First department store in Vyatka

The development of trade has led to the town-planning transformation. New type of trading houses that are different from the old patriarchal arcades appeared, which were department stores.

The Romance Day

Sunday, August 25, we will celebrate a new holiday -  Romance Day. Many events are planned and everyone will find something to their liking.

The Organ Hall

In 1892, at the request of exiled Polish people Vyatskiy governor A.F. Anisin with the approval of the Minister of the Interior Affairs allowed local Catholics to open a house of worship.

Vyatka Jazz Festival

Today we went to Vyatkajazz Open Air. Among musicians was Carlos Dorado from Argentina. He performed with group El Tango.

Carlos Dorado playing with El Tango

Kirov regional art museum of Vasnetsovs

Kirov regional art museum of Vasnetsovs - the first art-historical museum in the North and North-East of Russia. The foundation of the museum and its first collection is associated with the activities of Vyatka Art Circle, whose members were artists Apollinaris and Victor Vasnetsovs.

The Literature Museum of Grin

The Literature Museum of Grin (a prominent Russian writer), is the only one in Russia. The museum is housed in a building built on the site of wooden houses,  where the writer lived at the time of his childhood. The exhibition focuses on the life and work of Alexander Grin (1880 - 1932 ). The writer spent his childhood and youth in Vyatka. The museum recreates a typical furnishing and atmosphere of the family of the ordinary official. There are  original subjects of late 19th - early. 20th centuries (furniture, books, school supplies, toys, etc.).

Museum of curiosities Vyatskaya Kunstcamera

Museum of curiosities Vyatskaya Kunstcamera located in the former home of the Vyatka merchant Senilov -  a typical townhouse of the 19th century. Collections of Kirov Regional Museum, reflecting the urban life of a provincial city Vyatka of the XIX and XX centuries are found in five exhibition halls. This is a collection of watches, porcelain and earthenware, household and art metal wares, clothing and furniture, musical instruments. The exhibition was opened in 1992. It was built on the Collector's principle -This is a collection of objects that existed in the urban environment in the 19th - the beginning of the 20th century: clocks , dishes, porcelain and earthenware, household appliances, and furniture.