I.A. Goncharov Historical and Memorial Center-Museum

About museum

On June 18, 2012, on the 200th anniversary of the birth of the writer I. A. Goncharov, the Historical and Memorial Center-Museum was opened in Ulyanovsk. It was created on the basis of the already existing Historical and Literary Museum in the house where Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov was born. The new exhibition spans three floors and consists of a Memorial Exhibition, a Historical-Memorial Exhibition, the Documentary Exhibition "Heroes of I. A. Goncharov in the Modern World", the museum "History of Simbirsk Town Clocks", and the museum "Merchant's Cellar". The museum also has a large hall for public events, a conference hall, an exhibition hall, a research library and a children's information and play center. The core of the museum's collection is a unique selection of authentic belongings of I. A. Goncharov, his relatives and his circle. This center-museum has become an excellent place for learning about and studying the history of the writer.