Exhibition "Honor and Courage" Automatic translate

February 22 at 16.00 in the "Estate of V.P. Sukachev" will open the exhibition "Honor and courage", dedicated to February 23. On display are awards of the 18th-19th centuries and weapons of this period. A number of exhibits from the museum collection, some rarities are provided by a private Irkutsk collector. In total - about 50 items. “The starting point for organizing this exhibition was the book“ Tsarskoye Selo Arsenal ”from the personal library of Vladimir Sukachev,” says the head of the estate Kristina Sherkhunaeva. The 1869 edition presents images and descriptions of the richest collection of weapons that were stored in the Arsenal pavilion of the Alexander Park of Tsarskoye Selo. The illustrations are made using the technique of tone lithography and chromolithography. We thought that since this topic was interesting to the founder of the estate, then why not make an exhibition. ” The audience will see the book itself, as well as a variety of award badges - both for military valor and for commemorative events. In addition, they believe in the estate, visitors will be interested in samples of edged weapons of the past and the century before last. The exhibition will run until March 26, 2016 at the address: Irkutsk, ul. December Events, 112. Telephone for inquiries: 53-12-24. Admission is free.