Museum of Geology, Oil and Gas

On September 24, 1993, by the order of the Head of Administration of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug A.V. Filipenko, the Geological and Mineralogical Museum was founded. In June 1996 it was renamed the Museum of Geology, Oil and Gas.

The main exposition ideas of the museum were determined by Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Vladimir Ilyich Shpilman and a geophysicist, one of the discoverers of the world's largest Samotlor deposit Leonid Nikolaevich Kabaev.

The museum was opened to visitors in 2003. The museum collections include various items of geology, the history of geological exploration, the development of the oil and gas industry in Western Siberia. The Museum of Geology, Oil and Gas is an active member of the Scientific and Methodological Council on the development of museum business in Ugra. It is a scientific and methodological center for scientific and technical museums, as well as local history museums of the Autonomous Okrug, which have collections or objects of science and technology.

The museum is the focal point of the regional program of continuing education of museum workers. He provides methodological assistance to museums in matters of accounting, scientific attribution and systematization, preservation of museum objects and museum collections.

The main principle of the museum is maximum openness and accessibility for all.