Stationary exhibition Photo: Stationary exhibition "a Walk along Nizhne-Pokrovskaya street"

Stationary exhibition "a Walk along Nizhne-Pokrovskaya street" - a unique exhibition created in 1998 on the basis of the "Guide to the city of Polotsk", released in 1910, when the relics of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk returned to his hometown of Kiev. This is the first monographic exhibition devoted to the history of one street.

The exhibition is open in the architectural monument of the XVII century "House of Peter I". The building was built in 1692 in Baroque style. In this house lived the great Russian Czar during the great Northern War.

Later, the building was repeatedly repaired and rebuilt. During the great Patriotic war Peter I House was badly damaged, but was rebuilt immediately after the war.

The street was named Nizhne-Pokrovskaya street in 1781 after the end of the street was built Pokrovsky temple. The Church burned down several times, polovine attempted to restore it, however, the Church has managed to recover only in our time.

The exposition acquaints visitors with the history of the streets of the Lower-Pokrovskaya line. What were the institutions, shops which people lived, what they did, how they looked like, what they wore, what they ate and drank, how it was treated, what they bought and how to meet visiting guests.

The size of the Museum exhibition is 97 square meters. Here you can see the historic interiors of noble and burgher houses, the hotel (coach house) of David Arleevskaya, pharmacy, public Bank, "Trade Mintz". Each exposition is replete with rare antique pieces and recreated the Guide to the city of Polotsk 1910.

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