Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore

The local history museum, which is the oldest museum in Murmansk, began with a local history corner, opened in 1924 in the Fisherman's House. This was the beginning of the future museum, which opened its doors to visitors in 1926. Starting with a small collection, the museum now has 17 exhibition halls dedicated to various topics. The most interesting exhibit is stored in the Nature section: the exposition of the seabed is a unique geological collection in Russia, which was extracted during the drilling of the Kola superdeep well.

The exposition of the museum is divided into several large blocks dedicated to the history of the development and development of the region from ancient times to the present day, the peculiarities of life and culture of the Sami, the history of the revolutionary movement on the Kola Peninsula, the years of the Great Patriotic War. The exhibition concludes with a section devoted to the events in the political and socio-economic spheres of the region in the last years of the Soviet Union and subsequent changes.

To date, more than 150 thousand items are stored in the collections of the local history museum, of which 25 thousand are presented in showcases. Every year the museum hosts various exhibitions and educational events. The Museum Library is one of the largest and oldest in the area.