The private Voronezh museum “Peter’s Ships” will open three new halls for the May holidays in 4D mode. Here you can taste dishes from the time of the Russian Emperor, smell the coffee Peter the Great used to teach his courtiers, sit on the throne and hear the fascinating story of the creation of the first regular navy of Russia on the banks of the Voronezh River. . All this was told by the creator of the museum, Voronezh businessman Sergey Naumov, on Tuesday, April 18, at a press conference in the House of Journalists.
One of the halls is designed as an assemblage in the style of Peterhof, said Sergei Naumov. Another room was called the “refectory”, here is a kitchen from the time of Peter the Great with authentic utensils – pots, pans, skimmers, the dishes were brought to Voronezh by the emperor himself. The organizers and artists of the museum have recreated the clothes corresponding to the place – a cook, a servant and two cooks will appear in old costumes. In this room, visitors will be offered hare pies, sandwiches brought to Russia by Peter the Great, and coffee brewed according to the recipe of the time.
Another room was devoted to the history of the Chizhovskaya Sloboda, where mainly archers and Cossacks lived. The largest shipyard was located here. The story of the history of Chizhovka, its famous inhabitants and their way of life will be accompanied by the background sound of a noisy 18th century square or fair with the conversations of local residents. The founder of the museum noted that to create this hall, the staff prepared interesting materials and collected mysterious legends about Voronezh.
With the advent of three new halls, the area of ​​​​the museum increased by 150 square meters compared to the year of opening – in 2019 its area was 400 square meters. For five years, the museum has been visited by more than 30,000 tourists, and the exhibition features several hundred exhibits, including a copy of the first submarine, called the “hidden ship”. Dozens of costumes, archer uniforms, a Cossack ataman, a Polish hussar, as well as a copy of the working clothes of the head of state with an elk-skin apron, in which Peter built ships , were specially sewn for the museum.
The Russian Emperor visited Voronezh 13 times – from 1696 to 1722. In total, he lived in our city for about 500 days. On the quay near the Admiralty Church of the Assumption, the first battleship “Goto Predistination” was launched into the water, which laid the foundation for the formation of the Navy in Russia. In different districts of the Voronezh region, 10 shipyards have been building warships for 15 years.
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