Republican Museum of Local History of the Republic of Mordovia
Russia, Saransk, Moskovskaya str., 48
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Mordovian Republican United Museum of Local Lore is located in the building of the Trekhsvyatskaya Church, which is an architectural monument of the XVIII century. The church premises were reconstructed and prepared for the placement of museum expositions.
The museum building is divided into thematic halls: a nature hall, the history of Soviet society, the history of the pre-revolutionary past and ethnography.
The Hall of History of the Pre-Revolutionary Past acquaints visitors with exhibits dedicated to the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. The following exposition contains furniture items, books of the pre-revolutionary period, tells about the participation of Mordvintsev in wars.
Visitors with pleasure and interest stop at the layout of the "kit hut", which with its exterior design and interior, clearly shows the life of peasants in the past centuries. The next hall dedicated to the culture and industry of the region in the early XX century.
The most interesting, especially for children, is the nature department. Entire compositions include forests, meadows and rivers with their flora and fauna. The exposition of the hall gives a complete picture of the landscape of Mordovia.