Плесский государственный историко-архитектурный и художественный музей-заповедник.

Музей-заповедник создан Решением Совета Министров Российской Федерации, открылся 22 октября 1982 года. Музей-заповедник включен в Перечень историко-культурных объектов федерального (общероссийского) значения.

Территория музея-заповедника составляет 78 га, она охватывает архитектурно-ландшафтный ансамбль исторического Плеса, сформировавшийся в конце XVIII – начале XX веков. Заповедная территория, непосредственно прилегающая к наиболее ценной застройке, составляет 256 га, зона охраняемого ландшафта – около 20 000 га.

Архитектурный ансамбль города, дошедший до нашего времени, сформировался в основных своих чертах к концу XIX века. Представляет собой рядовую каменную и каменно-деревянную застройку в стиле провинциального классицизма. Большинство зданий – бывшие купеческие особняки. Градостроительная композиция Плеса обусловлена Волгой и сложным сильно пересеченным рельефом, в который искусно вписана классицистическая сетка улиц города. Храмовые комплексы образуют высотные доминанты и формируют зрительный охват города. Ландшафт города крайне разнообразен: здесь имеется наряду с широкими панорамными пейзажами большое количество полуоткрытых и замкнутых камерных видов. Именно это уникальное сочетание архитектуры и природного ландшафта и делает город и окрестности столь привлекательными для посетителей.

На территории музея-заповедника и в его охранных зонах очень высокая плотность памятников истории, культуры и природы, в том числе памятники архитектуры, археологии, садово-паркового искусства. Общее число памятников приближается к тремстам. В окрестностях города и на его территории обнаружены уникальные природные и антропогенные биогеоценозы с большим количеством интересных видов животных и растений.

Экспозиции музея-заповедника развернуты в Доме-музее И.И. Левитана, Музее пейзажа, на выставке Художественные промыслы Ивановского края, в музейно-выставочном центре «Присутственные места».

Фондовая коллекция Плесского музея-заповедника начала комплектоваться с момента его создания, и составляет сегодня более 20 тысяч единиц хранения основного фонда (около 70 тысяч предметов).

Плесский государственный историко-архитектурный и художественный музей-заповедник.

    Поселок Палех.

Характерной чертой территории является неброская миниатюрная красота местных ландшафтов, многократно переданная известными всему миру художниками Палеха.

Основные достопримечательности (краткое описание):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

    Государственный музей палехского искусства.

В настоящее время фонд Государственного музея палехского искусства насчитывает более 15.000 экспонатов. В 1930-е годы начала формироваться коллекция древнерусской живописи, и был создан отдел дореволюционного палехского искусства. Сегодня в отделе хранится более 800 икон, более 1,5 тысяч единиц иконописной графики, предметы народно-прикладного искусства (медные и серебряные оклады, медное литьё, прялки, ткани, деревянная резьба). В структуре ГМПИ шесть музеев: Музей иконы, Музей лаковой миниатюры, Дом – музей П.Д. Корина, Музей – мастерская Н.В. Дыдыкина, Дом- музей И.И. Голикова, Дом-музей  Н.М. Зиновьева.

    Крестовоздвиженский храм - построен на средства прихожан в 1762 - 1774 гг. в строгих формах древнерусского зодчества XVII века Егором Дубовым. Уникальные фрески храма выполнены в 1807 году. Иконостас летнего придела (1907 г.), изготовленный в самарской мастерской братьев Белоусовых. Внутренние поверхности стен основного объёма храма покрыты фресковой живописью, выполненной палехскими мастерами. Церковь Ильи Пророка (действующая) - расположен на территории старого кладбища, освящён в 1790 году. Это небольшая одноглавая церковь, повторяющая композицию Крестовоздвиженского храма. МКУ «Дом ремесел» Палехского городского поселения Дом ремесел расположен в старинном доме (построенный в 1860-е годы художника Н.М. Софонова. Гостям предлагается экскурсии по ремесленным студиям, показ экспозиций выставочного зала, проведение мастер-классов. Палехская иконописная мастерская «Лик». Мастерская объединила в себе профессиональных художников, в разное время закончивших Палехское художественное училище, и с начала 90-х годов занимающихся иконописанием.

Работы художников находятся в различных храмах, музеях и частных коллекциях России и зарубежных стран: Голландии, Франции, Германии, Швейцарии, Испании.

Кроме иконостасов и росписи стен мастерами на высоком художественном и профессиональном уровне создаются храмовые, аналойные, домовые и традиционные для Палеха миниатюрные иконы.

    Российский фестиваль моды «Плес на Волге. Льняная палитра».

Традиционно этот праздник моды, способствующий сохранению традиций льняного производства, строчевышивальных промыслов, ярмарочной торговли, собирает на берегах Волги тысячи зрителей и ценителей.

Фестиваль в Плёсе – не только общероссийская площадка демонстрации модной одежды из льна и других натуральных тканей, но также платформа для продвижения этой продукции на рынок, раскрытия потенциала творческой молодежи и возможность установления межрегиональных экономических связей.

Организатором мероприятия выступает областная общественная организация клуб «Деловая женщина» при поддержке Дома моды В. Зайцева и Национальной академии индустрии моды. Учредителями фестиваля являются Минпромторг РФ, правительство Ивановской области, администрации Приволжского муниципального района и г. Плёс. Высокий творческий уровень фестиваля во многом обусловлен участием в нём в качестве президента Вячеслава Михайловича Зайцева – народного художника России, лауреата государственной премии РФ, академика и членов Национальной академии индустрии моды – ведущих специалистов в области fashion-индустрии.

    Международный кинофестиваль им. Андрея Тарковского «Зеркало».

Андрей Тарковский – один из величайших кинорежиссеров 20-го века, создатель собственного кинематографического языка, философ, личность космического масштаба. Его творчество до сих пор остается загадкой и тайной, оно уникально своею духовностью.

Кинофестиваль учрежден в 2007 году в честь 75-летия со дня рождения Андрея Тарковского правительством Ивановской области (Департамент культуры и культурного наследия Ивановской области), при поддержке Министерства культуры Российской Федерации. В 2010 году президентом МКФ «Зеркало» стал режиссёр Павел Лунгин, сменив на этом посту актрису Инну Чурикову. Ежегодно на фестивале демонстрируется около 150 фильмов, проходит более 50 творческих встреч, фестивальные мероприятия посещают около 25 тысяч человек. Кроме Иванова мероприятия проводятся в других городах Ивановской области: Юрьевец, Кинешма, Плёс, Шуя, Родники.