Exhibition of the Historical and Ethnographic Museum "Galsky Manor"

About exhibition

The estate belonged to the Kudryavy noble family, and in 1856 it passed as a dowry to the Galskys. These surnames were known in the Novgorod Governorate from the 17th century; their members served the motherland with distinction and were repeatedly elected leaders of the local nobility. The dramatic events of 1917 changed the lives of both the estate and its owners, who were forced to leave. At various times the site housed a technical college, a dormitory, and a state farm (sovkhoz). The estate was given a second life in 1989. Today it is a federal heritage site, a unique complex that preserves both the Manor House and the outbuildings. The mansion has 37 rooms in total, each recreating an interior characteristic of the 19th century. The house is adorned with nearly a hundred photographs of the estate's owners and their relatives. Stepping across the threshold of the Manor House, a visitor is transported into the atmosphere of life of the Russian provincial nobility, with its cozy, well‑ordered household framed by the graceful and harmonious forms of Russian classicism.