Museum-Reserve "Tomskaya Pisanitsa": entrance fee, reviews, directions and photos

On the right bank of the Siberian river Tom, just a half hundred kilometers from the city of Kemerovo, there is the museum reserve "Tomskaya Pisanitsa". The official date of birth of the cultural center is February 16, 1988. This place is popular not only among residents of the Kemerovo region - every year it is visited by tens of thousands of tourists coming from different parts of Russia, countries of near and far abroad.

Location of the museum-reserve

"Tomskaya Pisanitsa" is a unique Russian open-type museum based on ancient monuments of rock art. The reserve area occupies about one and a half hundred hectares of forest park zone of the Yashkinsky district. The flora includes four hundred different species of plants, grouped into forest and steppe communities. The fauna of the reserve is represented by a large number of large mammals, small rodents. The territory of the natural complex is inhabited by more than 150 species of birds, there are many beautiful beautiful butterflies.

According to the decree of Peter the Great

The venerable age of the ancient sanctuary is more than six thousand years old. "Tomskaya Pisanitsa" attracted attention already during the reign of Peter the Great. One of the Russian explorers wrote a record, where they mentioned "dummies of all kinds", depicted on the coastal rock. Because of the drawings, the stone was called "written". Hence the name of the sanctuary, which later spread to the entire museum "Tomskaya Pisanitsa".

According to the tsar's decree, in order to study the natural features of the region and "all antiquities" in 1719, a scientific expedition was equipped in Siberia. The learned men recorded and described in detail about three hundred rock paintings made by ancient people. Thanks to the drawings, the researchers were able to compile a more complete picture of the way of life and the peculiarities of life of the northern peoples.

A careful study of the information that the ancient ancestors left, continues to this day. The knowledge gained enabled modern scientists to understand how the Siberian tribes lived during the Neolithic, Bronze and Early Iron Age.

The unique art of the ancient man

All the drawings are located on those surfaces of stones that face the river. Here you can clearly view the scenes of ancient hunting, various animals, mythical forest creatures, as well as many mysterious signs. Figures have survived to our days, because they were carved on rock walls with the help of hard and sharp stones.

The unique monument "Tomskaya Pisanitsa" became the site of the sanctuary for the descendants of ancient people, and was revered by them for several millennia.

To see the cave paintings, tourists need to go down the iron stairs to the very bank of the river. The lower stage is located at the level of Pisanitsa, so it will be possible to examine well the unusual drawings, many of which can be considered real masterpieces of the art of primitive people.

Open-air museum

On the large territory of the complex, where there is "Tomskaya Pisanitsa", there are many other architectural and ethnographic monuments, collections and museums, there is even a small zoo.

Among other expositions, special attention should be paid to the ethnographic estate named "Shorskiy ulus Kesek". The museum complex combines a number of residential and household buildings in which Shorians lived during the period of two centuries - the nineteenth and twentieth.

The structures are arranged in the form of chopped rectangular yurts. Such construction of housing appeared under the influence of the way of life and culture of the Russian people. Shors earned their livelihood hunting and forging craft, because of which they were called Kuznetsk Tatars.

Other expositions

Slavic mythological forest is a modern reconstruction of the Slavic temple. The exposition is arranged in the form of a rounded territory, closed by a fence. Inside the courtyard there are wooden idols depicting the main Slavic gods.

The gallery of sculptural stone structures of ancient times reflects the natural and historical origin of the peoples of the Siberian land. It reflects all the mythology and the ancient epic of the Aborigines.

Museum of Rock Art of Asian Nations, Museum of Natural History, Mongolian yurt, Chapel of Cyril and Methodius, complex "Time and Calendars" - only nine museum expositions include the Tomskaya Pisanitsa complex.

Dynamic Impressions

In addition to permanent exhibitions, the museum-reserve regularly arranges traveling exhibitions. Here you can see thematic collections of paintings, books, coins, products of folk craftsmen.

A bright event was an exhibition of traditional clothes of indigenous peoples of Kuzbass. For a long time the guests of "Tomskaya Pisanitsa" remember the performances of young vocalists and musicians of the region.

On the territory of the museum-preserve scientific and practical conferences, meetings, historical studies and architectural and ethnographic expeditions are held.

Holidays in the protected area

Thanks to the ethnic orientation, the territory of the reserve has long turned into a zone of cultural and festive events. It regularly hosts festivals, folk art fairs, traditional festivals and other events that attract a large number of people. A very important moment in the work of the museum is the preservation of the unique culture of the region, the preservation and maintenance of traditions with the involvement of a mass audience.

It is very bright, noisy and numerous here in the days of the celebration of Christmas, Carnival, Easter, Trinity. In the organization of religious events, the staff of the museum is assisted by representatives of the Kemerovo Diocese.

The days of the ancient Slavic holidays and the events of modern life leave an unforgettable impression. Children's Day and Bird Day unite many people in a single desire for peace and good. On the territory of the museum-reserve even opened the permanent residence of Father Frost.

The folklore event of the new year's meeting is called "Chil-Pagi" and is held in March. A colorful and bright holiday introduces the guests to the cultural customs and traditions of the Altai peoples. Performances of folk groups, costumes, dishes of national cuisine - all this makes the event an important cultural event of the year.

The holiday Ivan Kupala on "Tomskaya Pisanitsa" has long deserved the love of the people. On this day there are a lot of guests here - usually going to ten thousand. People conduct ceremonies in a clearing, drive roundelays around the fire, bathe in the river Tom and all meet the sun together. The holiday takes place in the Old Believer atmosphere with observance of all the rules. Guests can dress in antique clothes to feel themselves involved in the sacrament of the ancient event. At the celebration, there are necessarily mummified characters of the action - Ivan Kupala, Water and mermaids.

At the end of the summer there is a folk festival of the Brotherhood-feast, marking the completion of the harvest. The organizers of the event conduct it in accordance with ancient customs and traditions. On this day, they arrange old Russian games and fun.

How to get to Pisanitsa

On the corresponding page of the official site there is a map where you can find out where the Tomsk Pisanitsa Museum-Reserve is located. How to get to Kemerovo by various means of transport is the easiest way to find out at the railway station or airport.

From the city followed by regular buses in the direction of the city of Yashkino, passing through the village of Kolmogorovo and the village of Pacha. The stop on which you should go is called the Museum-Reserve. From the bus station of the city of Kemerovo buses run throughout the day with an hour and a half intervals.

When choosing a trip by car, you should move along Kuznetsky Avenue in the direction of Kirovsky district, having moved across the Tom River. From there the country road will lead to "Tomskaya Pisanitsa".

There is also an opportunity to get to the museum by boat on the river. You can leave Kemerovo, Yurga or Tomsk.

Mode of operation of the reserve museum

To get to the territory, you need to buy tickets to the museum-reserve "Tomskaya Pisanitsa". The cost of entry is low and varies depending on the day of the week and the citizenship of visitors. For students and schoolchildren, admission is only one hundred rubles. The maximum price of a ticket on a day off reaches two hundred. Small children up to five years of age can be taken with you for free.

It is noteworthy that the museum-reserve works every day from ten to nineteen hours, closing for breaks or lunch. We always welcome guests here.