Menzelin Museum of Local Lore

The museum was founded in 1991 in the city center in the former merchant house of Perminov. The museum contains materials on the history and region from ancient times to the present day. The museum has 4 rooms:

• Nature Hall,
• Hall of Ancient History,
• Hall of the first half of the XX century,
• Showroom.

Acquaintance with the museum begins with the Nature Hall, where the remains of extinct animals are presented: mammoths, bighorn bison, parts of petrified trees, prints of ancient plants, minerals.

The nature of the region is reflected in dioramas depicting the ecosystems of deciduous forest, reservoir, field, natural monument "Igimsky Bor", the largest swamp of Tataria Kulegash. The floodplains of the Menzel River are decorated in the diorama “Phenological Windows”.

The Hall of Ancient History reflects history from ancient times to the end of the XIX century. On the territory of Menzelinsky district was one of the oldest sites of people of the Stone Age. The Great Silk Road trade route took place here. Menzelinsk was the final point of the Zakamsk defensive line and one of the largest fortresses of the late XVI XVII century. The museum has a large archaeological collection, a number of material sources of the time of the prison, including brushes, spearheads, a dagger.

Separately presented documents on the formation of the city of Menzelinsk and Menzelinsky district. Most of the exposition is dedicated to the famous Menzelin fairs and merchants. In the XIX century, Menzelin fairs occupied 5-6 places in terms of trade turnover.


The Hall of History of the first half of the XX century tells about revolutions and wars, about those bloody events in the history of our region that touched the Menzelin people in this difficult period of history for the country. Here is the history of one of the oldest prisons of our region - Menzelinskaya, documents and photographs of the most remarkable events of the Civil War, including the widely known "fork" uprising in February 1920.

One of the sections of the exposition tells about Menzelintsy Heroes of the Great Patriotic War: B. Vinokurov, S. Tapikov, In Gordovo, F. Galiev, also about Menzelintsy participants of the Great Patriotic War. Here carefully stored their trophies, personal belongings, awards and documents. Part of the exposition reflects the life and life of residents of the city and district during the war and after the war.

Exhibitions are organized in the Exhibition Hall from the museum’s own funds and other funds. These are exhibitions of works by local artists, masters of decorative and applied arts, exhibitions of collections of collectors and much more.