Tikhvin Historical and Memorial and Architectural and Art Museum

Tikhvin Historical-Memorial and Architectural-Artistic Museum is located in the chambers of the ancient Monastery of God. In its collection there are about 28,000 exhibits characterizing the history and culture of the city of Tikhvin. Rich in events and monuments, the past of Tikhvin, who crossed his 600-year milestone, is presented at the exhibitions of the museum.

The Assumption Cathedral of the Bogoroditsky Monastery was built in 1507-1515, is a unique architectural monument of the XVI century, which has no analogues. The bell tower is a three-tiered, five tent building, erected in 1600. State cells are a two-storey building, built in 2 stages from 1668 to 1678. Archimandric cells are a two-storey building built in 1682 by Tikhvin stonemasons.