Odessa was founded when the literature - from journalism to novel in verse - firmly established in the general cultural usage . Therefore, virtually the entire history of Odessa - the end of XVIII century to the present day - is reflected in the poetry and prose.
Literary Odessa - is not only the names of writers (over 500), or biographically related to the creative city, but also an artistic image, enriched the world culture.
After more than two centuries since the founding of Odessa , one could argue - the history of this city there twice - in reality and in literature.
reflection of this particular city is a mirror of Odessa Odessa State Literary Museum.
The phenomenon - ' the literary museum ' needs some explanation. This is, indeed , rather unconventional kind of museum.Literary Museums - the phenomenon of socialist culture, the generation of the Soviet Union. In countries where life was , so to speak , natural, 'normal' way, there are two kinds of museums, related literature.This museum - the history books, created, as a rule, based on a library that collected illustrious bibliophiles for decades , and - the memorial museum , usually a house or apartment where they lived writers. These museums are all over the civilized world, they are many and each is good in its own way. But , in part, they all look alike .Incunabula, papyri, clay tablets - if it is a museum of the book. Entrance hall, study, bedroom , pen, typewriter , slippers - if it is a memorial museum.A ' literary ' museums - the offspring of the Soviet Union , which characterizes the impulse the development of this country itself - first the destruction of cultural heritage, then picking up the remains and residues in order to blend them into one building in one exposure .That is, it is both a museum of the history books, and , in part , a memorial museum where personal belongings of writers, but at the same time, museum of history of literature and culture of the city.
Odessa State Literary Museum , founded in 1977. and open to the public in 1984. - One of the largest regional literary museums in the country .exhibit consists of twenty rooms. Each room - it's an artistic image of the decade , to whom he is devoted.
The museum system of symbols and signs , which contain real -time documents : books , manuscripts , newspapers, magazines , photographs , personal belongings of writers, the era objects - creates a kind of \],[
The museum offers visitors not only factual material, but also the opportunity to experience the full atmosphere of the city , the continuity of the historical process. Design Museum combines vivid artistic design with a clear literary and historical content. The image of each room conveys the atmosphere of city life in a certain period of time.From goose feather to your computer, from poetry of Pushkin to the thumbnail M. Zhvanetsky Odessa Literary Museum reveals the secrets , legends and reality pearls from the sea.
The main creator of the design of the museum became the largest Ukrainian designer , winner of the Taras Shevchenko , the artist Anatoly Gaydamak.The founder and first director of the museum - Nikita Brygin .
The museum is more than three hundred writers' names from Ivan Kotlyarevskogo Alexander Pushkin, Adam Mickiewicz to the Heinrich Boell Foundation , Konstantin Simonov, Boris Pasternak. Recorded as the authors of visits to Odessa, Odessa and the appearance of actual literary school.Along with the great creators of literature, Gogol, Tolstoy, Kotsjubinsky , Lesya Ukrainian, Sholem Aleichem , Chekhov, Bunin , Franco, Akhmatova, Babel, Ilf , Petrov, Kataev , M. Kulish , the authors presented numerous so-called second-line , which played an important role in the formation of national culture.which houses the museum, was built in the middle of the XIX century. The palace belonged to the representative of the higher circles of the Russian aristocracy , one of the first citizens of Odessa Prince Dmitry Ivanovich Gagarin and his wife, Sofia Petrovna .In the second half of the century, the Gagarin family gave the palace city.
The building is located in the historic city center.
The architect Ludwig Otto , author of the project , with buildings over a steep ravine , turning its facade to the east , to the sea : the powerful ground floor , arched shape of windows , three bay windows , reminiscent of the tower, give this a facade similar to the lock.
interiors of the palace hit an unexpected mix of styles - classical, baroque , Empire - Southern characteristic of the Russian Empire of the last century , and called ' free southern eclectic '.
Grand Golden Hall combines elements of Baroque and Empire .He lit a bay window with five arched windows that create a feeling of abundance of sunlight and air . Historians say that this gave a concert the great Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt.
Golden Hall - the only memorial hall of the museum. Others embody the course of literary history .
The story of the palace is directly related to the cultural life of Odessa. From 1899 to 1903 there were meetings and evenings of literary and artistic society, which brings together writers, artists , musicians, actors .
The first time I read his translation of ' The Song of Hiawatha \],[
Here stood the great Ukrainian actress Maria Zankovetskaya and such leading figures of the Ukrainian theater as Starytskyi , Saksahanskyi , Tobelevich , Karpenko -Kary .
This greatly impressed the audience with their fiery speeches and articles Altalena - Vladimir Jabotinsky , the future ideologue of the State of Israel .
The gate into the courtyard of the Literary Museum .
Today, the Odessa Museum of Literature - the card of the city. Annually Literary Museum and Sculpture Garden visits from 90 to 100 thousand people.Museum Tour programs are very popular among the citizens of Odessa and Odessa literary concept is a brand known for , literally, in the whole world , and attracts local and foreign tourists.
Odessa Literary Museum - the largest research and cultural center.In addition to the permanent exhibition , the museum holds regular exhibitions on the anniversaries of writers and literary evenings , concerts of classical and jazz music , book presentations and conferences.
Grand Golden Hall of the museum, with its glamorous interior, is the venue for the city 's most prestigious events.Since 1995, it began to create sculpture garden , now numbering ten humorous sculptures dedicated to the literary heroes and iconic characters of urban folklore of contemporary artists (Hero Odessa jokes Rabinovich , wildebeest , monument to the genius of the Future , Sasha , a musician, Duke Denim ,Green van , Odessa- Mama, from Odessa Misha, barges full of mullet, monument to the unknown to the reader)
Sculpture Garden .
The building adjoins the museum courtyard in the Italian style .
Here, the charge of contemporary frivolity on display monuments of ancient sculpture of the Northern Black Sea coast, the so-called Polovtsian women.
For 10 years, the annual festival of humor Odessa - April Fool's Humor traditionally begins the inauguration of a new humorous sculpture .
The Odessa Literary Museum consists of three branches .
MEMORIAL MUSEUM ASPushkin ,
MEMORIAL MUSEUM KG Paustovsky and .
MEMORIAL MUSEUM S. Olejnik.
Odessa Literary Museum offers visitors the following services :.
Excursions .
- Literary Odessa XIX century.
- Literary Odessa XX century.
- Sculpture Garden .
- Alexander Pushkin in Odessa ( Pushkin Museum ).
- Odessa Paustovsky (Museum Paustovski ).
- Thematic tours for Russian and Ukrainian languages .
English: .
- A sightseeing tour of the exhibition.
- Sculpture Garden .
photography (amateur ) in the museum , in the Garden of sculptures , artifacts from the museum ( previously published ).
Videography in the exhibition: no additional lighting, with additional illumination .
Videography in the Garden of sculptures.
Scientific advice : orally , with documentation .
For the veterans , the disabled, conscripts , children under the age of 7 years, Ukraine museum staff entrance to the museum and sculpture garden - is free .
On the last Sunday of the month in the main museum entrance is free.
mode : 10 . 00 to 17.00.
( off - Monday ).
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