Minusinsky Regional Museum of Local Lore named after I.M. Martyanov

Minusinsky Museum named after N. M. Martyanov was founded in June 1877 by botanist scientist Nikolai Mikhailovich Martyanov (1844-1904). This is the first museum in Siberia and the Far East with a program and charter. The collections of the museum are more than 200 thousand exhibits: taxidermic sculptures of animals and birds, herbaria and minerals, a unique archaeological collection that includes ancient stone sculptures, stone, bronze and iron products, as well as ethnographic items related to the culture of the peoples of Southern Siberia and much more.

Today, the museum carries out project, publishing, exhibition and exposition, scientific and educational activities. In 2022, the Martyanov Museum held 2,500 events, created more than 100 exhibitions, prepared 7 publications, and the museum itself was visited by more than 250 thousand people. For visitors of all ages, cultural, excursion and interactive events, interesting meetings with creative figures are held, there are platforms for exchanging experience in the field of museum and library business, the Museum Volunteering Center is actively working. In 2022, the Minusinsk Museum named after N. M. Martyanov turned 145 years old. Minusinsky Museum today is a cultural, scientific and educational center of the south of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.