Museum of the 18th-century enlightener Gabdulla Galiyev (Batyrshi)

About museum

Profile of the “Museum named after Gabdulla Galiyev (Batyrshi)” — historical and local-history. Number of exhibits in the main collection — 106 items; in the scientific and auxiliary collection — 12 items. The museum is rich in unique exhibits and materials: more than 80 manuscript books by Batyrshi Hazrat. The museum's exhibitions include a copy of Batyrshi's famous letter to Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. There are also paintings about Batyrshi by his fellow countryman, the artist M. Vafin; the bust “Enlightener Batyrsha” (author — Ilshat Gilyazov); a bust of Batyrshi made by Zinurov R. N.; and many household items, everyday objects, clothing and jewelry have been collected. The museum consists of two halls. The first hall houses exhibitions on Batyrshi's life path; the second hall is devoted to ethnography.