1997.
4. Весьегонск: краеведческий альманах / учредитель Ключарев Александр Львович; ответственный редактор А.Л. Ключарев. — Москва; Весьегонск, 2006.
5. Города и районы Калининской области. М., 1978; Памятники архитектуры Тверской области. Тверь, 2002. Кн. 2.

Links

1. The official page of the museum on the website of the Tver State United Museum
2. The official page of the museum on the portal "PRO.Culture. RF"
3. The museum's official page on the VKontakte social network
4. The official page of the museum on the website "Museums of Russia"

Notes

[[Category:Museums in Tver Oblast]] [[Category:Vesyegonsk]] [[Category:Vesyegonsky Uyezd]] [[Category:Fyodor Izmailovich Rodichev]] [[Category:A.A. Vinogradov]] [[Category:Peter Alekseevich Dementiev]] [[Category:From Vesyegonsk to Florida]] [[Category:The Museum of the River Cancer]] [[Category:Temporary exhibitions]] [[Category:"Vesyegonsky patterns"]] [[Category:"Symbols of the city of Vesyegonsk"]] [[Category:The Vesyegonsky museum]] [[Category:Rybinsk reservoir]]