The museum was founded on July 18, 1918 and opened on November 7, 1920. The collector of the collections, their curator and first director was Sergey Mikhailovich Sokolovsky (1860-1927), an enthusiastic local historian, an amateur archaeologist. The museum was a center for the study of the local region. During the Second World War, the museum’s collections died. The museum was reopened on October 20, 1962. The exposition of the museum occupies 12 rooms and tells about the history and culture of the region. The museum offers excursions on more than thirty topics. The main role in the acquisition of funds is played by historical and household expeditions, the generous gift of fellow countrymen and residents of the city, the collecting work of employees. Museum, exhibition hall - centers of amateur art (annual exhibitions of local artists and craftsmen, musical and literary evenings, children's fairy tale theater).
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