Jurga Museum of Local Lore

The Yurga Museum of Local Lore is located in the village of Yurginskoye in the old building of the former trading house of the famous merchant Kuznetsov. The local history museum tells about the history of the Jurginsky district, its customs, peoples who inhabited it, rituals, nature, military themes and much more.

The museum is located in the house, which at the beginning of the XX century was called "Trading House Kuznetsov with brothers and K". The merchant of the 1st guild V.D. Kuznetsov had a leather factory that supplied leather to Moscow, as well as oil and salotope plants. The oil from the village went in cars to European countries. In addition, the Kuznetsov family had a steam mill, shops and shops. Thanks to their charity, a church and school were built in the village, money was invested in the improvement of the village.