Izhevsk

Kizner Historical and Local Lore Museum of the Udmurt Republic

Udmurt Republic, Kizner district, Kizner p., Karl Marx str., 22A

About the company:

In 1990, the museum became a branch of the Udmurt Republican Museum of Local History, in 1997 it moved to the department of culture of the administration of the Kizner district. In 2009, the museum moved to the new building of the District House of Culture.

The exhibition halls of the museum are located on two floors. On the ground floor is the history of the Soviet period, which tells how the village of Kizner was born and grew, how the Kizner district appeared. Particular attention is paid to the participation of residents of Kizner district in the Great Patriotic War. Bright colorful stands are complemented by authentic wartime items, awards, documents, letters.

The expositions of the second floor acquaint visitors with the nature and pre-revolutionary period of the Kizner district. Lovers of antiquity will be attracted by the bones of extinct animals - mammoth, bison, rhinoceros. The fauna of the region is represented by a picturesque corner, where the main inhabitants of the forest, the banks of rivers and ponds are located. The ethnographic section is quite full. Here are traditional male and female crafts, tools, household items, telling about the lifestyle of the southern Udmurts. The center of the exhibition is the family sanctuary - Kuala. The collection of traditional peasant clothes of different nationalities living in the Kizner district is also interesting.

There is a room for temporary exhibitions, as well as a small room for talks and lectures.

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