Harry Potter opens doors everywhere! Here in Niznhy Novograd, a wonderful walled city on the banks of the Volga River in Vladimir province, Russia.
I am here with fellow museum educator Honee Hess from the Worcester Arts Museum. We have been in Murom, a small Russian city on the Oka River, teaching a four day workshop to regional, art, and history museum staff in the Okalandia Museum Association.
Wonderful group of people to talk with, and a wonderful second trip to Russia with the Fund for Art and Culture of Central and Eastern Europe.
I find that I learn more from these workshops - about how to engage people in museums, about how the regional museums are working successfully to become more visitor-centered and interactive, and about how people across cultures can find ways to learn, and enjoy similarities and differences.
Niznhy has a great pedestrian street near its Kremlin, which hosts lots of terrific locales for bridal photos and children's games. The pedestrian street includes a lovely blend of architecture- art deco, gothic, and new sculptures and brick pavements. Best food I've had in Russia.....but that could be because we had great advisors in the Nikola House hotel.
A few highlights - photos:
