Description of the attraction
For the first time, the topic of opening a local history museum in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug was raised in 1929 at a meeting of the Presidium of the Executive Committee. It was noted at the meeting that local history work in this region carries important functions, which is why it is necessary to create a local history museum.
The museum premises were planned to be located on the second floor of the post office, and Mikhail Bazykin, the secretary of the regional bureau of local history, was appointed as the head. Existing material that would be housed in the new museum was reviewed. In the fall of 1931, the local history bureau decided on a possible exhibition of this material, and the museum was allocated a room in the building of the executive committee, in the place of the early location of the people's court and police - in Telvisk. G. D. Verbov, but the work was never carried out. In 1932, all museum collections were removed from Telviska, after which N. F. Plettsov was entrusted with the work of organizing the museum.
The first exhibition of the local history museum took place in February 1933 in the House of the Nenets. The exhibition consisted of several sections: everyday life, history, culture, hunting and fishing, communications and transport, as well as industry. After the exhibition ended, the exhibits began to move in different directions, because the museum did not acquire a permanent room. Some of the exhibits have been lost. In the fall of 1934, the work of the local history museum was resumed with the work of the head M. I. Molodtsova. The museum is located on the first floor of the House of the Nenets, where the opening of an exhibition of polar plant growing took place.
In the winter of 2009, the museum acquired its own building, which was fully suitable for all types of exhibits with a total area of 1272 sq. m. To date, the collection items of the local history museum have about 32 thousand storage units. One of the most valuable and expensive collections is the collection dedicated to Nenets ethnography, which fully reflects the spiritual and material side of the indigenous peoples of the European tundra, dating back to the late 19th - early 20th centuries.
The collection dedicated to painting is a reflection of the works of Vylka I. K., Borisov A. A., Veleisoky N. V., Lednikova M. A. evoke art museum collections, represented by the icons of the Lower Pechora churches of the 18-19th centuries.
The museum has an excellent collection of rocks presented in this region - these are fluorites, amethysts, agates and many others. Here you can see stuffed animals of a wide variety of animals, fish and birds. Of particular interest are the paleontological finds, including the bones of a mammoth, the skull of a trogontery elephant, and traces of ancient plants.
It should be noted that the museum has a scientific library - one of the best in this field. It contains a full edition of books on historical topics, as well as the culture of the peoples living on the territory of the European tundra. Of great interest is a collection of documentary photographs, including the works of A. P. Pyrerka, I. P. Vyucheisky, M. R. centuries.
Every year, trips to the cities of the NAO are organized to complete various collections of the local history museum. Work is underway to search for archaeological sites. There is information that, from 2003 to 2009, about 380 ancient primitive human habitats were found in this area. An important discovery was made in 2008, when figurines of an elk, a lizard, a wolf, as well as sacred faces were found in the area of the Kainvozhsky hoard.
The Museum of Local Lore conducts educational activities, conducting lectures, excursions and interactive classes for various social groups, which has become a joint activity with the Department of Education. In addition, cooperation is underway with other museums in the district for the purpose of conducting research work.
