Motygin State Museum of Local Lore

Opened on 5.11.68 as a school museum, in 1995 it became a municipal museum of local lore.

The greatest interest of visitors is caused by exhibits of collections: ethnographic, geological, paleontolgic, numismatics, materials of the Civil and Patriotic Wars. The museum building is an architectural monument of wooden architecture of the late XIX century.

History of the Motyginsky district local history museum in dates.

• 1964 – the birth of the idea of creating a museum.
• In 1968, an order was issued to establish a museum.
• 1968-1991 - the museum was located in the building of Motyginskaya secondary school.
• In 1975, the museum was awarded the status of “School Museum”.
• 1990 – the school museum was granted the status of the Museum of Local Lore.
• 1992 - the museum was awarded the title "People's Museum".
• 1995 (August) - the museum moved to the building of a merchant house on the street. The Soviet 136, which is still located today.

Later, a team of 4 employees worked in the museum: Anonen Veza Pavlovich, lecturer - tour guide of the museum, Berdov Alexei Alexandrovich, chief custodian of the funds, Lisitsyn Vasily Ivanovich, researcher, Danilina Svetlana Vladimirovna.

Currently, the museum is headed by Lebedev Irina Alexandrovna. The main staff of the museum is the main custodian of the funds of Burkovskaya Galina Pavlovna, lecturers are Rukosueva guides Irina Alexandrovna, Sergeeva Anastasia Sergeevna, researcher Tagirova Alla Alexandrovna.