Historical and Local History Museum of Cherepovets

The museum dates back to 1896, in 1925 it received the status of local history.

The exposition “Young City – Ancient City” tells about the past of the region from ancient times to the present. It presents the armament of the Horde warrior, officer uniforms and weapons of the XVIII-XX centuries, ladies' dresses and peasant sundresses, an anti-aircraft gun and an air bomb during the Great Patriotic War, a model of the first blast furnace, a cell of the monk of the Cherepovets Resurrection Monastery, interiors of living rooms of the 1930s and 1950s. The modern city is also represented.

In 2016, the museum opened an updated exposition “Cherepovets region in antiquity and the Middle Ages”, dedicated to a very large historical period: from the VII millennium BC, when the first settlers appeared on the territory of modern Cherepovets, to the era of “Time of Troubles” at the beginning of the XVII century.

The museum holds theatrical excursions, master classes, lessons of courage.