Fun Museum Preobrazhenskaya Square. Museum of Folk Toys Fun - description

The Zabavushka Museum of Folk Toys was founded in 1998 on the initiative and with the participation of the Tradition Society of Folk Art Lovers.

It all started with the Charity event “Game Exhibition of Russian Folk Toys “Zabavushka”, which was held at the All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art and with the support of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art, the Moscow Department of Education and a number of public organizations.

The exhibition turned out to be so popular that not everyone had time to visit it. And the creative team had to ask the All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Arts to extend its work. As a result, the Game Exhibition “Fun” was extended for a month, but the visit was already ticketed. However, this did not reduce the flow of visitors.

After this, it was decided to continue holding the Play Exhibition of Russian folk toys “Zabavushka” on an ongoing basis, to replenish the collection, develop new excursions, apply new methods of working with children, so that soon, based on the specific experience and interests of visitors, to create a Museum of Folk Toys "Fun."

About the museum

By its status, the museum is a non-state cultural institution.

In its activities, the museum is focused on working with school-age children. By visiting the museum, children have the opportunity to get acquainted with Russian traditional toys.

The museum has a collection of five thousand exhibits representing toys from forty-five traditional craft centers. Some of them have existed since ancient times, others have been revived in the recent past.

The museum's exposition presents a wide variety of toys - clay, wood, straw, birch bark, patchwork. The toys in his collection are genuine works of folk art and were created by masters of the largest centers of folk art in Russia - Torzhok, Sergiev Posad, and many others.

The most important thing is excursions

The museum offers three excursions:

“Clay folk toy (introductory tour)”

“By playing, we’ll find out!” - this is the main principle of this excursion.

An active dialogue between the guide and the children, a meditation game “Making a Toy!”, a creative group game “Creating a Fairy Tale!”, an educational game “Building Villages!”, a fun introduction to folk patterns during a five-minute drawing session and, finally, “Painting a Toy!” — Complete freedom of creativity. New sensations: “I am a master! I create!”

A miracle - with your own hands.

Paint an authentic folk toy yourself - and your child will never “paint” a toy like a fence!

Duration – 1 hour 10 minutes.

"Sightseeing tour"

On this excursion, children will learn details about four folk crafts of clay toys: Romanovskaya, Kargopolskaya, Abashevskaya toys and whistles from Torzhok. Experienced guides conduct an interactive game “Fair” with children, which makes it possible to consolidate the knowledge acquired on this excursion.

Then the guys go to the hall with a wooden toy. Here children have a unique opportunity to see the first Russian nesting dolls, learn the history of their creation, and play with authentic Bogorodsk “coming to life” toys. The children get acquainted with the technique of making straw toys. In this room they also take part in both interactive games and games with modern wooden toys.

In the final part of the excursion, children have the opportunity to independently paint an authentic toy whistle, made by the hands of craftsmen from Polokhov-Maidan. Children take this toy with them.

"Patchwork Doll"

The most intimate, most homely and at the same time the most fun excursion!

Find out what toys village children played with long ago, who made them and from what, what secrets are hidden in such simple-looking straw dolls and wooden bears.

Why they kept twelve “nappy” dolls behind the stove, why the bride girl kept her children’s dolls, what toys were never sold at the fair, what games the village children played and what shirt they sewed for a boy at the age of 5 - children will be able to find out all this during this excursion.

The Museum of Folk Toys “Zabavushka” in Moscow is a non-state museum created thanks to the private initiative of the Society of Folk Art Lovers “Tradition”.

For the first time, a game exhibition called “Fun” was held at the All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art in Moscow. It aroused great interest among viewers and it was decided to transfer the exhibition to a permanent basis. This is how the Zabavushka Museum of Folk Toys appeared.

The Zabavushka Museum of Folk Toys opened in 1998 on 1st Pugachevskaya Street, not far from the Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad metro station.

The museum is aimed mainly at working with children of primary and secondary school age, who can here get acquainted with Russian traditional toys in an interactive form.

The museum has a souvenir shop where you can buy authentic traditional toys of Russian folk crafts.

Exposition of the Museum "Fun"

The museum has a collection of 5,000 exhibits from the collection of the Society of Folk Art Lovers “Tradition”: these are authentic toys made from natural materials - wooden, clay, straw, birch bark and handmade patchwork toys.

The exhibits are collected from more than 40 different Russian craft centers - the settlement of Dymkovo, the village of Filimonovo, the cities of Kargopol, Torzhok, Sergiev Posad, Gorodets, the village of Bogorodskoye and many others.

The museum itself exhibits about 2,000 exhibits.

You can not only look at all the toys, but also touch them with your own hands, since they are on open shelves and are available to all museum visitors. In addition, little guests are invited to paint the toy themselves: for this purpose, interactive game tours are held here.

The museum offers a choice of three excursions for children: “clay folk toy”, “toy crafts of Russia” or “patchwork doll”. On all excursions there is an engaging dialogue between the guide and the children, games to create a fairy tale using toys, drawing and, of course, your own creation of toys.

Please note that photography and video shooting during the excursion is prohibited. If you want to leave memorable photographs, then you should additionally order the “photos from excursions” service from the museum.

Ticket prices and schedule

You can visit the museum of folk toys “Zabavushka” only by pre-registration on those days and times when there are requests for excursions.

Excursions are held every 1.5 hours: at 9.30, 11.00, 12.30, 14.00, 15.30 and 17.00. The museum is open every day, seven days a week.

Cost of tickets for game excursions to the Zabavushka Museum of Folk Toys:

• children's ticket (schoolchildren) - 490 rubles
• adult ticket - 100 rubles.

One accompanying person/teacher can go with the group free of charge.

The duration of each excursion is 1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes.

In addition to play excursions for children, the museum provides an hour-long sightseeing tour for adults. The cost of a ticket for a sightseeing tour is 350 rubles (minimum group - 10 people).

For foreign tourists, an excursion with consecutive translation is provided: 550 rubles per person (minimum group - 10 people). The duration of the excursion is one and a half hours.

Pre-registration is required for all Museum visitors.

Regardless of the weather, children should bring a change of shoes.

How to get to the Zabavushka Museum

The easiest way to get to the Zabavushka Museum of Folk Toys is by metro: the museum is located a 10-minute walk from the Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad station (Sokolnicheskaya Line).

From the metro you need to exit onto Bolshaya Cherkizovskaya Street and walk along it towards the region until the intersection with 2nd Pugachevskaya Street. Turning right onto 2nd Pugachevskaya Street, you only have to walk 100 meters before turning left. Afterwards you should go straight to the iron fence, which will be the entrance to the museum.

Entrance to the Zabavushka folk toy museum on Google panoramas:

The bus stop closest to the museum is Khalturinskaya Street. The following city public transport routes are suitable for you:

• buses No. 34, 34k, 52, 171, 230, 372, 716
• trolleybuses No. 41 and No. 83
• minibus No. 716.

To order a car, you can use taxi applications: for example, Gett or Yandex. Taxi.

Video about the Zabavushka folk toy museum, report:

• you are a Muscovite or a guest of the capital;
• you have children who love toys;
• you yourself love toys, even though you have long since left childhood;
• you are fascinated by folk crafts;
• you are interested in the living history of your country;
• you can appreciate handcraft and see beauty in the ordinary.

If at least one of the listed points characterizes you, then welcome to the story about toy museums in Moscow. Yes, yes, this is not a typo, there really is more than one toy museum in Moscow, but first things first.

The first museum that I would like to talk about is located at the address: Izmailovskoye Highway 73zh - but when you approach this place, you won’t need the exact address, because you will see the Izmailovsky Kremlin, on whose territory the museum is located, from afar . How did the Kremlin appear here and what kind of place is it?

Museum exposition

It is not surprising that here, in a place that looks so much like an illustration to a Russian folk tale, is the Museum of Russian Toys. Here are toys that were the favorites of our distant ancestors; the traditions of their manufacture are passed on from master to master from generation to generation.

You will learn a lot of new things about toy crafts, the famous Dymkovo, Filimonovskaya, Kargopol, Bogorodskaya, Abashevskaya toys and their features, about the world-famous nesting dolls, and also get acquainted with traditional Russian dolls. There are protective dolls with blank faces, but in intricate outfits, and rag bunnies and cats, looking at you with a touching gaze.

Whistles and rattles entertained not only children in Rus', but also their skillful parents, who made them with their own hands. The variety of materials from which the toys are made is amazing: there are straw, clay, wood, and rag. All kinds of horses and deer, cockerels and bears, men and ladies will immerse you in the world of Russian antiquity and folk crafts of different regions of one big country. The museum also displays household items such as spinning wheels and looms. Your children will definitely love it, because there are so many bright, different exhibits here.

Museum Features

In addition to regular excursions, the museum offers excursions and trips, and if your child is a schoolchild, it is possible to organize an exciting lesson in the museum. In addition, inspired by the creativity of talented ancestors, your child will be able to make a doll, paint a toy, and even felt felt boots! Such a souvenir, as well as its production, will be an incredibly valuable and cherished memory for any little one.

How to get there and how much does a ticket cost?

You can get to the museum by going to the Partizanskaya metro station and walking a few blocks from there. The main thing is not to choose Monday and Tuesday to visit, because the museum is not open on these days. On other weekdays it is open from 10.00 to 15.00, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00. The ticket price is very affordable: the entrance ticket is 50 rubles, and a visit with a guided tour will cost you 150 rubles.

Museum of Folk Toys "Zabavushka"

And this is a different museum, and despite the fact that it represents Russian folk toys, it was founded quite recently, in 1998. It grew out of an exhibition taking place at the All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art.

The interest in the exhibition of folk toys from visitors was so great that at first it extended its work, and when the flow of people wishing to see the toys did not decrease, a decision was made to found a museum. The Museum of Folk Toys “Zabava” is the brainchild of professionals who are in love with their work, people for whom folk toys and love for children have become an inexhaustible source of inspiration.

Museum collection

The museum’s collection currently includes more than 4 thousand exhibits, which are part of the collection of the “Tradition” society of folk art lovers. A pleasant feature of the institution, which will surely delight your child, is that all the exhibits can be played with! Toys are meant for play - and today nothing has changed since the times of Ancient Rus', and museum workers give children the opportunity, holding in their hands toys and dolls that other children played with many years ago, to feel the connection between generations and better understand their ancestors.

Among the excursions available to visitors, there is a sightseeing tour, during which children get acquainted with the crafts of clay toys, with “coming to life” Bogorodsk toys and the technique of making straw dolls, and at the end they paint a figurine and take their creation with them.

On the excursion dedicated to the clay toy, there will also be painting of a clay sculpture, but before this, children will be introduced in more detail to folk patterns and their meaning; They will also find many educational games and creative tasks. On the Patchwork Doll excursion you will learn about the traditions and beliefs of the ancient Slavs associated with clothing and rag dolls. All excursions are held in a lively playful way and will not let the child get bored.

Peculiarities:

• a child who comes here must already be a schoolchild in order to be able to listen and hear the guide and not get tired during the 1 hour and 10 minutes that any of the excursions last;
• in the cold season, replacement shoes are required;
• The museum has a pre-order and pre-payment system for excursions, but if you want your child to go to the museum himself, you should find out in advance the time of excursions for children of the same age as yours;
• Photography and video shooting in the museum is prohibited;
• it is possible to purchase a subscription to visit all three main excursions;
• by agreement, it is possible to conduct a tour of a specific type of toy;
• It is possible to hold your child’s birthday party at the museum.

  How to get there?

  The museum is located at: st. 1st Pugachevskaya, possession 17. You can get there by metro to the Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad station, then on foot (or two stops on a trolleybus or bus) along Bolshaya Cherkizovskaya to the intersection with 2nd Pugachevskaya Street (or Khalturinskaya, if by public transport) and move along 2nd Pugachevskaya about 100 m until turning left. Then you should go straight to the iron fence, and behind the gate the fairy-tale world of the museum of folk toys will be waiting for you.

  Opening hours and ticket prices

  The museum is open seven days a week, but visiting hours are tied to the time of excursions, namely: 9.30, 11.00, 12.30, 14.00, 15.30, 17.00. Pre-registration for the excursion is required, and visiting is only possible on those days and times when there is a booked excursion. Pre-registration is on the museum’s website, and the time of the next excursion must be confirmed by phone.

  The cost of a child's ticket, which includes an interactive tour, is 480 rubles. An adult ticket will cost you 500 rubles, and a teacher and class will be able to enter the museum for free.

  Museum of real toys

  “Why real? And all the others, well, are they artificial?” - you ask. This establishment contains not just toys, but once-beloved friends whom children hid under their pillows, treated and took care of, to whom they trusted the most terrible secrets and told about the most bitter grievances. The museum is located in the Moscow City Palace of Children's Creativity, and here, through the efforts of researcher and collector Sergei Romanov, a huge collection of toys from the Soviet period of our history has been collected.

  Museum collection

  In a small room, in cramped conditions and no offense, huddled together plastic baby dolls, shaggy bears, rubber hippos and heavy tumbler dolls. Soldiers of all armies, sizes and colors are ready even now to protect them from the fiercest enemy. For many years now, circus gymnasts have been showing their tricks to surprised spectators, and toy dishes and doll sets await young housewives. Cartoon characters and good fairy tales look welcomingly from their shelves.

  All this is collected in large cabinets and on wide shelves by an enthusiast of his craft. Sergei Romanov patiently, piece by piece, collects his collection, lovingly tidying up exhibits that require repair not after being tortured by a vandal, but after staying with a caring mistress or owner. After acquiring the proper appearance, the toys take their place in the museum’s exhibition, slightly displacing the old-timers.

  How to get there?

  This museum is worth a visit not only to people nostalgic for their Soviet childhood - their children and grandchildren will be very interested in seeing what their fathers and mothers, grandparents played with. This island of the past is located at the address: st. Kosygina, 17 - and you can get there by metro to the Universitet station. Hurry up to see the collection, because there are always rumors that the museum will be evicted from its current abode, and all these toys deserve your attention, believe me.

  We all come from childhood and experience it again in our children and grandchildren. We all want a better future for our children and grandchildren, but there is no future without a past, which is why it is so important to know our traditions, remember where we came from, and carefully pass this knowledge on to new generations. Even if this knowledge and traditions concern children's toys. Especially if knowledge and traditions concern children's toys.

The settlement of Dymkovo, the villages of Filimonovo and Bogorodskoye, the village of Gorodets, the city of Sergiev Posad will reveal their secrets to children.

Games, drawing, creating fairy-tale cities, painting authentic toys

will give children the joy of independently discovering a new world of folk toys that is close to the child’s soul.

Adults! Give children the joy of discovery and creativity!

By exploring the world of toys, children learn about the world around them.

By exploring the world of toys, children get to know themselves.

EXCURSIONS IN THE MUSEUM:

CLAY FOLK TOY

“By playing, we’ll find out!” - this is the main principle of this excursion.

An active dialogue between the guide and the children, a meditation game “Making a Toy!”, a creative group game “Creating a Fairy Tale!”, an educational game “Building Villages!”, a fun introduction to folk patterns during a five-minute drawing session and, finally, “Painting a Toy!” - Complete freedom of creativity. New sensations: “I am a MASTER! I CREATE!”

Paint an authentic folk toy yourself - and your child will never “paint” a toy like a fence!

Duration – 1 hour 15 minutes.

Ticket prices:

Child – 500 rubles

Adult – 150 rubles

Teacher - free

TOY INDUSTRIES OF RUSSIA

On this excursion, children will learn details about four folk crafts of clay toys: Romanovskaya, Kargopolskaya, Abashevskaya toys and whistles from Torzhok. Experienced guides conduct an interactive game “Fair” with children, which makes it possible to consolidate the knowledge acquired on this excursion.

Then the guys go to the hall with a wooden toy. Here children have a unique opportunity to see the first Russian nesting dolls, learn the history of their creation, and play with authentic Bogorodsk “coming to life” toys. The children get acquainted with the technique of making straw toys. In this room they also take part in both interactive games and games with modern wooden toys.

In the final part of the excursion, children have the opportunity to independently paint an authentic toy whistle, made by the hands of craftsmen from Polokhov-Maidan. Children take this toy with them.

Duration - 1 hour 15 minutes.

Ticket prices:

Child – 500 rubles

Adult – 150 rubles

Teacher - free

Important!

• in one group - children of approximately the same school age,
• number of children in one group – from 20 to 40 people,
• age – any school age.

PATCHY DOLL : EXCURSION WITH MASTER CLASS

What toys did village children play with long ago, why were twelve dolls kept behind the stove, why did a girl-bride take care of her children's dolls, what toys were never sold at the fair, and children will learn a lot of interesting things during the excursion. At the end, each child, under the guidance of a museum teacher, will make his own, perhaps the first real traditional play doll in his life, which he will take with him.

Duration – 1 hour 20 minutes.

Number of children in the group – 20-25 people

Ticket prices:

Child – 550 rubles

Adult – 150 rubles

Teacher - free

TEACH US TOYS!

An interactive excursion during which children will learn

what toys can teach and tell, play folk games,

get acquainted with toys and traditions of different nations and with their own hands make a horse out of bast

Duration – 1 hour 30 minutes

Number of children in the group – from 20 to 35 children

Ticket prices:

Child – 650 rubles

Adult – 150 rubles

Teacher - free

Important: Before visiting the Museum, be sure to call the administrator! The museum is open only on those days and hours when there are requests for excursions!

INTERACTIVE TOUR FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS

You can choose from one of the excursions (see the first three). Parents take part in the play excursion along with their children throughout the entire time, or at a certain stage of the excursion the group is divided into children and parents (agreed in advance with the organizer). At the end of the excursion, everyone paints a toy (or makes a patchwork doll).

Duration of the excursion – 1 hour 15 minutes

Minimum group, including children and adults – 20 people

The cost of one ticket is 500 rubles

Accompanying (guide) - free

SIGHTSEEING TOUR FOR ADULTS

Acquaintance with the folk toy crafts of Russia, the mysteries of the patchwork doll and the folk toys of other countries.

Duration of the excursion – 1 hour

Minimum group – 10 people

The cost of one ticket is 350 rubles

For foreign tourists:

Minimum group – 10 people

Duration, including translation, - 1 hour 30 minutes

The cost of one ticket is 550 rubles

Accompanying (guide) – free

MASTER CLASSES ON PATCHY DOLL

A family event aimed at introducing the world of Russian traditional dolls and making a patchwork doll that has a certain meaning and is dedicated to a national holiday or time of year.

Detailed information about master classes

• Start time of excursions: 9.30; 11.00; 12.30; 14.00; 15.30; 17.00
• Museum opening hours: every day

Important: You can visit the museum only on those days and times when there are requests for excursions!