Anzhero-Sudzhensk City Local History Museum

About museum

Anzhero-Sudzhensk is one of the oldest towns in Kuzbass. On July 3, 1981 the city local history museum was opened; it serves as a center for research and study of the town. The museum's collection comprises more than 48,000 storage units, including paleontological, archaeological, geological, ethnographic and numismatic collections, as well as documentary and material sources. In Anzhero-Sudzhensk there is the Sudzhenskaya mine, founded in 1897 by L. A. Mikhelson, which will be closed on the eve of its 100th anniversary. The museum displays exhibits dedicated to topics such as "The City in the Siblag System" (part of the Gulag), "Formation of the Population of Anzhero-Sudzhensk", and "The Role of the Anzhero-Sudzhensk Aeroclub in Training Military Pilots (1938–1948)". Permanent exhibitions include: "Nature of the Native Land", "The City in the Country's History. The Person in the City's History", and "Dedicated to the Defenders of the Fatherland...". There is much of interest for visitors in Anzhero-Sudzhensk.