Arkhangelsk Local History Museum, exhibition halls

About museum

The Arkhangelsk Local History Museum is a true heritage of the Russian North, a unique collection of historical and natural-conservation exhibits. Here you can learn a lot about the plant and animal life of the Arkhangelsk region, about its natural wealth and characteristics. Museum tours provide unforgettable impressions and inspiration.

The Arkhangelsk Local History Museum is one of the very first regional museums in Russia, founded in 1837. It offers visitors a chance to get acquainted with the diversity and beauty of the northern region's nature. At the exhibition 'Nature of the Northern Region' you can see a collection of rare species of fish, birds and mammals, including species such as omul, kumzha (a type of trout), brown bear, wild boar, elk (moose), fox, wolf, reindeer, the freshwater pearl mussel, walrus, ringed seal, Greenland seal and the sea hare. Visitors to the museum will be able to learn a lot about the nature of the Arkhangelsk region and gain unforgettable impressions and inspiration.