Smolensk Historical Museum
Smolensk region, Smolensk, Lenin Street, 8
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The Historical Museum is the oldest in the system of the Smolensk Museum-Reserve: in 1888, the Smolensk local historian S. D. Pisarev opened a historical and archaeological museum in the building of the City Duma. Since then, the collections have expanded significantly, the museum has changed its name and address, but still acquaints visitors with the rich history of the Smolensk region.
It operates in a long-term exhibition mode. The exhibition “From the cup to the savings book” presents: a rich collection of numismatics, items from clothing hoards, jewelry, reconstruction of the workplace of a bank employee of the late XIX century, all kinds of paper notes, bills, bonds, samples of savings books of different times and a modern banking product.
Stationary expositions are open: “Ancient History of the Smolensk Land”, “The city is large and many people”. Smolensk land as part of the Old Russian state (IX-XIII centuries). In March 2012, the exhibition “Two Eagles” was opened, dedicated to the events of the Patriotic War of 1812. In 2014, a new section of the permanent exposition of the Historical Museum “History and Culture of Smolensk in the XIII-XVIII centuries” was opened.
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