The museum complex "Stables", located in the street First Shock Army, is one of the buildings of the Sergiev Posad Museum. The building that appeared in 1790 in return numerous monastic wooden stables. By that time, the number of horses in the conduct of the laurels fell from 700 to 40, as Catherine II issued a decree of the monastic lands transferred to the treasury and to reduce the costs of the rest. Proper stone structure, square in plan with round towers at the corners and angular appeared over the gate on the north bank of the White pond. "Monastyrёk" - so often called Stables, which stands at the walls of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

Several layers of birch bark protect the walls of the museum from erosion by groundwater. The original one-storey buildings were completed, together with an increase in the number of horses and subservient. Over time, there appeared the second floor for workers and additional housing. Stables Trinity-Sergius Lavra - the only surviving of the two monastery courtyards afford their upkeep. Previously, such construction could be found only on the rich lands of the landlords.

Now the "Stables" - the name of the museum, which is four permanent exhibition devoted to the ancient past of the Sergiev Posad region, the architectural ensemble of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, a Russian arts and crafts from the XVIII century to our times and the world of the Russian countryside.

The exhibition "The Ancient Past of the Sergiev Posad region." Here with the original archaeological finds adjoin replicas of historical items. You will walk from the Stone Age through the "bronze" to the era of the formation of the Russian state in the XIII century. The main part of the collection consists of different tools (from stone and bone to iron) for hunting, fishing, cultivation and so on. Here you will meet with religious and ceremonial objects from different eras, excavated at Sergiev Posad ground.

On the history and the architectural ensemble of the main sanctuary of the edges tell exhibition halls of the first floor of the museum. Moving from one room to another, you will see the whole history of the monastery from the very beginnings of her. In many ways, it contributed to the creation of this exhibition known restorers, restore Laurus. In the first room you can see the entire monastery near - here is its layout. On one of the most difficult periods in the life of the monastery of St. Sergius of Radonezh, the Polish-Lithuanian siege of 1608-1610's, tell weapons, documents, portraits, paintings. Book development presented at the exhibition: writing, manuscripts, alphabet, created by Maxim the Greek part of the library.

On the second floor of the museum you will find fishing Applied Central Russia. Of course, the main part of the exhibition is occupied by works Sergiev Posad masters. Numerous wooden toys, including the world famous Bogorodskaya, brought fame to the city. Exhibits in the order of four thousand copies. Collections Kargopol, Filimonov, Dymkovo clay toys are the development of arts and crafts of the early XX century. It is impossible to see all the works of masters Hohloma, Zhostovo, Gzhel, Gorodets and other artistic centers of Russia.

One of the last exhibits, opened in "stable yard" in 2008, is the "World of the Russian countryside." It can be found in the main building of the museum. Here are the classes common in the European part of Russia: working with wood, clay, cloth, lace and so on. In everyday and holiday costumes can be traced all the peasant life from birth to death.

In addition to the permanent exhibition the museum organizes exhibitions and festivals.