Tetyushka Local History Museum

Tetyushsky local history museum is the oldest in the republic. Its funds began to form in the early twentieth century, which is reflected in the variety of collections and objects owned by the museum.

The history of Tetyush is reflected in documents and photographs of the XVIII - XIX centuries and is supplemented by many material sources, including guns of the time of E. Pugachev, a five-barreled capsule pistol, breastplates of the Magistrate and the City Head of the early XIX century, objects of Orthodox worship from the Trinity Church, built in 1777. Separately presented materials about the family estate of the Molostovs - the village of Dolgai Polyana, a copy of the family coat of arms, photocopies of documents of the XVIII - XIX centuries.

The museum contains valuable collections of porcelain and lighting devices of the XIX century - products of the factories of Gardner, Nasonov, Kuznetsov, Saxon porcelain, bronze chandeliers and candlesticks, including products made of Polish silver. Part of the collection of precious metals is in responsible storage in the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan.

A significant place is occupied by paleontological, archaeological collections and natural fund. The section of ethnography introduces clothes and household items of the main peoples inhabiting the region - Russians, Tatars, Chuvash, Mordvas.

The exposition presents material about eight Heroes of the Soviet Union - natives of Tetyushsky district, the land from the Brest fortress, from the Piskarevsky cemetery, Mamaev Kurgan is stored. Part of the exposition tells about the famous people of the region, including the founder of the school of Olympic reserve in bench shooting S.S. Yarullina and multiple champion of Europe, the world and silver medalist of the 2000 Olympics in bench shooting S. Demina.