The permanent exhibition called Exhibition of the Decembrists House-Museum was created in cooperation with the State Historical Museum, the State Library named after Vladimir Lenin, the Scientific-Research Museum of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, the All-Union Alexander Pushkin Museum and other Russian museums with the help of graphic designers and restorers from Leningrad.
The exhibition on the life and work of the Decembrists in exile starts with the introductory hall called “The History of the Decembrist Movement”.
The first floor houses a living room and a children’s room, while the office of the owner of the house, the Decembrist Vasily Petrovich Ivashev, is located on the second floor. These rooms tell the story of the Ivashev family: Vasily’s father, an associate of Alexander Suvorov, his mother, née Tolstaya, the French governess, and his eldest son Alexander. The interiors were recreated and include portraits, letters, and documents, as well as Ivashev’s personal belongings, which were donated to the museum by his descendants.
The visitors should take a good look at the room of Camille Le Dentu, Vasily Ivashev’s wife: the items still radiate her charm, and the guides will tell the guests all about her favorite pastimes and will most certainly share an amazing love story of an exiled Russian nobleman and a brave young Frenchwoman.
In the former dining room and living room of the Ivashevs’ house, you will gain further insight into the Turinsk colony of the Decembrists with seven rebels exiled to settle in this town: Ivan Pushchin, Nikolay Basargin, Alexander Brüggen, Stepan Semyonov, Evgeny Obolensky, and the Annenkov couple. The cozy living room with a piano can help the visitors fully grasp the contribution the Decembrists made to the development of Siberia and the cultural atmosphere they managed to create in Turinsk, far from the Russian capitals.
The exhibition on the life and work of the Decembrists in exile starts with the introductory hall called “The History of the Decembrist Movement”.
The first floor houses a living room and a children’s room, while the office of the owner of the house, the Decembrist Vasily Petrovich Ivashev, is located on the second floor. These rooms tell the story of the Ivashev family: Vasily’s father, an associate of Alexander Suvorov, his mother, née Tolstaya, the French governess, and his eldest son Alexander. The interiors were recreated and include portraits, letters, and documents, as well as Ivashev’s personal belongings, which were donated to the museum by his descendants.
The visitors should take a good look at the room of Camille Le Dentu, Vasily Ivashev’s wife: the items still radiate her charm, and the guides will tell the guests all about her favorite pastimes and will most certainly share an amazing love story of an exiled Russian nobleman and a brave young Frenchwoman.
In the former dining room and living room of the Ivashevs’ house, you will gain further insight into the Turinsk colony of the Decembrists with seven rebels exiled to settle in this town: Ivan Pushchin, Nikolay Basargin, Alexander Brüggen, Stepan Semyonov, Evgeny Obolensky, and the Annenkov couple. The cozy living room with a piano can help the visitors fully grasp the contribution the Decembrists made to the development of Siberia and the cultural atmosphere they managed to create in Turinsk, far from the Russian capitals.
Exhibits are marked with AR stickers for identification purposes.
