Historical and ethnographic museum-reserve "Shushenskoye"

The history of the museum in Shushenskoye begins in 1924, when it was decided to perpetuate the memory of the stay in this village at the end of the XIX century of the political exile V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin), in the future - the founder of the Soviet state.

V.I. Lenin Museum opened in Petrova’s house (2nd apartment of V.I. Lenin) on November 7, 1930. In 1938, by the decision of the Central Committee of the party, the museum was expanded, reorganized and from January 1, 1939 transferred to the Krasnoyarsk Krai Committee of the CPSU (b) and entered the system of the Central Museum of Lenin. In 1940, an exposition was opened in Zyryanov’s house (1st apartment of V.I. Lenin).

In connection with the preparation for the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.I. Lenin on April 24, 1968, the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 275 “On measures for the development and improvement of Shushensky and other memorable places associated with the stay of V.I. Lenin in Siberian exile” was adopted. Pursuant to this resolution, a modern urban-type settlement and the museum-reserve “Siberian exile of V.I. Lenin” was created in Shushenskoye by the method of the All-Union Shock Komsomol construction, located on the territory of 6.6 hectares (about 200 buildings for various purposes).

The basis for the creation of the memorial was the Lenin House-Museum, which includes the houses of Petrova and Zyryanov, as well as memorable Leninist places in the vicinity of Shushenskoye.

The museum-reserve was solemnly opened on April 12, 1970, on April 19 a branch of the museum-reserve in the village of Ermakovsk opened.

Since 1993, the museum-reserve exists in a new capacity. The Board of the Regional Committee for Culture and Art Affairs of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Administration approved the concept of its further development. This was facilitated by the political and economic changes that took place in the country. From an ideological institution as it has been since its inception, the museum has been transformed into a cultural institution with diverse forms of work. The museum-reserve was given a new name - the Historical and Ethnographic Museum-Reserve "Shushenskoe".

In 1998, the museum accepted the collection of the former folk art gallery named after I.V. Rekhlov, numbering more than 1,600 paintings and about 19,000 graphic works. The collection made up the third part of the main fund of the museum.

In 2011, on the territory adjacent to the museum, the “New Village” (6 peasant estates, 34 buildings) was put into operation, with living conditions, which allowed to implement immersion programs in the life and life of the peasant family of the late XIX – early XX centuries, to introduce a new model of museum communication, to create additional conditions for the development of tourism.

In 2011, it was decided to restore the pre-2005 branch of the museum-reserve in Ermakovskoye.

In 2011, after the reorganization of the GUC "Museum of Ivan Yarygin" (Sizaya, Shushenskoye district) became a branch of the Museum-Reserve "Shushenskoe".

Since 2012, on the territory of the New Village (5.3 hectares), the formation of a landscaped family recreation park with small architectural forms continues, which makes the museum more attractive for the local population and visitors to the museum.

The Regional State Budgetary Institution of Culture Historical and Ethnographic Museum-Reserve "Shushenskoe" is the legal successor of the Museum-Reserve "Siberian exile of V.I. Lenin", in accordance with its Charter.

Museum-reserve "Siberian exile of V.I. Lenin", the house of a middle peasant with a manor in the village of Ermakovskogo, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 176 of 20.02.1995 "On approval of the list of objects of federal historical heritage (all-Russian significance), referred to the monuments of federal significance.

The museum complex occupies an area of 17.66 hectares, the exposition area is 157,417 m2.

The specialization of the museum-reserve is history, ethnography, local history, peasant architecture, art and folk art, the organization of leisure for visitors and tourists.

In 2012, the Shushenskoye Museum-Reserve was classified as a particularly valuable cultural heritage site of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Since 2011, the Shushenskoye Museum-Reserve has been a member of the International Union of Museums (ICOM), since 2014 - a member of the Union of Museums of Russia.