Museum of the History of Statehood of Tatarstan and the Tatar People

The museum was opened on November 7, 2006 on the basis of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan No. 504 of 09.10.2006.

The museum exposition highlights the role and place of Tatar statehood in the context of world history, reflects key moments and continuity in the evolution of medieval national state formations, shows the socio-cultural development of Tatars as part of the Russian state and the preservation of the idea of statehood in the people's memory, the role of Kazan as the economic, political and cultural center of the formation of the Tatar nation, forms of statehood manifestation in the cultural and social development of Tatars.

The most important exposition materials for the period of the Kazan Khanate are state regalia, tamgas and coats of arms, banners, objects with symbols of power, elements of clothing, jewelry, images of state rulers, their pedigrees-shegers. The museum also uses historical documents, labels, decrees, declarations and other materials. The period of the presence of the Tatar people in the Moscow state and the Russian Empire is represented by military paraphernalia, decrees of the reigning persons, archaeological finds of the XVI - early XIX centuries, maps, photographs, graphic and artistic materials. The expositions relating to the Soviet and modern period present to the attention of visitors materials dedicated to the state symbols, coats of arms and flags of the districts, the development of the national movement, the activities of the President of the Republic and state awards.