Home of the poet Vasily Lvovich Pushkin Old Basman Street, which in the 1820s was often his famous nephew, now transferred to the State Museum of AS Pushkin

Vasili Lvovich Pushkin House

completed restoration of cultural heritage of the city of Moscow - the memorial of" House, which in the 20-ies of the XIX century the his uncle, the poet Vasily Lvovich Pushkin was often Pushkin "at ul. Old Basmannaya 36. Work carried out in the home at the expense of the city budget. Cultural heritage site after restoration to the user of the State Museum of AS Pushkin.

in the flat part of the book Basman 1822-1824 period indicated that the house was built Ketcher "1820, November 16 of the day. " Vasili Lvovich Pushkin made this house a titular counselor PV Ketcher in 1824. The famous poet, a member of the literary circle "Arzamas", VL Pushkin was a friend of Nikolai Karamzin, VA Zhukovsky, KN Batiushkov, PA Vyazemsky. In his Moscow home on Basman Street visited Denis Davydov, Adam Mickiewicz, Anton Delvig Ivan Leo. This came home to visit his nephew, Alexander Pushkin.

more than 20 years since the last restoration (1976), the building fell into disrepair, and it was decided to revaluation of the object, returning him to the social and cultural importance, rehabilitation of historical and cultural heritage. In 1998, it was decided to transfer the house long-term use for the Pushkin State Museum of the organization in its branch of the museum - the "House of VL Pushkin ».

comprehensive restoration of the house was started in February 2012. Preliminary architectural studies at home have led to extremely valuable results: the remains of parquet and oak boards that covered the floor once, found fragments lining the living room - it was the artificial marble, survived to the present day one of the stoves in the living room corner, there is still another reason oven and paneled doors who were here at that time ...

House Vasili Lvovich Pushkin before and during the restoration

During the restoration of the ceiling height of the second floor of the building was increased to expand the living space the future of the museum. Rotted beams and truss in the attic replaced, thus freeing up more space for technical systems. Thus extending the functionality of the building and has increased its floor space, with the historic layout of rooms has not changed. All facilities provided to the system security, the need for a modern museum, adapted for persons with disabilities.

Restorers have paid special attention to the preservation and restoration of historic elements of the decor and layout of the premises. In the basement of the historic vaults preserved basement - it is planned to place a small exhibition on the history of the restoration of the house. That will start with her exposition of the museum, housed in the first and second floor of the Memorial House.

«House Museum VL Pushkin" is the fifth branch of the GMF. The future museum exhibition in the house of Vasily Lvovich Pushkin being worked many years researchers museum recreates interior room, living room, dining room, office of the Moscow poet. It tried to create an environment that could be with him, mahogany furniture and birchwood, portraits and views in gilt frames, prints and lithographs XVIII - first half of XIX century in fine mat - portraits Basil L. and his family, the views of Moscow, Petersburg, Paris, Italy ... in a bookcase - leather-bound books and paperbacks. Davidov was able to collect a magnificent library, which is envied even the owner lovely book collection graph DP Buturlin. Especially valuable are the autographs of Basil L. beautiful women in albums and books, including on the only lifetime edition of his poems, which came out in 1822 with a portrait of the writer, engraved with fizionotrasa 1803.

take their place in the house is a lot of necessary contemporaries and, alas, long gone from our lives details: embroidered bellpull to the bell, which summoned the servants, a quill, an inkwell with a sandpit, dandified cane ... The main thing - the rooms will be restored the atmosphere of this wonderful hospitable Moscow home, where verses sounded, jokes and witticisms, conducted intimate friendly conversations ...

Source : press releases and the State Museum of A . Pushkin