The 'Origins' museum-theater in Yuryevets is one of the most interesting and unusual private museums. It was opened in 1996 thanks to the efforts of Tatyana Elvinovna Ulitova, who is its author and director. The museum's exhibition includes a variety of items classified into different categories: paintings made by burning fabric, a collection of traditional fabric dolls depicting historical and literary characters, products made from dough plastic, souvenirs, Slavic amulets, bells, glass painting, and curtain dolls dedicated to Slavic mythology. A special place is occupied by the sculptural textile 'Doll-Portrait'.
One of the most popular exhibitions is the display of fabric dolls, which have always been unique and original. These dolls reflect the human fate, full of reverence and recognition. After a long period of oblivion, many have recalled their original roots, which cannot be destroyed. The fabric doll has become traditional and carries cultural memory, making it more significant than other toys. The museum features a unique collection of handmade dolls, each of which holds the energy of our ancestors.
One such doll is Grechukha, a symbol of peasant life, which was placed in the red corner designated for icons. Grechukha was dressed in various costumes, often red, adorned with ribbons and beads, reflecting the family's prosperity. Under the doll's skirt was a pouch with buckwheat, from which, in spring, on May 26, during the holiday of Akulina Grechishnitsa, they would begin to sow buckwheat.
Tatyana Elvinovna also developed patchwork painting, where synthetic fabrics are burned onto a beaded base with elements of embroidery. The panel, for example, 'Ancient City', consists of more than four hundred shades of fabrics. The Japanese miniature is made on a satin base, creating various shades depending on the fabric's position.
Wedding dolls were given to newlyweds on their wedding day. The Spiridon doll, made for December 12, symbolized an appeal to the Sun and the forces of nature. It had a wheel symbolizing the male principle and knots representing the female. The museum's collection also includes the Kolyada doll, associated with a real person who lived 7,000 years BC, and it is particularly popular.
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