Miasskiĭ gorodskoĭ kraevedcheskiĭ muzeĭ, Regional museum in Miass, Russia.
The Miasskiĭ gorodskoĭ kraevedcheskiĭ Museum is a repository of local history and natural knowledge in the industrial city of Miass in the Ural region. It houses thousands of objects that document the geology, natural environment, and economic development of the area.
The institution was established in November 1920 and documents the transformation of Miass from an early settlement into an industrial city. Growth during the Soviet period left a deep mark on the city, which the museum traces through its collections.
The museum's ethnographic collection was built up through its own expeditions to surrounding villages and includes furniture, household utensils, tools and clothing typical of the Miass district. Its rare book section holds religious and secular literature, encyclopedic dictionaries, publications of the Ural Society of Natural Science Lovers (UOLE) and books printed in private presses of the Miass factory. The staff also publish a local history collection titled "Istoki" (Sources).
The museum is centrally located in Miass and is easy to reach. The exhibitions are accessible to visitors of different ages and offer guided tours along with educational programs.
The first exhibits came in 1918 through Lev Kulik of the Academy of Sciences, who bought works from the Ural Society of Natural Science Lovers; mineral and rock collections and herbarium specimens from the Ilmen Mountains followed. After the retreat of Kolchak's forces from Miass in 1919, the museum received paintings, cast-iron art, furniture and stuffed animals from I. Bardin's workshop.
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