Yenisei Museum-Reserve

Yenisei Museum of Local Lore in Yeniseisk was founded in 1883 by A.I. Kytmanov, a famous local historian, historian, biologist. The museum is considered one of the oldest in Siberia. The history of the development of the lands of Siberia, the life of the peoples inhabiting the territories of Siberia, the life of the Decembrists during exile - all this can be found in the Yenisei Museum of Local Lore.

The museum fund is quite large, it contains more than 30,000 exhibits. Among them are documents, photographs, portraits. The museum also has unique exhibits, for example, a portrait of Ermak, painted in the XVIII century by an unknown artist.

The museum constantly organizes thematic excursions. Among them are the history of the city, the life of the Decembrists, the Yeniseis on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War.

The museum building was built in the XIX century and belonged to the merchant Zakharov. The style of construction is mixed, the so-called heroic or eclectic.