8 марта 2013 года после реконструкции открылся Дом-музей Петра Первого в г. Заандам, Нидерланды
The ceremonial opening coincided with the beginning of the Russia-Netherlands Year of Friendship, during which Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a visit and cultural and social exchanges will take place.
Work was done in the museum to rebuild the foundation and exhibit space, replace the facade and brickwork, renovate the displays, and replace the climate-control systems. The renovation and restoration of the museum were paid for by Summa Group.
"The main objective of the renovation of the House of Tsar Peter the Great is to preserve the shared cultural and historical heritage that has bound Russia and Holland together for many centuries. I am glad that we have had the opportunity to help preserve this legacy," noted Ziyavudin Magomedov, the chairman of Summa Group‘s board of directors.
"The Museum House of Tsar Peter the Great has always been one of the most prominent symbols of Russian-Dutch cooperation. We are very grateful for the Russian company ‘s support of the project and we thank Summa Group and its chairman, Ziyavudin Magomedov, for their help, without which we would never have been able to do all the work that was needed," said the director of the museum, Fokelien Renckens.
Over 150 guests attended the ceremonial opening of the House of Peter the Great in Zaandam, including the Russian ambassador to the Netherlands, Roman Kolodkin; the mayor of Zaandam, Geke Faber; the head of the Dutch naval forces, and representatives from Russian and Dutch business and social circles.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The house in which Peter the Great first lived while in the Netherlands was built in 1632 and is visited by approximately 10,000 tourists from various countries each year.
Members of the Russian royal family have repeatedly visited Peter the Great‘s House. In 1814 the Emperor Alexander I visited Zaandam and the House of Peter the Great, affixing a marble plaque above the fireplace reading, "Petro Mayno. Alexander." In 1816 the daughter of Emperor Paul I, Anna Pavlovna Romanova married the Prince of Orange who later become King William II of the Netherlands. At her order, the dilapidated building received a stone encasing patterned on the structure built by Empress Catherine II to enclose Peter‘s Cabin in St. Petersburg.
In the spring of 1839, the heir to the Russian throne, the Grand Duke Alexander (the future Emperor Alexander II), along with his tutor Vasily Zhukovsky, visited the Hague and also spent time in Zaandam at the House of Peter the Great. Vasily Zhukovsky, upon seeing the house, composed a poem: "Heavenly Angels hover over this poor cabin: revere it Grand Duke! Here is the cradle of your empire, here great Russia was born!" Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Peter‘s House on Nov. 2, 2005.
Work was done in the museum to rebuild the foundation and exhibit space, replace the facade and brickwork, renovate the displays, and replace the climate-control systems. The renovation and restoration of the museum were paid for by Summa Group.
"The main objective of the renovation of the House of Tsar Peter the Great is to preserve the shared cultural and historical heritage that has bound Russia and Holland together for many centuries. I am glad that we have had the opportunity to help preserve this legacy," noted Ziyavudin Magomedov, the chairman of Summa Group‘s board of directors.
"The Museum House of Tsar Peter the Great has always been one of the most prominent symbols of Russian-Dutch cooperation. We are very grateful for the Russian company ‘s support of the project and we thank Summa Group and its chairman, Ziyavudin Magomedov, for their help, without which we would never have been able to do all the work that was needed," said the director of the museum, Fokelien Renckens.
Over 150 guests attended the ceremonial opening of the House of Peter the Great in Zaandam, including the Russian ambassador to the Netherlands, Roman Kolodkin; the mayor of Zaandam, Geke Faber; the head of the Dutch naval forces, and representatives from Russian and Dutch business and social circles.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The house in which Peter the Great first lived while in the Netherlands was built in 1632 and is visited by approximately 10,000 tourists from various countries each year.
Members of the Russian royal family have repeatedly visited Peter the Great‘s House. In 1814 the Emperor Alexander I visited Zaandam and the House of Peter the Great, affixing a marble plaque above the fireplace reading, "Petro Mayno. Alexander." In 1816 the daughter of Emperor Paul I, Anna Pavlovna Romanova married the Prince of Orange who later become King William II of the Netherlands. At her order, the dilapidated building received a stone encasing patterned on the structure built by Empress Catherine II to enclose Peter‘s Cabin in St. Petersburg.
In the spring of 1839, the heir to the Russian throne, the Grand Duke Alexander (the future Emperor Alexander II), along with his tutor Vasily Zhukovsky, visited the Hague and also spent time in Zaandam at the House of Peter the Great. Vasily Zhukovsky, upon seeing the house, composed a poem: "Heavenly Angels hover over this poor cabin: revere it Grand Duke! Here is the cradle of your empire, here great Russia was born!" Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Peter‘s House on Nov. 2, 2005.
