Arkhangelsk Regional Museum of Local Lore, exhibition halls

About museum

Arkhangelsk Regional Museum of Local Lore is a true heritage of the Russian North, a unique collection of historical and natural history exhibits. Here you can learn much of interest about the plant and animal life of the Arkhangelsk Region, about its natural riches and characteristics. Museum tours provide unforgettable impressions and inspiration.

The Arkhangelsk Regional Museum of Local Lore is one of the earliest regional museums in Russia, founded in 1837. It offers visitors the chance to become acquainted with the diversity and beauty of the nature of the northern region. 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, moose, fox, wolf, reindeer, the common pearl mussel, walrus, ringed seal, Greenland seal and sea hare. Visitors to the museum will be able to learn many interesting facts about the nature of the Arkhangelsk Region and gain unforgettable impressions and inspiration.