The Museum was opened on a voluntary basis in 1973-through the efforts of local enthusiasts and local historians. Basically, the collection was formed from gifts of citizens.They are exhibited in 10 halls of the Museum. The exhibits here are very diverse: medieval women's jewelry, ancient household items of Cossacks and peasants, primitive tools, the remains of a mammoth and bison, and more. In 2008, on the territory of the Museum estate was found a treasure of merchant Petrov, consisting of 320 copper coins, you can see it in the Museum

    The Museum building-merchant mansion Petrov Alexei Ivanovich. Date of construction 1881 under the roof of the Museum in wood carving carved figures. According to other sources, the house was built in 1904, and before that the merchant lived on Sadovaya street (now Sverdlov street). The house has its own biography and a great history for the district