Open-air Museum of Cossack Culture and Everyday Life "Bratina"

About museum

The museum hosts various events and also offers lectures and training sessions on Cossack culture. For anyone wishing to learn about Cossack culture and everyday life, the Bratina Museum provides a pleasant and informative experience.\r\n\r\nThe open-air museum "Bratina" is located in Krivosheino on the bank of the Ob River. The buildings are arranged as a Cossack stanitsa and include the ataman's izba (chief's hut), a chapel, a Cossack festive veranda, a likhoye mesto (traditional Cossack gathering place), a smithy, and a fisherman's hut. The museum opened on August 16, 2014, and the annual interregional festival "Bratina" is held on its grounds. The museum presents the Krivosheino Cossack community, which has existed since 1991 and includes several khutors (hamlets). The pride of the Krivosheino Cossacks are the folk ensemble "Ivushka" and the male ensemble "Razgulyay". The museum invites visitors to learn about Cossack culture and everyday life, spend leisure time here, and attend events, lectures, and training sessions.