Sverdlovsk Regional Museum – one of the largest and oldest museums of the Urals. It was created December 29, 1870 (January 10, 1871 to present. Art.) On the initiative intellectuals of Yekaterinburg – members of the Ural Society of Naturalists. Today the museum – a major museum association, which includes branches located in the Sverdlovsk region and its capital city of Yekaterinburg.
The museum is connected cooperative and friendly relations with the leading cultural institutions in Russia. At his base since the 1990 s. valid only in the region the center of training of museum conservators program and methodology of the State Hermitage. In 2013, on the basis of the museum established the Center of Innovative Technology Museum. The main exposition telling about the nature, history and ethnography of the Urals, were opened in 2005 – 2012 years. Museum carries out intense exhibition activity, involving partners from leading museums of Russia, Germany, Israel, USA, France etc.
Museum of History and Archeology of the Middle Urals represents expositions and exhibitions telling the story of the Urals from the ancient times to the present.
Nature Museum is the oldest museum of the department. Natural history collection includes about 60 thousands Items. The museum presents the main stages in the formation of the Ural mountains, plants and animals of a bygone era. The most famous exhibits in this section became monolith malachite weighing about 500 kg, the skeleton of a mammoth, shirokorogogo deer, cave bear.
Museum – exhibition complex “House Poklevskii – Kozell” is located in an old mansion, formerly owned by the family of businessman and philanthropist, Polish nobleman A. Poklevskii – Kozell. The main museum exhibition is a collection of unique interior of the XIX century and valuable exhibits, refers to the old life of Yekaterinburg.
Museum of Radio namedafter A. S. Popov located in a building of the XIX century., Which belonged to the priest G. Levitical – relative of radio inventor Alexander Popov. The exhibition tells about the life and work of the technical Popov, the invention of radio, the development of radio and radio in the Urals. The museum has a planetarium.
Art Museum of Ernst Neizvestny. Russia’s first museum of legendary artist, a talented sculptor, philosopher, a native of Yekaterinburg – Ernst Neizvestny.
