Established | April 1, 1990 |
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Location | 80, Tsentralnaya street, Ruchyi, Kingiseppsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia |
Type | Ethnographic museum |
Visitors | ~1500 per year |
Website | izhora-museum |
The Izhorian museum (Museum of Izhórian culture, Ingrian: Ižorin muuzeja, Russian: Ижорский музей) is located in Ruchyi in Vistino, a rural settlement in Kingiseppsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. There is also the Izhorian culture center working where visitors can learn handicrafts or the Ingrian language.
The museum's collection was started in 1990 and in 1993, the museum opened to the public in the building of the former Ruchyi elementary school. The collection is regularly updated, mainly by residents of surrounding villages. The collection includes housewares, an archeological exhibition, and photographs from the beginning of 20th century complementing the exhibition of the history of the Izhorian people.