Znamensky District Museum of Local Lore

Znamensky District Museum of Local Lore was founded in 1992 on the basis of a decree of the Administration of Znamensky District. The museum is located in the manor house of the XIX century estate "Znamenskoe" Zagryazhsky-Stroganov.

The museum funds contain more than 13 thousand items on the history and culture of the Znamensky district. The largest museum collections: numismatic, ethnographic, fine, decorative and applied art. Many museum items are unique. Currently, the museum is a center for the preservation, study and promotion of the historical and cultural heritage of the Znamensky district. Every year, the museum designs exhibitions covering the past and present of the district, serves more than 12 thousand people. The museum has developed educational programs designed for different audiences. The museum carries out research and scientific-methodical work.

The main expositions of the museum reveal to visitors the history of the region, its natural conditions, the traditional culture of both the modern population and the spiritual life of ancestors. In the main building of the museum, multi-level expositions have been created, which are basic for working with visitors of different categories: “Where Natalie was born...”, “Workshop of the XX century.” Painting", "Archaeological past of the region XII-XIII centuries. And became a camp on Onuz ...", "Fragment of the interior of the life of peasants. XIX century", "Fragment of the interior of the life of a doctor of the XIX - early XX century", "Tragedy and feat. Century XX.

In 2004 and 2012, the branches of the Znamensky District Museum of Local Lore were the Alexander Branch (Alexandrovka village of Znamensky district) and the Museum of the History of Vorontsovka village (Vorontsovka village of Znamensky district).