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Get to know all the museum sites of Kulikovo Field in detail and take advantage of special weekend offers that will allow you to plunge deeper into the history of the great battle and make your trip unique and unforgettable.
1 DAY
10.00
Epiphany is the front gate of Kulikov Field. Here you can feel the authentic atmosphere of measured merchant life. The museum of merchant life will help you to travel back a hundred years and feel the charm of provincial bourgeois life.
11.30
The main exhibition is "The Tale of the Mamayev Massacre. A new reading" will not only introduce you to the latest scientific achievements in the field of studying the Battle of Kulikovo, but also allow you to get into the thick of events and touch its history.
After visiting the exhibition, you can have a snack in the museum's cafeteria or order a full lunch in the museum complex's cafe. The menu offers dishes of traditional Russian cuisine at affordable prices.
14.00
The exhibition "The Nature of Kulikov field. Secrets and riddles"
The exhibition consists of several sections, each of which is dedicated to individual representatives of the animal or plant world of Kulikov Field. The exhibits are archaeological, herbarium and entomological collections, which have been collected by scientists for more than 30 years and are kept in the collections of the museum-reserve. These are about 400 objects and natural objects – scales and bones of fish, mosses and lichens, butterflies, birds of all habitats, steppe plants, agricultural crops and tools of ancient farmers, a tractor from the time of the creation of the first museum on Kulikovo Field. Multimedia installations will allow visitors to the exhibition to observe the life of wild boars, foxes, hares, roe deer, moose.
16.00
This is the oldest memorial of Kulikov Field, where there are monuments that have become symbols of the First military field of Russia - the Column in the name of the Blessed Prince Dmitry Donskoy and the Church in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
DAY 2
11.00
In ancient times, our ancestors believed that the wisdom of the Gods came to them through an animal named a horse. Therefore, they attributed special power to everything related to horses.
In the Stable yard you will have the opportunity to get to know these graceful and very intelligent animals better.
If desired, you can take a master class to choose from:
13.00
A horse is an indispensable companion of a medieval warrior. On a sightseeing tour of the Equestrian Yard, you will be able to learn about the domestication of the horse and its role during the Middle Ages, as well as communicate with the hospitable pets of the Equestrian Yard, feed them sweet carrots, ride horseback and take wonderful photos.
The exposition "Don. The whole story on the banks of one river" will allow you to learn the prehistory of the great battle, about the life and way of life of the peoples who inhabited the banks of the Don before the invasion of Batu.
Special weekend offers on Kulikovo Field include themed excursions, various master classes, and exciting quests.
Recommendations: you can visit these museum sites yourself with entrance tickets at a convenient time for you within the working hours of the museums, or you can purchase excursion tickets and visit museums with a guided tour as part of a team.