On 2 September 2020, the head of museum and education department of Bolgar Museum-Reserve R. Z. Vagapov held a museum lesson on “Wisdom of the ages” for the 3rd year students of the department “Hotel service” of Spassky College of sectoral technology.
During the lesson, students learned about the history and peculiarities of early medieval state Volga Bulgaria reflected in its culture. They discovered inter-ethnic and interreligious diversity and interaction based on mutual understanding and respect, which became the basic condition of peaceful and constructive coexistence of peoples in the Volga region.
In the Museum of Bulgarian Civilization, participants became acquainted with the achievements of Volga-Bolgar civilization in science, craft, art and economy. Students saw what technologies Volga Bulgars borrowed from other peoples, used them effectively and developed. Over a cup of Bolgar tea in the museum of “Bolgar tea party”, teachers and students discussed why it is necessary to know and preserve folk traditions and customs in our modern world for the preservation of separate identity, peace and harmony among all peoples of the region.

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