... And do not say that there are no more beautiful places - The beauty of my land is generous. In Mstera write in gold as light, Almost completely blind masters.
The village of Mstera, famous for its unique products of folk art (the Epiphany Sloboda before the end of the 19th century) is located in the Vyaznikovsky District of the Vladimir Region of Russia and has a history of almost five centuries. The first mention of the settlement refers to 1626 and is associated with the Holy Epiphany Monastery, which stands on the river. Mstera.
Unlike Kholui and Palekh, who concentrated on icon painting, all sorts of art flourished in the settlement: not only the icon painters were known throughout Russia, they were often invited to paint the temples of Suzdal, Vladimir and Moscow, but also skilled embroiderers with white smoothness and a red seam over the flax; chasing, engraving and scanning. It is because of the abundance of unique and unique art that the settlement was considered one of the most lively shopping places in the region.
The population of the village is about five thousand inhabitants and not artists among them only a small number - whole family dynasties of masters keep the ancient original traditions of their ancestors. From year to year, supports these traditions and the Institute - Mstera branch of the lacquer miniature. F. A. Modorova. There are several productions in the village: shoe, glue, furniture, toy factories, ceramic and jewelry factories.
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How to get here
By bus: From Moscow from the Shchelkovo bus station to the town of Vyazniki (departure 2 times a day at 7:10 and 14:15, travel time 6 hours, trip cost 399 rubles). Then transfer to Vyazniki by bus to Mstyory, the journey takes about half an hour.
By car: From Moscow, on the M7 highway, about 300 km to the town of Vyazniki, then 20 km to Mstera by signs.
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Sights
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Excursion tours for children and adults.
Mstery Art Museum
The museum was founded in 1919 .and keeps a collection of works of talented artists from Mstera .The main exposition of the museum "Mstyory's Art" represents the development of traditional crafts in Mstera from the XIV to .until now.The sections of ancient Russian art and cult wood carving are of great interest to the connoisseurs of Russian art, and the collections of metal items with chasing, scandering, engraving, embroidery collections made in the "white satin" techniques, "Vladimir's seams", amaze with the wealth of techniques and imagination of the masters and masters .The museum hosts an excursion "Mstyory's Art" and master classes on lacquer miniature painting on papier-mâché and artistic embroidery .
Entrance fee / tour price is 35 rubles. / 600 rub. Duration: 45 minutes. The cost of the master class is by agreement.
Address: пл. Lenina, 3. Tel .: +7 (49233) 5-03-62. Working hours: daily except Monday from 10:00 to 16:00.
The Holy Epiphany Monastery
The historical core of Mstera is the Holy Monastery of the Epiphany, built in 1628. It's a difficult fate for this snow-white ancient temple, which was a warehouse in the Soviet times and a shop, and only in 1999 it became a monastery again. His history can be found on the excursion "Churches and monasteries of Mstera and surroundings". The cost of the excursion is 750 rubles. +7 (49233) 5-03-62. At the temple there is an iconographic artel, where you can order an icon and products of lacquer miniature.
Jewelry factory Mstersky iyuvelir
"Mstersky Jeweler" - one of the largest in Russia enterprises of folk arts, which grew out of a small artel in the late nineteenth century. Decorated with hand engraving, filigree, hot enamel, niello, gilding cutlery, wine and tea sets of Mester jewelers are widely known in Russia and abroad. The plant's products are exhibited in the Mstery Art Museum.
Center of traditional Mstera miniature
The former Artel of Old Russian painting, then the factory "Proletarian Art", today the Miniature Center is the only enterprise in the village where unique technologies of papier-mache production are preserved, ancient processes of making paints and many other centuries-old traditions of making miniature masters. You can order products by phone: +7 (49233) 5-01-32, 5-01-09.
Mstersky Bazaar
Mstersky Bazaar was conceived as the support of local masters, similar to the fairs of neighbors - Palekh and Kholui. It takes place annually from 2007 in August and every year it becomes more and more populous. Tourists get acquainted with the works of Mstera Podvorie: these are icons, and embroideries, and miniatures. Until the evening there are fun contests for children and adults, including the competitions of modern housewives in an old-fashioned wash - in the centuries-old slab-laundry, where in the olden days masters washed the canvases.
Additional excursions
"Young talents" - visiting the Mstera branch of miniature (400 rubles); "The Sorceress Needle" - an excursion to the workshop of traditional Mstera embroidery (300 rubles). Information and recording by phone: +7 (49233) 5-03-62.
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