Ivan Turgenev museum
Ivan Turgenev museum, Biographical museum in Khamovniki district, Moscow, Russia.
Description
The Ivan Turgenev Museum occupies a single-story wooden house from the 1800s with six white columns in Moscow Empire style. The building displays residential architecture of that era and preserves rooms with period furnishings and original layouts.
History
The house was built after Moscow's great fire of 1812 and later became home to the writer's family. The place gained importance because he observed the household here, which shaped his later stories.
Culture
The name comes from the writer who lived here as a child and observed the household members around him. Visitors can see how family life unfolded in these rooms and shaped his creative vision.
Practical
The museum is open four days a week, with extended evening hours on one specific day. Tours in multiple languages are available to help visitors understand the history and rooms more fully.
Did you know?
The interior layout preserves the actual arrangement where the writer observed and developed his famous story 'Mumu'. The original household context remains visible, revealing the real source of his well-known tale.
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