Exhibition 'Defenders of Russia's Southern Borders in the 16th–17th Centuries'

About exhibition

The exhibition reveals the greatness of the feat of the defenders of the Tula Kremlin and the service class of the Tula region who defended the frontiers of the Muscovite state. Special attention is paid to the organization of border service along the Great Abatis Line and to the origins of arms production in Tula. The core of the exhibition consists of three-dimensional spatial compositions devoted to key episodes of national history. The dioramas feature unique museum sculptures recreating service people of the 16th–17th centuries, fighters of the Tula militia of 1812 and 1855, state-employed Tula gunsmiths, as well as warriors of the Crimean Khanate. The exhibition is enriched with multimedia complexes that complement the spatial installations with vivid audiovisual content: the 'Electronic Encyclopedia', the interactive complexes 'Imagine Yourself' and 'Heroes Tell', and electronic labels. On display for visitors are examples of Russian and Eastern weaponry of the 16th–17th centuries, as well as firearms and edged weapons of the 18th–19th centuries.