Astrakhan City History Museum

About museum

\r\nIn a historic building constructed in the early 19th century is the City History Museum, a monument of regional significance. It is documented that from 1828 to 1881 the building belonged to the Ulyanov family. I. N. Ulyanov, a prominent educator and enlightener and the father of V. I. Lenin, was born there. The museum's main exhibition is devoted to the history of the city and its inhabitants from the late 18th to the early 20th century. The 'Working People of Astrakhan' hall presents materials on the everyday life of peasants and townspeople and the city's traditional crafts. The 'Ulyanovs in Astrakhan' hall displays photographs, documents and personal belongings of members of the Ulyanov family. On the museum's second floor there is the interior of a merchant's dining room and a merchant's working office, as well as information about the city's patrons. The hall dedicated to the nobility tells about the wealthy life of the upper class. In 2014 a new exhibition, 'From the History of Electric Transport in Astrakhan', was opened, where visitors can see trams, photographs, documents, brochures, reference guides and scale models of trams from different years.