Museum of Nature and Man

In 1932, for the first time, the idea of creating in the city of Ostyako-Vogulsk (the so-called Khanty-Mansiysk). For the new museum, it was decided to allocate part of the exhibits stored in the Tobolsk Museum. It was about materials that have the most direct relation to Ostyako-Vogulsk and its surroundings. The main idea of the creators of the museum was to fight illiteracy and lack of education of the local population.

Despite the importance of the decision taken by the authorities, the active implementation of the plan began only two years later, and the museum opened its doors to visitors in 1936. Initially, the exposition of the museum included eight sections, which revealed the political and economic history of the region, its natural wealth, the life of the Khanty and Mansi peoples. The collection is based on the exhibits of the exhibition held for the five-year anniversary of the Ostyak-Vogul district. The methods of obtaining exhibits in the museum were different - they were bought, received as a gift, seized as a result of the nationalization of private collections. Subsequently, the museum began to organize its own research expeditions.

In 1981-1986, a new museum building was built and a new permanent exhibition was created. To date, the State Museum of Nature and Man stores more than 140 thousand items that are monuments of history and culture of Ugra, among which there are absolutely unique. The museum has extensive collections in such disciplines as archaeology, paleontology, biology, numismatics, philately, icon painting, photography and ethnography.