"Kolomna Museum of Local Lore"

On the first floor is the hall "Nature and Man in the Kolomna Region from ancient times to the 12th century. Guests of the museum can trace how life arose and developed in the Kolomna land. Climate and nature were one of the reasons for major changes in human life: occupations and tools. The exposition presents unique archaeological finds from the Paleolithic site (12 thousand years BC); a collection of battle polished axes of the Bronze Age (II millennium BC); finds from the early Iron Age (VII century BC - VI century AD) of Dyakovsky culture. The visitor can see the funerary urn and beads from the archaeological monument of the "Dark Ages" epoch (VII- IX centuries) - Shchurov burial ground in Kolomna.

The halls of the second floor present the history of Kolomna since the foundation of the city, which had an important defensive value for the Ryazan and then the Moscow princedoms. There are pottery, smithy, jewelry and wooden products of medieval craftsmen in the exposition.

The second main significance of Kolomna is trade. The visitor's attention is drawn to the ceremonial portraits of the first quarter of the 19th century. The work "Portrait of a Merchantess in a Cherry Shawl" is an image of Kolomna's leading class of the 18th and 19th centuries. There is also an interesting floor clock of English work of the late 18th - early 19th centuries, belonging to the famous Kolomna benefactress M.N. Shevlyagina.

The exposition also tells about the life of the city during the period of industrial and cultural development and about the charitable activities of famous Kolomna residents. A separate complex is dedicated to Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna.

The museum exposition is completed by a hall where items from the former noble manor of Severskoye village are displayed. These are Western European and Russian furniture, porcelain, faience and glassware - objects of the mid XVIII - XIX centuries. Another decoration of the hall are ceremonial portraits of the mid-18th century.

Accessibility for visitors with disabilities: There is a ramp

Visiting is possible in a wheelchair on the 1st floor only. There are tactile exhibits for the blind.

There is no induction loop. A fully equipped toilet for people with disabilities is available in a separate building.