Sergach Local Lore Museum named after V.A. Gromov

The decision to establish a local history museum in the city of Sergach was made in 1960 by the Sergach district committee of the party and the district executive committee.

The official opening of the museum took place on May 7, 1967. In 1979, the museum was moved to an ancient stone building on Leninskaya Street – the house of merchant Voskov. In 1980, the old expositions were expanded, new ones were created. In 1984, the museum received the title of People’s, in 1988 it was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Regional Department of Culture. In 1992 it acquired state status.

In 1992, a new part is attached to the old building of the house of merchant Vysokosov, a kon of the XIX century, and a new museum is opened here. By the spring of 1990, the museum became a branch of the Arzamas Museum of Local History.

For great services to the Sergach people, the region in preserving the history of the past and the present by the decision of the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Nemtsov B.E. of February 22, 1994, the Sergach Museum of Local Lore was named after its founder Gromov V.A.

Municipal budgetary institution "Gromov Museum of Local Lore" is not only a repository of exhibits, but also a cultural and educational institution, a place of communication of Sergachans and residents of nearby districts of different ages and social groups, for which museum staff conduct various events on the subject (from traditional excursions, meetings with talented and famous people of both school students and urban intelligentsia to theatrical performances with the participation of artists of local amateur activities); excursions not only to stationary expositions and thematic exhibitions, but also on-site applications of teachers of schools and cities.

The museum has 7 exhibition and 2 exhibition halls.

Employees of the museum are engaged in research work, on the basis of which they publish in various publications; provide methodological assistance to Sergachans in the preparation of abstracts, diploma papers, messages for lessons, as well as collect and provide information about villages, institutions, buildings of the city, etc.; actively cooperate with the district library, RCCD, DHS, DMS, etc.

In addition, the museum also performs artistic functions by organizing exhibitions of works by local artists both in its exhibition hall and in other museums of the region (Lyskovo, Kstovo, N. Novgorod, Gorodets).