The capital of the Komi Republic - Syktyvkar - is a city away from the main railway lines of the European part of Russia. It is not a tourist center at the level of Sochi or Novgorod the Great. His visit can be very informative if you visit the numerous museums of Syktyvkar.
History of the National Museum
The first museum of Syktyvkar appeared in 1911, that is, at the time when the city was called Ust-Sysolsk. Interestingly, the first question about the museum arose in 1872. On the eve of its opening, Professor Fokosh-Fuchs from Budapest came to the city to get acquainted with the collections. The first building of the museum was the library building. In 1940, it was renamed the Museum of Local Lore in Syktyvkar, and in 1943 the art museum was separated from it. During the Soviet era, part of its exhibits was located in the building of the Resurrection Church.
Departments of the National Museum
Acquaintance with the exposition of the national museum can begin with the department of history. It occupies two floors and six rooms. They reflect the history of the region from the appearance of the first people, for example, you can see such an exhibit - skis with the image of an elk's head, which are about 8 thousand years old.
Then you can go to the department of nature or the department of ethnography. They are located on Kommunisticheskaya street at 6 and 2. The nature department is typical for local history museums. In it you can see stuffed animals of taiga and minerals weighing up to 270 kilograms.
The ethnography department presents costumes of the Komi people and various periods of a person’s life, from birth to death.
After visiting these departments, you can go to the house-museum of I.P. Morozov on the street. Kirova, d. 32. Not far from it, also on Kirova street, in house 44 is the national gallery of the republic.
Literary museums
Syktyvkar literary museums are dedicated to local figures, which not everyone has heard of. The first literary museum is a memorial and is located in the house of the merchant Sukhanov on Ordzhonikidze Street, 2. Its exposition tells about the life of the first poet of the Komi people - I. A. Kuratov. Museum visitors can learn about the life and life of Komi, the emergence of their writing, the development of their literature, including during the Second World War, and modern literature.
The museum exhibits such exhibits:
- Alphabet of Stephen Perm.
- Manuscript books of the XV-XIX centuries.
- Translations of books of various authors into the Komi language, including rare ones.
- Photos of the war years.
The second museum of this category is a literary and theatrical. The only museum of this profile in the republic. He talks about the life and work of N. M. Dyakonov, who was a playwright and honored artist. Located on the street. Mayakovsky, d. 3. Open from 9 to 17.
In addition to these museums, it is worth going to Syktyvkar to the Einstein Museum or entertaining sciences on Pervomaiskaya, and also on the same street in house 54 in the building of the Institute of Geology, there is a thematic museum. It also runs from 9 to 17. The museum bears the name of A. Chernov, the discoverer of the coal basin in the Komi Republic. The subjects of its halls are as follows: lithology, mineralogy, petrology, minerals in the republic.
Minor Museums
This category of museums in Syktyvkar include those located at the local university.
In the house number 120 on Petrozavodskaya street there is a building of a local university - SSU. It houses the zoological museum, the only one in the republic. It is open Monday through Friday and closed on weekends. Look for a museum in office number 414.
In the building of the historical faculty of SSU (Kataev St., 9) is a museum of ethnography and archeology. His visit is free, open, like the previous museum, from Monday to Friday. The virtual building of the Russian Museum is located in the same building.
The fourth museum at the local university is located on Oktyabrsky Avenue in 55. The visit is free, open from 10 to 16. Its theme is the history of education in the republic. The theme of the expositions of his halls:
- Gems.
- Education in the region, from the creation of writing in 1372 to the opening of the university in 1972.
- History of SSU.
And finally, the fifth museum - the history of the local pedagogical institute. It is located on the street. Communist, d. 25.
