Museum "City" in Barnaul: what kind of place, how to get there?

The city of Barnaul is the capital of the Altai Territory, which is filled with various interesting museums, cultural monuments, architectural structures of past centuries. Any tourist should visit Nagorny Park, October Square, Lenin Avenue, Drama Theater and many other attractions. One of the most significant places is the museum "City". Barnaul is proud of this place, and even residents from all over the region constantly supplement collections and photos with their exhibits.

History of the Museum

In Barnaul the museum "City" is one of the youngest. The official opening was held in 2007, but the idea of creating such an institution was born in the 2000s by the city head Vladimir Nikolayevich Bavarin. He signed a decree, after which a small room was allocated in the library building. It was there that the first archival documents and exhibits devoted to the development of the city began to be collected: acts of local authorities, various cultural institutions and departments under the administration.

In 2005 Natalia Vladimirovna Vakalova came to work as a director, she organized an active collection of materials, defined specific areas of the museum's work. Together with researchers Natalia Vladimirovna came to the conclusion that the history of the city is the fate of people living in it, therefore one of the first collections was "Barnaul in the faces of the XVIII-XX centuries."

On September 1, 2007, in honor of the city's day, the museum opened its doors to the general public. By this time, the institution has acquired more spacious areas, in the building of the City Duma, which was significant for Barnaul, which was built in the beginning of the 19th century.

Since the beginning of the site, the site was visited by hundreds of thousands of people, and none of them remained without impressions and emotions.

Collections of exhibits

As you know, a museum without exhibitions and collections can not be called a museum. The richer the exposition, the more information each visitor will receive that has come to be culturally and spiritually enriched.

At the moment, the municipal museum "City" has more than 6 thousand different items on the balance sheet.

The most significant exhibitions include:

• Cameras assembled by Alexander Grigorievich Ponomarev;
• Exposition "Barnaul. From the source to the present ";
• Interior exhibition "Life of the townspeople in the XVIII-XX centuries.";
• "Red Army - Glory!" - an exhibition dedicated to the events of the Great Patriotic War.

In addition, the Museum "City" in Barnaul has huge funds transferred from the city administration, the Bashunov VM Youth Library, objects from archaeological excavations conducted in various historical places of the city, photo materials from historians, art critics like the region, and so on. And the whole of Russia.

The main theme of this interesting museum, of course, is the history of Barnaul. Expositions devoted to the period of foundation and formation of the city, work constantly, they include archival documents, household items, clothing, accessories, photographs, since Akinfiy Demidov began to found mining and silver smelting industry in a small village of the 18th century.

Events held by the Barnaul Museum "City"

The staff of the institution actively work and develop the museum in accordance with the requirements and interests of the modern public.

Everyone can make a virtual tour of the exhibition halls on the official site of the museum "City" in Barnaul of the Altai Territory.

In addition, there is an active excursion. Reviews of the city are devoted not only to history, but also to the Great Patriotic War, the city's industry, architectural sights. There are programs designed for small listeners, and there are also for adults.

Also, scientific work does not stand still. For all comers, the scientific staff of the museum lectures on different topics.

A wide range of entertainment and entertainment: chocolate festivals, art marathons, master classes, adventure games and much more.

Facts about the museum

The staff of the institution is 25 people.

In total, the museum has an area of about 700 square meters.

The museum issued printed publications: "Barnaul chronograph", "Everything is just beginning ... The history of Barnaul in photos".

The institution takes an annual participation in the action "Museum Night".

Average attendance for the year is about 15,000 people aged between one and 80 years.

How can I get to?

All the necessary information about the museum "City" in Barnaul (address, contacts, email, work schedule and ticket prices) can be found on the official website of the institution.

The location of the museum is very convenient from the point of view of transport: you can get there both by bus (1, 24, 25, 27, 35, 47, 53, 78, 110 and others) and by trolleybus (1,7). The nearest stop is "Leo Tolstoy Street", from which it is necessary to proceed to building 24 on this street. If the guest follows from another settlement by car, then you should go to Lenin Avenue from the entrance to the city and drive to the intersection with Leo Tolstoy Street.