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P.I.Chajkovsky's museum

The great Russian composer P.I. Tchaikovsky spent his childhood in the Urals in the city of Alapaevsk. Researchers associate many of the composer's works with the influence of the Alapaev period of his life, for example, "The Children's Album". Now in the house where the outstanding composer lived, the memorial house-museum of P.I. Tchaikovsky.

The house-museum was opened in 1965 year to tell everyone about the life and work of the composer. The idea of ​​creating such a unique museum was made by Vera Borodovna Gorodilina. A creative person: an artist and a musician. It was she who first studied the Alapaev period of Peter Ilyich's life. In addition, she managed to collect an amazing collection of musical instruments and their miniature copies. Here are presented a cello, a violin, a piano, a flute, a zither, a pianochord, an ocarina, a harmonium, musical boxes and even a musical decanter.

The composer himself lived in Alapaevsk for a short time, only 15 months. As a result of his father's service (Major-General Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky, who ran the private Alapaevsky and Nevyansky plants of Yakovlev's heirs), their family moved quite often from one place to another. But this period of time quite strongly influenced the composer's work. And the memories of Alapaevsk have been preserved by Pyotr Ilyich. About the time spent here quite often Tchaikovsky will remember in letters to his parents.

An ancient mansion provides a wonderful opportunity to find itself in the era of that time, in the first half of the XIX century. Here you can see the musical instruments used by the young Tchaikovsky. The organ and the piano of that time were kept in excellent condition.

In addition to musical instruments, visitors to the museum can see samples of furniture and household items, as well as mock-ups of the rooms of the old mansion of the Tchaikovsky family.

The house museum pleases its visitors not only with unique exhibits, but also with a special musical atmosphere. Music was constantly playing in this house. It does not cease in our time!

The museum offers not only an examination of the expositions, but also the holding of gaming and training sessions, both during the excursion and in selected museum programs. Here you can arrange an entertaining and informative excursion for classes!