Museum and Local Lore Center “House of Poznyakovs”

The museum was opened on December 19, 1988 on the Day of Liberation of Tarusa from Nazi invaders. Its origins were local enthusiasts-local historians headed by the first public director of the museum N. M. Harutyunov. The construction of the exposition was carried out by employees of the Kaluga Regional Museum of Local History (KOKM). Since March 1, 1989, the museum has become a branch of COKM. Currently, the ICC “Poznyakov House” is a cultural and educational center: interesting exhibitions, meetings, master classes are systematically held, interactive classes and educational programs are organized for children.

The museum is located in the historical part of the city, occupies the 2nd floor of the building - an architectural monument of the XIX century, the former estate of Poznyakov merchants.

The exposition of the museum is represented by 4 sections:

"Folk art crafts" - unique samples and sketches of embroidery "color transmute" of the Tarussk Art Embroidery Factory, products of the "Tarusian Artist" plant are exhibited.

The historical hall presents Tarusa as the center of a specific principality, later the district, as well as the estates of noble noble families that played a significant role in the historical and political life of Russia.

The Department of Ethnography contains interesting exhibits of merchant, urban and peasant life by the XIX-early XX centuries. The interior of the merchant shop was reconstructed, several interiors with furniture, clothes, utensils of the last quarter of the XIX - early XX centuries were presented.

The literary and artistic section of the exposition highlights the powerful cultural layer of Tarusian history. The exposition includes rare photos, documents, memorial items of the Tsvetaev family, writers K. G. Paustovsky, I. M. Kasatkin, N. V. Bogdanov, agronomist N. P. Rakitsky and writer S. Z. Fedorchenko, artist V. A. Vatagin.

In total, the museum has about 10,000 items of storage, more than half of the exhibits is the main fund. The great value of the museum collection is represented by the memorial collections of prominent figures of literature, art and science, whose life and activities were closely connected with Tarusa.

The museum offers:
excursions to museum expositions and exhibitions;
- sightseeing tour of the city;
- Thematic excursions around the city "Literary Tarusa", "On the Tarusian places of K.G. Paustovsky", "Archaeology and history of Tarusa", etc.

The museum is open without lunch from 9.30 to 18.00, the weekend is Monday.
The last Wednesday of the month is a sanitary day.