Petropavlovsk District Museum of Local Lore

The museum's collection contains 3,609 exhibits, including 2,830 in the main collection and 779 in the scientific-auxiliary collection.

Exhibition Halls:

• "History of the District's Settlement"
• "Life and Household Items of Peasants in the Late 19th – Early 20th Centuries"
• "Archaeology and Nature of the District"
• "Peasant Life in a 'Russian Izba'"
• "History of the District's Formation and Development (Soviet Period)"
• "Soldiers and Wars of the 20th Century"

Unique exhibits and a rich ethnographic collection tell about the settlement, life, and customs of ancestors from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Tools of labor speak of the hard peasant work. Household items made by village craftsmen tell their stories. Here you can find peasant clothing made from homespun cloth and fabric samples. Patterned weavings demonstrate the high skill of the weavers.

Documents, letters, awards, photographs, and personal belongings of participants in the Great Patriotic War and local wars in Afghanistan and Chechnya tell of great feats and courage.

Temporary exhibitions present the history of the district's formation and development, the achievements of working people, and the development of agriculture, administration, healthcare, education, culture, and sports.

The museum works with visitors of all ages and categories. It participates in regional campaigns: "Immortal Regiment," "Right to Childhood," and "Night of Arts." Search work is being conducted on famous and interesting people who once lived in the Petropavlovsk district. Museum events are covered in the district newspaper "Udarnik," on the website of the Altai Krai Department of Culture and Archival Affairs, and on the social network VKontakte.

The museum hosts various tours, exhibitions, and events.

To be specified at the museum.