Literary and Art Museum, Stary Krym

About museum

The Literary and Art Museum is located in an estate built in the South Russian classicism style at the end of the 19th century. The museum's exhibition halls include: 'Archaeology', 'Stary Krym of the late 19th – early 20th centuries', 'Literary Stary Krym', and 'Cimmeria and the Present'. The archaeological exhibition tells the history of Stary Krym, ancient Solkhat, the capital of the Crimean ulus of the Golden Horde, and presents the results of many years of research on ancient and medieval sites. The ethnographic exhibition features objects of culture and everyday life of the city's peoples. The museum's collection contains materials related to the stays in the city of prominent figures of national science and culture. The museum also has a virtual concert hall with modern multimedia equipment and high-speed internet, allowing online viewing of various cultural events.