The capital of folk arts and crafts. Nizhniy Novgorod

A lot of amazingly beautiful things in our country are made by people inspired by their own hands. You look, you admire, you are perplexed! There are so many talented craftsmen in Russia. What unique artworks they create.
Did you know that the Nizhny Novgorod Region occupies the first place among all regions of Russia in terms of the number of preserved folk arts and crafts?

Factories of Khokhloma and Gorodetsky painting, a bone carving factory, a stone–cutting factory, gold embroidery production, a lace weaving workshop - such different and such unique places are concentrated on the territory of one region. What is noteworthy is that all of them are available to travelers who are interested in industrial tourism - enterprises can be visited as part of tour groups or individually.
What are they notable for?

Khokhloma painting is one of the business cards of Nizhny Novgorod region. The products painted by Khokhloma are known all over the world.
A special style of painting called Gorodetskaya originated in the city of Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod region in the nineteenth century.

Photo from website https://artgor.ru/

Modern craftsmen, as in the old days, paint all products by hand, coming up with a wide variety of themes for their art.
Gold embroidery is a traditional ancient Russian gold embroidery art, which few people know and have heard about today. This case is also being continued in the city of Gorodets. Local craftswomen preserve the traditions of ornaments with floral motifs.

Photo from website https://zolotka.ru/museum.html

They work in the technique of the so-called hammered seam, which rises slightly above the fabric.
Bone carving began on Nizhny Novgorod land back in the XVII century.

Photo from website https://варко.рф/

The art factory, now located in the village of Buldakovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, preserves the traditions of ancient bone-carving art.
The stone-cutting factory is located in the village of Bornukovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, where crystal-clear anhydrite stone is mined. In the nineteenth century, for example, palaces of famous people were decorated with this stone.

Photo from https://www.pgz-tour.ru/obekty/bornukovo/

And now household items, decorative items and souvenirs are being sculpted from it.
It's like I'm attracted to such things like a magnet. Visiting all the places listed above is a new dream in 2024.