Exhibition "Provincial Stories: The Gentry Elections"

About exhibition

The exhibition "The Gentry Elections" will transport you back several centuries and reveal many secrets related to the process of electing the leaders of the nobility. Elections were important events — not only from an administrative point of view. They were held during congresses in provincial towns, and for members of this estate they opened excellent opportunities to make connections, find partners to develop the family business, or find a match for their children. Life in Kostroma during the elections was bustling: the city came alive with a succession of formal dinners, visits and other events. To participate in the congresses, a nobleman had to meet a number of criteria, and at the exhibition you will learn what those were. And did the noblewomen of Kostroma have the right to vote? You will uncover that secret too!