Kolomna Museum of Local Lore

Municipal budget institution of culture "Colomensk Museum of Local Lore". One of the oldest local history museums in the region was established in 1932 by the decision of the Soviet of Workers’ and Peasants’ Deputies. Originally located in the Kolomenskaya (Marinkina) tower of the Kremlin.

In 1936, the museum was given the building of the former church of Michael the Archangel. Its collection was formed in the 1930s and 1940s from the proceeds of central museums, archives, private collections and archaeological collections. The museum has more than 30 thousand exhibits on the history, culture and nature of the region since ancient times.

In 2006, a monument of history and culture of regional importance was determined for the museum - a merchant manor complex of the XIX century. The museum opened on February 8, 2008.

It consists of 3 branches:

• "Estate of merchants Lazhechnikov" - a historical monument of the middle of the XVIII - XIX centuries;
• “House of Voivodes” – a monument of architecture of the XVII century;
• Museum of Military Glory (built in 2009-2010).

The Local History Museum is one of the recognized centers of Kolomna culture. It conducts extensive exhibition and cultural and educational activities. As a result of its work, the museum became a finalist of the V Grant Competition of Museum Projects “Changing Museum in a Changing World” of the V. Potanin Charitable Foundation (2008), “The Best Cultural Institution” of the Kolomna City District (2009) and was awarded the Diploma of the Head of the Kolomna City District (2010). In 2011, according to the Federal Target Program “Culture of Russia (2006-2011)”, a new exposition “The fate of the city is the fate of Russia” was opened with the hall “Nature and ancient man in the Kolomna Territory from ancient times to the beginning of the XII century”.

Today, the museum's collections number over 30,000 items, which are presented at new exhibitions and exhibitions. Annually, its walls are visited by more than 60,000 people, its departments host more than 1,500 excursions, lectures, socio-cultural programs, events and actions, including international, interregional and regional levels. In 2012, on the basis of the proposal of the Ministry of Culture of the Moscow Region, the Kolomensky Museum of Local Lore was included in the National Register of Leading Cultural Institutions of Russia.