Vyshnevolotsky Museum of Local Lore named after G. G. Monakhova

The museum in Vyshny Volochka was founded on November 7, 1932 on the basis of the collections of the Real School, in which materials on geology, flora and fauna of the region were collected. Since 1947, the museum has kept a book of receipts of the main fund, the transition to professional scientific work with local history material is carried out. In 1977, the Vyshnevolotsky Museum became a branch of the Tver State United Museum. Then came the question of the reconstruction of the museum, which began in 1983.

On May 8, 2005, the museum resumed its work in the restored premises. The total area has increased by 4 times, there are specially equipped storage facilities, exhibition halls. For visitors there are permanent expositions: “Vyshnevolotsky water system”, “Nature of the Vyshnevolotsky Territory”, art gallery, “City at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries”, “Archaeological antiquities of the Vyshnevolotsky lands”, “Vyshnevolotsky region during the Great Patriotic War”.

The museum has an open repository, which, thanks to the implementation of the subproject “The repository is open for everyone!” within the framework of the project of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the World Bank “Preservation and use of cultural heritage in Russia”, is equipped with modern equipment for the open display of a unique collection of high-volotsky household and artistic glass of the XIX-XXXI centuries, numbering more than 600 items of the “Russian miracle”, as it was called at all times.

The museum is a member of the interregional brand route “State Road”.