The fact that more than 100 nationalities live in the Orenburg region clearly influences the culture of the region and, above all, the appearance of its brightest and most unusual sights. This is the museum complex "National Village" - an amazing cultural synthesis of traditions, architecture, everyday features of the people inhabiting Orenburg. This is a miniature model of peace and harmony, united by the open-air museum.

There is a complex on Gagarin Avenue in Orenburg. Bright cultural events, colorful national holidays are held regularly here. In the vast territory around the central fountain of Friendship the merry-go-round scattered "village streets". Comprising of 10 farmsteads, each dedicated to a particular people, a kind of park has become a favorite place for walks and meetings

Exposition

Podvorye illustrate different nationalities: Russian village, a fragrant honey Tartar village, hospitable Kazakh farming, a motley noisy Ukrainian courtyard, shrouded in a merry dancing Bashkirian corner, a Mordvin place, a German prim house, a Belarusian spacious hut, a crowded Armenian house, a Chuvash shelter . B There are libraries of their own museums of history, culture and way of life, libraries are located on shelves, books of the native language are on the shelves, you can taste dishes of national cuisine in a cafe or restaurant .

Each of the buildings is made in a certain style, and even the techniques of building houses were saved in the construction . For example, in the Russian courtyard the church was built without a single nail . Main connection Element - wood carving . Each national corner has a unique look and its atmosphere . The Armenian courtyard is completely lined with a white stone curled with bizarre ivy . In a cozy basement there is a museum where rich collections of national musical instruments and national dolls , old dishes . Kitchen tasting delivers a lot of impressions .

Galushka and gorilkoy treated in a Ukrainian hut, and the museum's archive has more than 1000 exhibits collected from the whole region and even Ukraine. The exposition "Ukrainians and Orenburzhye", which accurately reflects the contribution of the Ukrainian people to the development of the Orenburg region, is curious. You can stop for the night in a cozy hotel "Nadiya" ("Hope"), while visiting the linden bathhouse.

Only one German farmhouse remains to be completed.

Armenian Compound, National Village

Belarusian Compound, National Village

Mordovsky Compound, National Village

German Compound, National Village

Russian Compound, National Village