City Museum of Local History of Yelts

In 1998, the museum celebrated its 80th anniversary. The predecessor of the local history museum was the school museum of visual aids, opened at the Department of Public Education on September 6, 1918. The initiators of the museum were: writer M.M. Prishvin and teacher A.N. Safonova. In 1919, the museum was looted as a result of the invasion of Mamontov's troops. In 1922, after restoration, it was opened as the Elets Proletarian Museum. Since 1927, the exposition is mainly based on local history material and the museum is called the Museum of the local region. In the autumn of 1941, the funds were forced to evacuate. The damage exceeded 390 thousand rubles. In 1946, the exposition was restored and the museum received its visitors in the building where it is now located. In 1971, the museum is listed in the Book of Honor of the Lipetsk region and to this day is very popular.