History Museum of the city of Monchegorsk
Monchegorsk Street. Tsarevskogo, d. 1History Museum of the city of Monchegorsk has opened its doors November 3, 1980. It is located in a unique building for Monchegorsk. This “Finnish” cottage was built in 1937 for Vasily Kondrikova – the first manager of the trust “Kolstroy” known person in the Murmansk region. “House Kondrikova” stands out from the surrounding buildings. In 2006, in the hall “Protected Lapland” built layout kuvausy – marching housing indigenous population of the Kola Peninsula – the Sami, as well as presented the dolls in national costumes of the small people of the North.
History Museum of the city of Monchegorsk has opened its doors November 3, 1980. It is located in a unique building for Monchegorsk. This “Finnish” cottage was built in 1937 for Vasily Kondrikova – the first manager of the trust “Kolstroy” known person in the Murmansk region. “House Kondrikova” stands out from the surrounding buildings. In 2006, in the hall “Protected Lapland” built layout kuvausy – marching housing indigenous population of the Kola Peninsula – the Sami, as well as presented the dolls in national costumes of the small people of the North.
More than 2,000 items are on display and in storage at the museum. They will tell you about the nature of the Monchegorsk district and the Lapland Reserve, about how to build a beautiful city ( “Modzhes” – in Sámi means “beautiful”) and how he lives today.
On the basis of the museum designed and conducted educational interactive program “Arctic in the fire”, “Hello, Museum”, “My Monchegorsk”, “We – the reindeer people”, “Tales of Old kuvaksy”. Tours are conducted taking into account the interests and needs of different social and age groups and education, including the use of modern computer and audio-video equipment.
Permanent exhibitions Museum of History of the city:
“Protected Lapland”: presents the flora and fauna Monche-tundra, Lapland Reserve activities of employees, history and culture of Aboriginal Kola Saami.
“City in the beautiful tundra”: describes the geological studies Monche-tundra, the beginning of construction plant “Severonikel” and the city of Monchegorsk.
“Monchegorsk: the war period”: the city and presented monchegortsev part in the Great Patriotic War.
“City on the turn of the century”: About the period of development of the city from 1946 to the present.
There is also a small exhibition hall, where almost every month open new exhibitions of various themes – the history of the city (from the museum), the exhibition of children’s works, decorative art (at the museum for many years running club of arts and crafts “Fantasy”), exhibition works by local artists, etc.
Mode of operation:
Mon.-Fri .: 10.00-18.00
Sat.-Sun .: 11.00-18.00
Address: Monchegorsk Street. Tsarevskogo, d. 1
Phone: (815-36) 7-60-73.
E-mail: migm@bk.ru
Website: www.mig.org.ru
