The Kazan Regional Museum of Local Lore Named After V. S. Arzhilovsky opened its doors to its first visitors in 1994. The museum’s founder and first director, Vasily Arzhilovsky, spent many years collecting bit by bit items telling the district’s history that are exhibited permanently.
Today, the museum’s collection numbers more than 4,600 exhibits. Most of them are available to view. The museum boasts of arts and crafts, numismatics, archeology, ethnography, as well as photographs, documents, rare books, and many other things Besides, the museum showcases endangered animal species still inhabiting Siberia.
Today, the museum’s collection numbers more than 4,600 exhibits. Most of them are available to view. The museum boasts of arts and crafts, numismatics, archeology, ethnography, as well as photographs, documents, rare books, and many other things Besides, the museum showcases endangered animal species still inhabiting Siberia.
