Kayum Nasyri Architectural and Ethnographic Complex

In 1926, the house of Kayum Nasyri was restored in the village of Malye Shirdana and in 1947 it was transported to the village of Bolshiy Achasyry. In 1993, the chairman of the collective farm "Soviet" Sabitov Rais Islamovich bought the house and transferred it to the museum. The first restoration work was carried out. Architectural and ethnographic complex named after Kayum Nasyri was opened on March 1, 1997 in the village of Big Achasyry Zelenodolsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan.

It is the estate of a Tatar peasant of the late XIX - early XX century and is associated with the name of the outstanding Tatar educator, scientist Kayum Nasyri (1825-1902). The founder is Abzalina Ramzia Asrarovna. The complex includes: a peasant’s house, a bathhouse and a number of outbuildings located around the perimeter of a small rectangular yard: “the groom’s cage”, a barn and sheds, a scientist’s creative workshop, a canopy for harness. The total number of items of the fixed fund as of May 1, 2021 is 931. These are mainly objects of applied art, everyday life and ethnography.

The main activity of the museum today: protection of historical places and buildings, preservation of the memory of the cultural era of Kayum Nasyri, collection and study of materials reflecting the historical heritage of the village of B. Achasyry. In 2019, a tourist route was developed and a grant “Journey to the Tatar village” was won. The heritage of Kayum Nasyri, which increased the tourist attractiveness of the object. Grant work on the facility was continued in 2020.