On the picturesque bank of the Oka there is a huge park of the estate of Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov. This place does not look like the usual manor parks. There is no pomp here, but it is here that you can understand what exactly inspired the artist to create his paintings, and what an amazing life he lived here.
Address and opening hours
The Polenovo Estate Museum is located in the Tula Region. You can come from Moscow by car along the Simferopol highway (the “Crimea” highway), the distance will be about 120 kilometers. By public transport, it is convenient to get to the estate by the Moscow-Tula train, get off at the Taruskaya station. Then take a bus to the village of Velegozh or Lanshino. True, from the stop you will have to walk another kilometer to the estate itself. The actual address of Polenovo is the Tula region, Zaoksky district, p / o Strakhovo.
In summer, Polenovo welcomes guests every day, except Monday and Tuesday, from 10 am to 8 pm. You can get to the manor house from 11 am to 6 pm. The ticket office of the museum closes at 17 hours. From October to April, you can take a walk in the park until 6 pm. On the territory of the museum there is a paid parking, a cafe, a souvenir shop. Please note that tickets to enter the museums must be purchased at the entrance to the park in the Visitor Center. They are not sold directly on site.
Tickets and excursions
Tickets to the Big House cost 250 rubles, for students and pensioners - 150 rubles, children under 16 are free. You can see the abbey for 70 and 60 rubles, respectively. Tickets to the exhibition hall cost 200 rubles, and 100 rubles for the discount category. The entrance to the park itself is free.
You can also visit the Polenovo estate with an excursion group, or you can order an excursion on the spot. During the summer period, on weekends and holidays, you can get to the Big House only with a guided tour. This is due to the large influx of tourists. Therefore, when buying a ticket, you will be taken to the manor house during a certain session. In this case, it is better to find out the time of the excursions in advance by phone.
Big house
The main attraction of the estate is, of course, the Big House. This is the name of the manor house built by Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov himself. It was created according to the design of Polenov himself in 1892 on the highest hill of the estate. The house has three floors and now there is a unique opportunity to look at the interiors of the estate of those years. They are perfectly preserved. On the walls there are paintings by the artist himself, a collection of ceramics, furniture. And the opportunity to go to the window and see what inspired the master. The unhurried Oka, the coniferous forest that he planted himself, the garden path drowning in flowers …
Abbey
The second largest house in the estate is the Abbey. It is named so for its gothic appearance. But in fact, there was an artist's summer workshop. Family performances were staged there, and the props for them were kept. And most importantly, they showed the diorama. Polenov created a watercolor painting, which was placed between two glasses and "brought to life" with the help of light. The theme of the Polenov diorama is travel. Now the diorama is being shown in a boat shed - the Admiralty.
