Discover Dolgoprudny: Museum, airship history and Mysovo

The Dolgoprudny Historical and Art Museum covers topics ranging from the city’s history to Soviet airship construction. The town is also home to the “Dirizhabl” art installation on the edge of a former airfield and the “Yamshchik i dvoyka loshadey” sculpture group in front of Central Park. In the historic Mysovo district, manor-house architecture meets a stone park path.

The “Vklad Dolgoprudnogo v Pobedu” exhibition includes photographs, documents, uniforms, models of military equipment, weapon models and works of art. The different types of objects offer a range of ways to engage with the exhibition’s theme. Another exhibition, “Vozdukhoplavaniye i dirizhablestroyeniye,” explores Dolgoprudny as a centre of Soviet airship construction.

With “Kanal Moskva-Volga. 1932-1937,” the museum also explores the construction of the artificial waterway between the Volga and the Moskva. The museum also features a recreated study belonging to linguist and Russian Academy of Sciences academician Oleg Nikolayevich Trubachev. The furnishings include a desk, books and documents.

Guided tours for visitors of all ages can be booked for groups. They can take place at the museum or at external venues such as schools and kindergartens. Check the museum’s booking page for specific arrangements.

The subject can be explored both in the museum and through an art installation in the urban landscape. “Dirizhabl” stands on the edge of the former Dirizhablestroy airfield, from which airships once took off. Umberto Nobile Boulevard is now located there. The airship construction exhibition and the airfield’s historic use thus offer two different ways to explore the same subject.

The “Yamshchik i dvoyka loshadey” sculpture group stands in front of Central Park. Visitors are allowed to climb onto the horses—an interaction with the artwork that is expressly permitted. This sets the sculpture apart from the museum’s historical exhibitions: here, the experience includes interacting with the object itself.

Two buildings erected by the Kuznetsovs are well preserved on the Mysovo estate grounds. The stone “White House” has a small corner tower; the two-storey “Agronomist’s House” is made of wood and designed in the “a lya ryus” style. Their materials and forms provide concrete points of comparison without implying that the interiors are open to visitors.

In Mysovo Park, you can stroll along a stone path lined with old trees. This gives this part of the park a different focus from the exhibitions and sculptures: the path and the trees alongside it take centre stage. Only part of the estate’s once extensive park remains. The surviving parkland and well-preserved buildings therefore reveal different aspects of the historic estate grounds.

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What topics does the Historical and Art Museum cover?

Topics include the “Vklad Dolgoprudnogo v Pobedu” exhibition, Soviet airship construction and the construction of the waterway between the Volga and the Moskva. The museum also features a recreated study with a desk, books and documents.

Where can you learn about the history of airship construction?

The “Vozdukhoplavaniye i dirizhablestroyeniye” exhibition presents Dolgoprudny as a centre of Soviet airship construction. The “Dirizhabl” art installation stands on the edge of the former airfield from which airships once took off.

Are visitors allowed to climb onto the horses in the sculpture group?

Yes. Visitors are allowed to climb onto the horses in “Yamshchik i dvoyka loshadey” in front of Central Park.

What can you do in Mysovo Park?

You can stroll along a stone path and admire the old trees lining it. Two buildings erected by the Kuznetsovs are also well preserved on the estate grounds.

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