Izhevsk Museum of K.E. Tsiolkovsky

The history of the museum dates back to 1961, when Yuri Gagarin flew into space. Activists of the village wrote a letter to the first cosmonaut of the planet with an invitation to visit the homeland of the founder of astronautics. In response, Gagarin said that he had read the letter with great pleasure and would definitely visit Izhevskoe as soon as possible. After that, it was decided to open a museum of K.E. Tsiolkovsky in the village.

A lot of work began to collect exhibits. The grand opening of the museum took place in 1967. Gagarin’s letter became exhibit No. 1. The first director was appointed teacher, journalist of the district newspaper A.I. Koval.

Currently, the exposition of the museum reveals the theme of life and scientific activity of K. E. Tsiolkovsky. The visitor is presented with four rooms:

1. The history of the village of Izhevsky and the life path of a scientist.
2. Scientific works and discoveries of K. E. Tsiolkovsky.
3. The implementation of the ideas of K. E. Tsiolkovsky.
4. Implementation of cosmic ideas of K. E. Tsiolkovsky.

Here you can see temporary thematic exhibitions formed from the materials of the fund and brought from other museums of the Ryazan and neighboring regions, as well as watch videos shot in space, which are excellent illustrated material that helps to assimilate space knowledge. The museum implements the educational program "Fundamentals of Astronomy and Cosmonautics" for students of grades 4-7.