The big house Museum "Polenovo" consists of several rooms. Visitors to the Museum visit portrait, Studio, dining room, library, office, infinity.
The portrait room is a bright room facing South-West. Originally it was a so-called playing room for children. After the death of his mother and sisters, the artist moved in Borok the old stuff from the Moscow apartment, creating in this room dedicated to his mother – Mary A. voeikova (Polenova) exposure. Old portraits and antique furniture recreate the atmosphere of the 19th century Many things presented in this room are associated with the names of heroes of the Patriotic war of 1812, Derzhavin, Tolstoy, Turgenev.
The exhibition presents made by the mother of the artist sketches, pencil portraits of her husband and five children, the grandmother of Polenovs brush I. N. Kramskoy. The artist's grandmother – Vera Voeikov, was orphaned early and was raised in the home of the famous poet G. R. Derzhavin Museum presents the Cabinet of mahogany, which belonged to the poet. Notable also is a trophy brought back from the campaign of 1812 and 1813, Alexei Vasilievich Voeikova a glass from the service of Napoleon.
In portrait also features works of V. D. Polenov, including portrait of Alexei V. Voeykov – grandfather of the artist – hero of the war of 1812, a portrait of the artist's father. In portrait and presents "family showcase", a collection of expensive to V. D. Polenov things. In portrait you can also see a collection of Greek and Egyptian antiquities, collected by the artist's father and replenished artists during his several trips to the middle East and in Greece.
The biggest room in the house library. It in times Polenova were musical and literary evenings were held home shows. The interior of the library is resolved in a Gothic style Gothic furniture and wooden Gothic ceiling. A large fireplace that was built like figure V. D. Polenov, decorated with mosaic friezes, with local stones. The library features a collection of Russian and Western European art. It also houses collections of fine sculpture, which were collected by the artist's father.
The tradition of musical, literary evenings and home performances are still alive in the house Polenov. Every year in this room Christmas tree set for pupils in rural schools and make the play.
The exposition presented in the dining room dedicated to crafts and folk art. Here you can see the collection of applied art that were collected by V. D. Polenov, his younger sister and his wife, the works of famous Russian artists of the second half of 19th-early 20th centuries, this collection Items purchased at the provincial markets and fairs, "palm bazaars", held in Moscow on the red square and in those years the famous Mushroom market. Also of interest are the exhibits from the Eastern collection, which was acquired in Nizhny Novgorod art and industrial exhibition of 1896 V. D. Polenov. There is also stored plates, made by S. I. Mamontov, V. D. Polenov and M. A. Vrubel in a pottery factory in Abramtsevo, plates and dishes of the work of E. D. Polenova, I. S. Ostroukhov, K. A. Korovin.
Collecting the tradition of V. D. Polenov today continues the Museum's staff, which creates a collection of contemporary applied arts.
From the office of V. D. Polenov overlook the eye. Here were house concerts and musical evenings. Music was a favorite pastime of the artist. Polenov wrote and good music. In the office you can see a collection of ancient weapons, to see the French armor of a warrior of the 16th century, collected Polenov paleontological and archaeological collections. Exhibits these collections was a visual aid for the study of the history students of the surrounding schools. The interior of the Cabinet artist, like the other rooms, was laid out for them in detail.
On the second floor is the artist's Studio, which is a massive oak staircase. Along staircases on the walls – numerous reproductions of paintings from the Renaissance. On the second floor also housed the living room, where an exhibition of paintings by V. D. Polenov. In the Studio the artist worked in the early 1890s, And in 1899 it was given them to children in the classroom.
In the workshop you can see the famous Polenov painting "Christ and the sinner", as well as sketches to it and the materials to gospel cycle. The exhibition also presents the costumes for the models who posed for the painting. For the figure of Christ the artist posed by I. I. Levitan.
In infinity (before it was a room of the artist's wife) presents works from different periods of creativity. Here you can see the sketches made by Polenov in Normandy. One particularly valuable exhibits – painting "Golden autumn" (1893).No less interesting and "Autumn in Abramtsevo" and numerous studies: "the Estate in Inocencio", "boat on the Klyazma river", "River Pig", "Railway station near Tarusa", "the Church of Theodore Stratelates". From the Windows of this room offers scenic views. This is also a picture of the "established" labour Vasily Dmitrievich. Memorial Park is the brainchild appreciated the beauty of a person and worked her means available to it.
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