Press Release of the Expedition to the Southern Federal District

THE HERITAGE OF AUTHENTIC RUSSIA IN PRIVATE MUSEUMS

MOSCOW, November the 16th – the Association of Private Museums of Russia. The 8th iteration of the Association’s interregional expedition will tour through Voronezh and the cities of the Southern Federal District, including Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Temryuk, Gelendzhik, Yalta, Sevastopol, and Simferopol.

The expedition aims to study the authentic Russian cultural heritage, specifically the traditions and crafts of its multinational population, through private museum collections, as well as to spotlight the private museums of Russia, improve their image as tourist destinations, and raise awareness of old Russian locations as tourist itineraries across private museums.

The members of the Association also plan to join the opening ceremonies of new exhibitions in private museums, and visit the recently added member museums.

The expedition schedule is listed below.

10.12 – The Museum of Forgotten Music, Voronezh.

11.12 – The Museum of the USSR Legend, Kamensk-Shaktinsky, Rostov region.

12.12 – The Museum of Cossacks, Krasnodar.

13.12 – “Planeta Oslikov” Museum, Temryuk, Krasnodar region.

14.12 – The Museum of World Languages, Zelenogorye village, the Republic of Crimea.

15.12 – “Dom Domovykh” Literature and Art Museum, Alushta, the Republic of Crimea.

16.12 – The Museum of Automobile Art, Yalta, the Republic of Crimea.

17.12 – “The Heroic Defense of Sevastopol 1941-1942” Interactive Museum, Sevastopol, the Republic of Crimea.

18.12 – Ivan Nazarovich Snegur Period-House Museum of the Western Ukraine, Sevastopol, the Republic of Crimea.

Expedition Manager contact details:

Alexey Shaburov, Director of the Association of the Private Museums of Russia.

Phone: +7 (985) 776-77-79

E-mail: alexeyshaburov@me.com