Historical quests
Museum working hours during the hoiday season
28-30 December: 10.00-20.00, 31 December: 12.00-20.00, 1 January: 12.00-20.00, 2-8 January: 10.00-20.00.
December program
In December, a magical holiday program awaits guests at the Museum of samovars and bouillottes! We invite children and adults to take part in interesting excursions, exciting quests and entertaining workshops.
Alenkina skazka, exhibition of dolls by Elena Lobastova
On November 1, 2019 an Exhibition of dolls by Elena Lobastova has opened at the Museum of samovars and bouillottes.
The Filimonov toy exhibition is open until the end of October.
October 31, 2019 will mark the closing date of the “Filimonov Fairytale” exhibition from the collections of the Filimonov Toy Museum of the city of Odoyev in the Tula Region, which is featured in the Museum of samovars and bouillottes. The museum opened in 2009. Since then, it has become a center for craftsmen…
Museum of Samovar and Bouillottes at INWETEX 2019
On the 12th and 13th of September, Museum of Samovars and Bouillottes took part in the largest tourism exhibition INWETEX in St. Petersburg. The exhibition featured many tourist regions of Russia, including the Tula region.
7th of september Tula is celebrating City Day!
We congratulate all the citizens of Tula and it’s guests, and invite them to celebrate the Day of the city! Let our historical city be forever young and full of life, something that citizens of Tula are famous for.
Competition “The best tour-guide of Russia – nomination Museum”
Lyudmila Vladimirovna Britenkova, curator of the Museum of Samovars and Bouillottes, will participate in the annual competition “The Best Guide of Russia – Museum Nomination”, which is organized by the Russian Geographic Society in conjunction with the “My Planet” television channel and “Mayak” radio station.
Exhibition “Filimonov Miracle”
On August 14, 2019, the Filimonovo Miracle exhibition (from the collections of the Filimonovskaya Toy Museum in Odoyev, Tula Region) opened in the Museum of Samovars and Bouillottes.
Folk Holidays: Ivan Kupala
Last time we talked about the customs and rituals of Mermaid Week. But perhaps the most unusual folk holiday, that is still celebrated today, is St. John’s Day (Birthday of St. John the Baptist, Yarilin Day, Yaril), which is celebrated on June 24 / July 7 (summer solstice).
Mermaid week in folk tradition
In the folk calendar we can find a number of holidays associated with Christianity, but which actually have ancient pagan roots. Their significance and rites are now largely forgotten. An exhibition of folk dolls by master of crafts Irina Agaeva at the Museum of Samovars and Kettles in hotel GRUMANT will help us recall some of them.