Vladimir Historical Museum

About museum

The Vladimir Historical Museum was opened in 1854. At first it was housed in the provincial men's gymnasium, and later the City Duma handed over a plot of land next to the Nikolo-Kremlin Church for the museum's construction. The building's design in the pseudo-Russian style was proposed by the architect Pyotr Begen. The museum's façade was made of hewn red brick, and the decoration used antique Gorokhovets glazed tiles. The building resembles a casket, which was in line with the architect's intention. In 1906 the museum was opened to visitors. The permanent exhibition displays items that illustrate the history of the Vladimir region, from the earliest settlements to the Soviet era. Particularly notable are the jewels hidden by a resident of Vladimir during the Mongol-Tatar invasion. In recent years the museum's collection has nearly doubled and continues to be regularly expanded.