Location: Kaluga Oblast
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Kaluga Oblast (Russian: Калу́жская о́бласть, Kaluzhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga. Population: 1,010,930 (2010 Census).
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1. Maloyaroslavets Museum and Exhibition Centre I.A. Soldatenkov
2. Kaluga Regional Art Museum
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4.5 based on 54 reviews
3. Nikola-Lenivets Art Park
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4.0 based on 349 reviews
Nikola-Lenivets is a place to live, work and create something with the territory of 650 hectares, where you will find more then 30 landscape size art objects, international art festivals, workshops and artists residencies. Nikola-Lenivets is located 200 kilometers away from Moscow, in Kaluga region by Ugra river. A part of the territory belongs to Ugra National Park, which is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Nikola-Lenivets’s mission is to create a natural self regulated environment for life, recreation, art and work in harmony with nature. Art objects, workshops and studios, public spaces and accommodation areas, all of the necessary infrastructure for life and creativity are integrated into the natural surroundings and landscape of Nikola-Lenivets.
Reviewed By gentbrugg
For my taste, one of the best places near Moscow– as to the nature nature (refers to national Park "Ugra"), as to historical past (it is about in these places – actually a little further – occured the famous "standing on Ugra") and as to modern human creativity. Europe's largest art park, rather the park of art installations, created with great taste and sense of beauty, has only very few parallels in the history of modern art. Approximate one was a colony of artists in Darmstadt – I mean the spirit, the atmosphere of individual and collective creation of new currents in artistic life, but not similarity, and certainly not borrowing. What they're doing, Russian and foreign architects, designers and artists, it is difficult even to describe. This is a permanent, uninterrupted session of creative individuals, each of which in a manner completely unlike the other. A spirit of carnival and festivity largely supported by festivals like "Archstoyanie", which this year took place from 21 to 23 July and for which we actually arrived. It was the main reason or rather the purpose of the trip and all other trips in the area became merely a side addition. This is definitely a must see. The art park has evolved so much that turned into a full-fledged art object, and almost "mastered" a big part of 600 acres reserved for it. Except that clearly appeared the taint of commercialization, which previously was only weakly smacked. At least they introduced the payment for visit, which did not exist before. You have to go from Kiev highway towards Medyn', in Kondrovo to turn to Ceni and Ostrozhnoe, on the big crossroad turn left and before Zvizhy – right and drive down the hill.
4. Information, Education and Exhibition Center
5. House of Craftsmen
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4.0 based on 37 reviews
It's a Kaluga Folk Art and Craft Work Museum. Here you can see the unique household items which were used by Kaluga peasants. The exhibition consists of the following sections: - Gornitsa (the russian word for guest room) - Pottery and clay toys - Wood (cooperage and spinning wheels) - Wickerwork (Kaluga weavers items) - Fabrics (spinning, weaving, embroidery, lace, traditional clothes)
