Museum of Siberian birch bark located in the city of Novosibirsk, is the world's only Museum of contemporary art of carving on the bark.
The Grand opening of the Museum took place in June 2002 in the building of the monument to Maxim Gorky street, which was erected in 1917, Today it is called "the House with the mezzanine". Originally the house belonged to a rich merchant, after the building was converted into a communal apartment. The Museum collection is constantly replenished, so in 2004 the Museum provided an additional area almost in the center of the street Sverdlova. Today in the old Museum building houses a branch of the reformed in August 2012 in a Siberian fairy tale house.
In the Museum, which is provided in seven spacious halls, the visitors a unique collection consisting of more than 400 exhibits of decorative art of birch bark creations of craftsmen and professional artists of Siberia. This includes paintings, icons, jewelry, kitchenware, Souvenirs, toys and many other interesting items. In the works of artists of Siberia on the bark, except the oldest household traditions, reflected a new perspective on the use of birch bark in modern decorative art.
In the Museum exposition presents works of art birch bark 35 professional craftsmen and artists from Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Kemerovo, Perm, Berdsk, Tomsk, 'yevsk, Khanty-Mansiysk, Altai, Mariinsk, etc.
The main task of the Museum is the development and strengthening of cultural traditions of Russian and Siberian peoples, the formation of the Foundation works of contemporary artists and masters of Siberia, and also the study and promotion of decorative art.
In the Museum of Siberian birch bark souvenir shop where you can purchase a variety of Souvenirs, gifts and original works made by modern masters in the style of Russian folk crafts.
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