"The Lights of Moscow" - Museum of Light

Among all the dust, obsessive noise, din, streams of people, cars, a maze of streets, gray skies and nights without stars in every city there are such corners that not only hipsters or connoisseurs of an exceptionally high, real one will appreciate. However, such places are not so easy to find, especially in a large and unfriendly Moscow. Fortunately, we can not be pioneers. Such a wonderful splash of light (namely light) on a gray day will be a visit to the "Lights of Moscow". This place has repeatedly received the title of one of the best museums in our capital. In addition, the "Lights of Moscow" - a very unusual museum. In it, you definitely will not yawn, listening to the monotonous story of the guide. On the contrary, he will inspire you, adjust to a romantic mood. So, let's go on a trip to this unusual temple of history - not a banal kind of hall of fame of one artist or commander. This is something completely new ...

History of history

"The Lights of Moscow" - a museum in itself is very unusual. Since it is located in real white stone chambers, which are more than two hundred years old - they are of historical value and are part of that oldest Moscow - at least the times of "The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov ...". This museum is dedicated to the history of lighting devices, starting with the beams that, with a barely perceptible flame, were smoldering in the beams of our great-great-grandmothers, and ending with the most modern bulbs that not everyone can meet and which can surprise any technician, not to mention ordinary people who do not turn On the lights of attention: it's light - what else do you need? But, despite the fact that light bulbs are a prose of life, light is still something special. And it all began with the fact that in the nineteen hundred and eightieth in this very building, on the ground floor, several exhibits appeared. An exposition devoted to the history of lighting was visited by many people. And the exhibition was decided to be fixed on this place. This is how the museum "The Lights of Moscow" was born. He celebrates his birthday only on World Museum Day, which falls on the eighteenth of May. And the occasion for joy is not required - in this house a holiday every day.

What to look at?

The Museum of Light "The Lights of Moscow" pleasantly surprises from the very beginning. In a cozy courtyard, ancient lanterns, simply breathing the mood of the old city, forever gone of the era, took shelter. The museum is divided into several halls. They are all small and cozy. In one you can learn about the history of lighting, in another - to be surprised by human ingenuity, admiring the lamps of different stages of history, different colors, size, duration of work, etc. One of the rooms is allocated to the hall where the electric clock is on display. And in general, "The Lights of Moscow" is a museum that gives a new vision of the city, even for indigenous people, museum luminaries and exhibitions. Indeed, the museum has pictures of the views of the capital, which will not leave anyone indifferent. And thanks to the exposed control panels created in the more modern period, one can feel like a real employee working for the benefit of the city. After all, they are workers, so you can press the buttons and right here in the museum, see how everything changes when you turn on the lights of a big city under your guidance. There is also a laboratory - a find for all creative people, and also schoolchildren, physicists, chemists, historians ... However, the laboratory - for dessert, as the most amazing part of the museum. You can touch history - literally. After all, the museum has a collection of unique objects of everyday life, which you can touch with your hands.

Excursions around the museum ... and not only

As has already been said, the main thing, than "catch" the "Lights of Moscow" - the museum is extremely atmospheric. It seems to him that the whole mood of the capital of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries lives. Excursion to the Museum "Moscow Lights" is a good idea for the evening. It will not take more than two hours of your time. You can take an excursion, during which you will be held in all expositions, tell about the history of Moscow lanterns (they still occupy the central place). Yes, you can also take a picture, because the lights and posters look very impressive. Those wishing to practice in English or foreigners will also have something to see, and most importantly - to listen. After all, excursions are conducted in this foreign language. True, it will cost a little more. There is also a more extended version of the excursion with stories about illuminations in tsarist times and so on. Very little time will be spent on visiting only one thematic exhibition - up to half an hour. Or you can book a tour of the evening Moscow - on foot or bus. And the first is much more romantic, because the guide stops at every detail, reminiscent of the old city. Yes, and you go with lanterns, and this solemn bright procession to the famous and historic lanterns can not be overlooked. But on the bus you will see more sights. Duration of the excursion on the wheels - up to five hours with a visit to the museum. You can also leave a request for any excursion that interests you.

Laboratory

This is the most attractive place in the whole museum. Here you can apply your knowledge from physics and chemistry, history and technology, to understand how this or that mechanism associated with lighting works. Yes, even you will learn to choose the light bulbs correctly. In addition, you can learn to draw fluorescent paints or make your own candle - step by step, right up to the painting. You will enjoy that you can understand the work of such techniques and do something your own.

"LIGHT CHILDHOOD"

This project is dedicated to working with special children. Children in general - the most welcome guests of the museum, where for them there are practically no restrictions. Many other projects were aimed specifically at working with children, and small visitors were satisfied.

Classes for students

The museum "Fires of Moscow" receives only good reviews. These are enthusiastic responses from people of all ages, but above all from children. The organization conducts all sorts of activities for children, mostly junior classes. At these lessons they will get acquainted not only with lanterns and candles, but also with the traditions of their own country, the history of familiar things and the development of art. There are also master classes. In the museum you can arrange a theme party for junior schoolchildren for the New Year or birthday. The whole family will be delighted to visit the museum.

Opening hours of the museum

It is best to come to this museum in the evening. Why? The schedule allows - after all this institution works, opening an hour before noon, until six in the evening, and on Thursdays - up to eight - and it's all without days off in the fall, in the spring, in the winter. But in June, July, August, the entrance is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Excursion groups are found from nine in the morning until seven in the evening. So, if you are sure that explanations do not need anything (showcases are accompanied by inscriptions), then evening is the ideal time, since you will not have to face groups of schoolchildren, noisy, curious, trying to touch everything. It should be noted that the museum does not work on major holidays, in particular on Victory Day.

Ticket price

On average, the price of the excursion for a group of schoolchildren will be from two thousand rubles. But adults who visit the museum alone will pay about seventy rubles for entry. Children, like retired people, will have to pay even less - thirty rubles. Preschool children are allowed free of charge. It should also be remembered that the price depends on the saturation of the program. Not a simple excursion, but, for example, a performance, a themed party will cost more. You should consider gifts and souvenirs, which can be attached to the holidays for children.

Address of the museum

About Zamoskvorechie he wrote Ostrovsky, which is considered to be the Columbus of this region. For a long time, merchants lived in this quiet, patriarchal place. And now the museum "Lights of Moscow" lives here. The address is as follows: Lane Armenian, house 3-5, building 1. Next to this place, many writers worked. In addition, in the same alley are the embassies of the Republic of Belarus and Armenia. The great Russian poet Tiutchev was inseparably connected with this lane. Here there are also the chambers of Miloslavskys - the very white stone walls, in which the museum of light is now located. And during the Patriotic War of 1812 there was a significant part of the Armenian Diaspora in this place. And when Moscow was burned, it was thanks to the residents of Nikolsky (former name) of the alley that part of the city survived. Therefore, the entire area is a value for historians and patriots, and above all - the museum "The Lights of Moscow."

How to get to the place?

Thanks to the subway, you do not have to scour the area of the city in search of the building itself. "The Lights of Moscow" is a museum, which is easy to get to. Just get off the station "Chistiye Prudy", "Kitay-Gorod", "Lubyanka" or "Turgenevskaya". And then - on foot. If you are provided with a bicycle or a car and want to admire the city, rather than pushing in the subway car, then from Pokrovka, move to Devyatkin, and then to Sverchkov Lanes. And soon the museum will appear before you in all its glory.

The Museum of the Fires of Moscow: site

Naturally, such an original institution should have its own website. You can find it at www.ognimos.ru. The pages will surprise you with a laconic, but very stylish design. The cream-coffee background, photographs and engravings that can interest - all this will make a pleasant impression even on those who are just going to visit the museum. You can learn about the latest excursions, work schedules, prices, exhibitions that offer the "Lights of Moscow", and also about projects launched specially by the museum for children. There are contact phones and e-mail addresses, so you can order a tour, leave a response, a complaint, your offer. The museum employs a small team - and at the same time more than thirty-two thousand visitors every year enjoy the magic of light that the museum gives to the "Lights of Moscow".