Museum of Sergiev Posad, Historical museum in Sergiev Posad, Russia.

The Museum of Sergiev Posad is a state museum-reserve founded in 1920, with its collections shown across four buildings in the town centre. These include the Riznitsa inside the Trinity Lavra, the Konny Dvor complex on 1st Udarnoy Armii Street, the local history department on Ovrazhny Lane and the main building on Krasnoy Armii Avenue. Its more than 110,000 items span Russian culture from the 14th to the 21st century.

The museum was created by a decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR signed by Vladimir Lenin on 20 April 1920, converting the Trinity Lavra's art treasures into a museum. A commission formed in 1918, including Pavel Florensky and Yuri Olsufiev, prepared its structure. In 1929 it was renamed the Sergiyev State Historical, Art, Everyday Life and Anti-Religious Museum.

The museum reflects how Sergiyev Posad developed as a pilgrimage center around the monastery and shaped the town's identity over time. You can see this connection through the displayed objects and documents that show how faith influenced daily life here.

The museum sits near the monastery complex and is easily reached on foot from other town attractions. Plan to spend several hours here to view the collections thoroughly and take in the surrounding area.

The museum's core collection came from the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, including items of medieval Russian art. The commission that prepared the museum in 1918 included Pavel Florensky and Yuri Olsufiev, most of whom were later repressed.