This replica of a 19th-century schoolroom offers classes in the making of Gorodets-style animal-shaped clay penny whistles. The permanent exhibition includes a wide variety of traditional toys assembled from around the country.
Children’s Museum at the Merchants
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Built on remnants of an earlier settlement, Nizhny Novgorod’s magnificent kremlin dates to 1500–15 when Italian architect Pyotr Fryazin began work on its…
Arsenal/National Centre of Contemporary Art
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Situated in the former kremlin arsenal, on the right after you enter the main gate, this top-ranking national gallery has changing exhibitions of…
Nizhegorodsky State Art Museum
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The former governor’s house inside the kremlin houses the Russian collection of the vast Nizhegorodsky State Art Museum. Exhibits range from 14th-century…
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This museum re-creates the atmosphere of the 19th century. The countess Panina was the last of the residents in the mansion, where the mainstay is a large…
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The largest collection of tea-making equipment in Russia, with around 500 samovars on display in various styles and sizes.
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Set at the foot of attractive parkland, the 13th-century Annunciation Monastery, above Chernigovskaya ul, is one of Nizhny Novgorod's oldest buildings…
Cathedral of the Archangel Michael
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This small church within the kremlin walls is the oldest surviving building inside the complex. It dates from the middle of the 16th century and it was…
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Exhibits on the history of Gorodets and the region include the Virgin of Feodorovo icon – a curious three-dimensional depiction of Jesus creating a…
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Exhibits on the history of Gorodets and the region include the Virgin of Feodorovo icon – a curious three-dimensional depiction of Jesus creating a…
2. House of the Countess Panina
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This museum re-creates the atmosphere of the 19th century. The countess Panina was the last of the residents in the mansion, where the mainstay is a large…
0.12 MILES
The largest collection of tea-making equipment in Russia, with around 500 samovars on display in various styles and sizes.
29.54 MILES
Set at the foot of attractive parkland, the 13th-century Annunciation Monastery, above Chernigovskaya ul, is one of Nizhny Novgorod's oldest buildings…
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On the river side of the kremlin is a large monument and eternal flame dedicated to the fallen soldiers of WWII.
6. Cathedral of the Archangel Michael
29.8 MILES
This small church within the kremlin walls is the oldest surviving building inside the complex. It dates from the middle of the 16th century and it was…
29.91 MILES
Built on remnants of an earlier settlement, Nizhny Novgorod’s magnificent kremlin dates to 1500–15 when Italian architect Pyotr Fryazin began work on its…
8. Nizhegorodsky State Art Museum
29.94 MILES
The former governor’s house inside the kremlin houses the Russian collection of the vast Nizhegorodsky State Art Museum. Exhibits range from 14th-century…