If you don't know where to go on the weekend, the Industrial Culture Museum is just what you need. An interesting collection of exhibits and a non-standard approach to the implementation of the museum exposition make this place one of a kind. In addition to gaining useful knowledge, here you can take part in interesting events, play slot machines and chat with experts from different fields. All these pleasures are available to visitors for free.
The Museum of Industrial Culture in Kuzminki is a special place. Unlike standard museums, there is no strictness or any strict rules here. The visitor finds himself in a whole world of antiques. All items are freely available here. You can touch them with your hands, examine them carefully, go around them from all sides and take photographs.
Almost every exhibit on display here has its own rich history. Here you can find the most interesting items. There are things from the everyday life of an ordinary Soviet person, there are achievements in industry, there are old vehicles, outdated cameras, musical instruments and even working slot machines. In addition, you can ride on a real railcar or sit in the operating cabin of an old elevator. It is almost impossible to list everything that is exhibited in the museum.
Anyone can visit the Museum of Industrial Culture located on Zarechye Street in Kuzminki. The entrance to the museum is absolutely free for all categories of visitors. You can come to the museum any day.
The director of the industrial culture museum is Lev Naumovich Zheleznyakov. He is a man of broad soul and high moral ideals. The museum has become such an interesting place precisely because of the work of this man. He invests in the development of the project much more than it might seem at first glance. For Lev Naumovich, this is the second home. New events, interesting ideas and a huge number of creative meetings make the Industrial Culture Museum a special place. Lev Naumovich's hospitality and goodwill create a special atmosphere and comfort in the museum.
The uniqueness of the place also lies in the fact that on the basis of the museum there are small creative groups in various directions. Here you can meet photographers who shoot with old cameras, blacksmithing lovers, film crews, musicians and even those who like to paint graffiti. For the activities of these "hobby groups" the director tries to create all possible conditions, and completely free of charge. This deserves great respect.
Museum visitors can witness interesting shows and festivals that are held regularly. If you go to a museum of industrial culture, you can simultaneously get to a bard song concert, which is held on the lawn near the main building of the museum with real tents, or see a graffiti competition.
In addition to the main site in Kuzminki, the Industrial Culture Museum is developing additional territories near the city of Serpukhov as part of the Living Villages project. Active construction of a real operating narrow-gauge railway is underway, on which it will be possible to ride. Nearby, a crawler's house has practically been built, which will become a museum. This area can be reached directly from the Museum of Industrial Culture on a real retro bus.
In addition, the creative team has planned the construction of a unique water museum on the river not far from the Polenovo Museum-Reserve. There is simply no analogue of such a magnificent platform. A real observatory is planned with the ability to observe the stars over the Oka. It is planned to launch a retro boat between Serpukhov and Polenovo, which will transport visitors.
If you have a free minute, be sure to visit the Industrial Culture Museum with the whole family. This will not require any financial costs, but it will help support the development of Lev Naumovich's project, which does everything for the sake of the visitor's interest. As payment for the visit, you can contribute any amount to the museum support fund or just leave a kind review, which can be written by hand in the museum's guest book. But the most important thing is to see with your own eyes such a non-standard corner of industrial creativity.
