Altaĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ kraevedcheskiĭ muzeĭ, Regional museum in Barnaul, Russia.
The Altai Regional Museum occupies a historical building and houses over 200,000 objects from the region's history. The collections span five specialized departments documenting local mining operations, trade routes, natural history, and archaeological finds.
The institution was founded in 1823 and became Western Siberia's first museum. Its creation resulted from efforts to commemorate 100 years of mining operations in the Altai region.
The permanent exhibitions present sections dedicated to Altai's natural environment, ancient civilizations, indigenous communities, and regional traditions. Visitors can observe how people lived and worked across different periods of the area's past.
Visitors should know the museum spans multiple floors and requires good mobility for browsing. Plan adequate time to explore the different departments as the collections are quite extensive.
The museum functioned initially as a scientific institution with restricted access during the 19th century, presenting select pieces rather than full collections. Certain artifacts were displayed at Moscow's 1879 Anthropological Exhibition.
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