Ржевский краеведческий музей, Local history museum in Rzhev, Russia.

The Rzhev Local History Museum is a branch of the Tver State United Museum. Its main display covers the daily life, culture and architecture of Rzhev residents. Since 1998 it has occupied two buildings: one holds household objects of the 17th to 20th centuries, the other the wartime history of the city.

The museum opened in 1916 in the former town hall building and received the status of a historical-archaeological museum in 1917. Its core collections came from the Moscow archaeologist M.S. Vorobyov (books, spinning wheels, mirrors, tools for making printed gingerbread) and from finds gathered around Rzhev by P.F. Simson, the museum's first director. During World War II the museum was completely looted and its building destroyed. In the 1960s a local history display opened in the Okovetskaya Church, and in 1977 the museum became a branch of the Kalinin state museum association.

The museum's name comes from the Rzhev local-history tradition, and its core is the everyday life of Rzhev residents: spinning wheels, mirrors, books and tools for making printed gingerbread. These objects came largely from the collection of archaeologist M.S. Vorobyov, which formed the museum's original holdings in 1916.

Located on Krasnoarmeyskaya Embankment, the site offers guided tours and educational programs for schools with accessible facilities. Plan time to read the labels and explanations, as understanding the context helps visitors appreciate the connections between different objects and time periods.

The diorama "Rzhev Battle 1942–1943", opened in 2005 for the 60th anniversary of the Victory, presents a revised view of the fighting on the Rzhev-Vyazma bridgehead. It is housed in the museum's second building, which is devoted to the city's history in the Great Patriotic War.