Smolensk Linen Museum
Музей «Смоленский лён»
A small museum on Smolensk's traditional flax cultivation and weaving. It displays folk costumes and textile tools, and visitors can buy linen products.
Smolensk was once one of Russia's main flax-growing regions. The museum is housed in a historic building near the city walls in the southeast of the old town. Its displays trace the full process of flax production, from cultivation, scutching and spinning to weaving, with tools on show alongside embroidered folk costumes and everyday linen items. Hands-on craft workshops are held at certain times. It is small, and a visit takes about 40 minutes. Tickets cost about 150–200 rubles, and it is closed on Mondays. The linen towels and tablecloths in the gift shop make good souvenirs.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (check official site)
Nearby sights
- Avraamiev Monastery
- Smolensk Fortress Wall
- Dormition Cathedral
- Veselukha Tower
- Museum 'Smolensk Region in the Great Patriotic War'
- Blonie Garden
- Smolensk Art Gallery
- Gromovaya Tower (Smolensk – Shield of Russia Museum)