Description of the attraction
In the Komi Republic, namely in the village of Vylgort, on Domny Kalikova Street, house 58, there is the famous Museum of History and Culture of the Syktyvdinsky District. The museum was founded in 1999, the year when the 70th anniversary of the formation of the Syktyvdinsky region was celebrated.
Initially, the museum was housed in the building of the previously existing primary school in the village of Vylgort. The building occupied by the new museum is currently an architectural monument; it was built at the beginning of the 20th century according to the project of the architect A. V. Kholopov. The porch and the facade of the building are luxuriously decorated, because the national-romantic style was inherent precisely in the early 20th century - it is also called the "cock's style".
At the moment, the museum fund has 7,830 storage units with an exposition area of 346 sq. m. The expositions, which are constantly exhibited in the museum, are located in spacious halls.
The exposition of ethnographic items includes a unique collection of household items, agricultural tools, hunting and fishing items of the Komi-Zyryans living in the Yarensky and Ust-Sysolsky districts in the late 19th - early 20th centuries. Here you can also see photographs dating back to the beginning of the 20th century, which depict the inhabitants of the village of Vylgort.
In the historical hall of the museum there is an exposition dedicated to the history of the development and formation of agriculture and industry in the area of the Syktyvdinsky district. Much attention is paid to the famous Nyuvchinsky iron casting plant. The plant was built in the 18th century. The exposition acquaints with photographs of the families of workers, shows the situation of the factory workshops, and also presents the products of artistic casting. A number of materials indicated in the historical hall are devoted to the history of the development of the largest regional enterprises, for example, the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Zelenetskaya Poultry Farm", the state farm "Syktyvkarsky" and ZAO "Syktyvkarskaya Poultry Farm".
No less interesting is the Hall of Scientists, which contains rare materials about forty residents of the Syktyvdinsky region, who are representatives of the scientific intelligentsia. In addition, among these persons there are scientists with a worldwide reputation - these are V. P. Nalimov, K. F. Zhakov, V. V. Nalimov, S. I. Khudyaev, A. S. Sidorov.
In the Hall of Art and Culture, an important point is the unique collection of musical instruments of the Komi peoples, which were collected by P. I. - a scientist-folklorist from the village of Nyuvchy. The collection is rich in a wide variety of personal belongings, copies of award documents and important papers, photographs of a balalaika master named Nalimov, things of G. P. Sidorova. - People's Artist of the USSR, as well as I. P. Bobrakova. - the leading director of the State Theater of Ballets and Operas of the Komi Republic and People's Artist of Russia. Items and things of V. K. Shebolkin play a special role. - Honored Artist and Balalaika player of the RSFSR and Overin S. I. - a talented master of applied arts.
The museum has a Hall of Military Glory, which is completely dedicated to the blessed memory of warriors - natives of the Syktyvdinsky region. The exposition contains letters from the front years, documents, photographs, personal belongings and premium materials of the true defenders of the Fatherland. One of the sections of the exposition is dedicated to N. V. Oplesnin. - To a hero of the Soviet Union and a resident of the village of Vylgort.
The collection of flora and fauna of the native region, which is located in the Nature Hall, is unique. Here you can see and learn about various types of animals and birds living on the territory of the Syktyvdinsky region, as well as see numerous species of plants growing on this land.
Over the past five years, a club called "Syktyvdinskaya Relatives" has been operating in the Vylgorotsk Museum, which conducts a careful selection of materials about residents bearing the names of the very first residents of the village of Vylgort. The following surnames were found: Oplesnins, Khudyaevs, Cheusovs, Kuzivanovs and some others.
There is also an exhibition hall, which hosts a variety of exhibitions dedicated to the works of professional and amateur artists of the Komi Republic.
