Museum of History of Novomoskovsk

The museum opened in 1966. The first director was the artist Vasily Maximovich Astakhov. In 1999, an archaeological museum was opened - a branch of the city museum.

The museum contains historical materials about the construction of the "New Moscow" - the city of Novomoskovsk, about the war years, the difficulties of post-war restoration and further development of the city. In the museum you can find information about enterprises, scientific and educational institutions of the city, as well as about people whose names are inscribed in the history of the city: miners, chemists, builders, village workers.

A separate exposition is dedicated to the poet Y.V. Smelyakov, who worked in Stalinogorsk in 1945-1946. A large photographic and documentary material is presented, including drafts of poems from the Stalinogorsk period of Smelyakov’s life, personal belongings (passed over by the poet’s widow), as well as books by pupils and friends of the poet with donation inscriptions.

The museum is not only a custodian of history, but also a cultural center. The museum regularly hosts art exhibitions, it houses expositions of a variety of nature, ranging from children's drawings to Tula samovars, displaying herbariums or unique collections of sea shells.

Since the 1980s, archaeological excavations have been carried out on the territory of Novomoskovsk and neighboring areas. Most of the exhibits in the archaeological museum were provided by Novomoskov archaeologists led by Oleg Zaidov.

On December 12, 1941, during the liberation of Stalinogorsk from a firing position near the village of Urusovo, the 12th Separate Guards Mortar Division of Jet Artillery covered the concentration of German troops at the Maklets station with two salvos. Having completed the combat mission, the division began to redeploy to the southern shore of the Shat. However, having come under intense shelling, the column turned and crossed the Shat on the ice. The car, tractor and several Katyushas passed, but one BM-13-16 sank.

On November 25, 1988, a group of enthusiasts lifted a sunken car from the bottom of the Shatsky reservoir. After restoration at the plant for repair of road cars, "Katyusha" was installed on a pedestal near the local history museum.