The Museum of Folk Wooden Architecture "Vitoslavlitsy" is located just four kilometers from Veliky Novgorod, on the picturesque shore of Lake Myachino, near the Yuriev Monastery. The name of the museum is associated with the village of Vitoslavlitsy, which existed here from the 12th to the 18th century. In 1187, the Novgorod prince Iziaslav Mstislavich transferred the village to his brother, and in 1207 it became a monastery settlement for the Panteleimon Monastery.

In the 19th century, Countess A. A. Orlova-Chesmenskaia settled here after purchasing the land from the Semevsky landowners. Her house, designed by architect Karl Rossi, has survived to this day. In 2014, archaeologists discovered traces of an ancient settlement that can be linked to mentions of Vitoslavlitsy in the 12th century.

The museum includes four ethnographic zones representing traditional peasant estates with outbuildings and architectural elements. Exhibitions and displays are housed in wooden architecture monuments. The main concept is "life complexes" with exhibitions close to real life, dynamic demonstrations of craftsmen's work, games, celebrations, and wedding rituals.

The museum features three churches that recreate an ancient burial site, which was the center of the rural district. They showcase various types of cult buildings. The museum also has a village blacksmith shop, a stable with an exhibition on transportation in the Novgorod province, and a barn with seasonal exhibitions.

Folk and craft festivals, folk games, traditional wedding rituals, and ethnographic programs are held on the museum grounds. In July 2019, a new exhibition "Iconostasis of the Assumption Church of the village of Nikulino in the Lyubytinsky District" was opened, with work on it starting in 2015.