Ethnographic exhibition 'Neighbors. Forest Nenets'

About exhibition

The ethnographic exhibition 'Neighbors. Forest Nenets' was created as part of a museum project of the same name. It is dedicated to the material and spiritual culture of the indigenous inhabitants of the North — the forest Nenets, who live in the territory of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The exhibition's storyline is built around the presentation of the material environment as a unified complex that recreates the material and spiritual culture of the forest people. In constructing such a space, alongside ethnographic objects (tools, household utensils, clothing, means of transportation), the language of things is also used — expressing ideas, concepts, and values closely linked to the emotional world of the forest Nenets. After taking a tour of the improvised encampment, you will visit a symbolic chum (tent), learn about reindeer herding and fishing implements, find out what materials forest Nenets women use to sew clothing, and be able to play with traditional toys of the forest Nenets. An informational touchscreen kiosk will provide additional material about the life and everyday activities of the forest Nenets. Young visitors will be able to watch an animated film created by museum staff titled 'Taiku the Traveler' ('taiku' in the forest Nenets language means 'birch-bark box') and play a computer game of the same name.