V.I. Povetkin Center for Ancient Music

V.I. Povetkin's Center for Ancient Music in Veliky Novgorod houses a unique collection of antique musical instruments, artifacts of musical archaeology. Specialists here engage in their reconstruction and restoration of sound. Visitors are particularly drawn to live performances on gusli, gudok, svirel and sopelka on weekends. The museum is especially appealing to children who can get closer acquainted with the history of music and culture of ancient Rus'.