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Our Museum opened its doors for the participants of “Museums. Parks. Manors” school tournament

from 06-10-2023

On October 16 the next season of the school tournament “Museums. Parks. Manors” started in our museum. We kindly ask you to read our visiting and conduct rules before registering for our quiz and visiting the Museum, and also the terms of participation directly in tournament here:

  • The age category of participants in our museum is restricted to 8-9 and 10-11 grades only!
  • Visiting days for participants are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
  • Our opening hours are 12-00 to 19-00.
  • Booking is required!
  • The works are checked by museum staff within a week.

The Tournament is held jointly by the city Departments of Education and Culture. All rules and requirements for participation are published on the event portal: https://museum.olimpiada.ru, and also on the page of our Museum: https://museum.olimpiada.ru/museums/169.

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Military oath of allegiance for the Jews
1900s Chromolithograph on paper. 23 х 15.
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Tar and kamancha, stringed musical instruments used by the Mountain Jews
First half of 20 cent. Wood. Tar: 86.5 х 15.8 х 16.5. Kamancha: 72.8 х 16 х 17.
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Woman’s holiday khalat – ‘kaltach’
First quarter of 20 cent. Blue satin, adras, and calico. 123 х 71; sleeve length: 51.
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Second half of 19 cent. Embossed silver. Saucer: diameter: 13. Small cups (5 items; shaped as piyalas): Height: 3.5; diameter: 5. Large cup (shaped as piyala): height: 4.5; diameter: 8.5.
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Sketch of the costume of kuni-leml for a production of the theater "Kunst-Vinkl" after the A. Goldfaden's play "The Two Kuni-Lemls"
The mid. 1920's Indian ink and pencil on paper. 36 х 26,3.
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Sketch for the play "Stempenyu" by Sholem Aleichem
1966 Lithography. 75 х 52,5.
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Items for daily use manufactured by Jews in the partisan units of Polesie Belarus. Overshoes
1942 – 1944