Handicraft Anti-Museum, Tula

About museum

Handicraft Anti-Museum is a unique space that will delight and attract anyone wishing to learn about the traditions of Tula's craftsmen. Here you can not only view artisans' products but also try your hand at the craft. Interactive installations and a holographic pyramid help visitors become acquainted with the household items of their ancestors. Thus, the Handicraft Anti-Museum is a unique place for studying the traditions of Tula masters. Visitors can not only look at the works but also try their hand at the craft. This place will introduce you to antique household items and will please all who are interested.

The Handicraft Anti-Museum, opened in 2020, is a unique interactive exhibition space for the Tula region. It displays authentic artisans' products from the late 19th — early 20th centuries: metal engraving, Tula 'kudryavaya vsechka' (curly vsechka), decorative forging, pottery and metalware, wickerwork made from willow (osier) and birch bark, embroidery, Belev lace, and Tula town toys.