Local History Museum of Kungura

The local history museum has been housed in the City Magistrate building since 1955. The date of foundation is July 1, 1909.

The halls of the history departments tell about the archaeological past of the Kungur Territory, about the foundation of the city of Kungur, about the socio-economic development of the territory in the XVIII-XX centuries. Here you can see unique items related to the defense of Kungur in 1774 during the Peasant War under the leadership of E. Pugachev. A book from the collection of the director of the Russian-American company K. Khlebnikov, bequeathed to the scientist’s native Kungur and laid the basis for the first public library of the city, is also presented.

A feature of the exposition of the department of nature are materials about the karst of the Sylvensk-Irene region. Unique minerals, instruments, photographs, documents, books telling about the history of the study of caves are demonstrated. Visitors to the museum can take pictures with the oldest guide and popularizer of the Kungur ice cave A. Khlebnikov, whose figure is presented in one of the halls.