Sakhalin Regional Museum of Local Lore

The Sakhalin Regional Museum of Local Lore is one of the oldest scientific centers in the Far East. The rich collection of the museum has been formed for 120 years and is known all over the world. The museum presents over 200 thousand objects on the history and cultural heritage of the peoples of Sakhalin and the Kuriles, including the rarest artifacts of the Sakhalin aborigines (Ainu, Wilta (Oroks), Nivkh). The museum's collections cover the periods from paleontological, development of Sakhalin, Karafuto Prefecture, the Soviet period to modern Russia.

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Address: Коммунистический пр., 29, Южно-Сахалинск; Show on map

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Evgeny Golitsyn

August 8, 2024 01:25 am

A huge museum that reveals the history of Sakhalin since ancient times. It tells about everything: nature, peoples, traditions, development, management and life of the island. The exposition is very voluminous, I advise you to devote a lot of time to studying. The museum is located in the building of the former Japanese administration, and on the territory there is captured Japanese military equipment from the Second World War. There is a work schedule and an important announcement in front of the entrance

The history of the museum
Open-air Museum

About the museum

The museum's exposition is represented by objects found during archaeological excavations, national costumes, boats, coins, stuffed animals, weapons, skeletons, models and many other examples of natural nature and everyday life of residents.

The history of the museum

The first museum in the Alexander Post was opened on December 8, 1896, and in 1937 moved to the current building, which was built by the Japanese authorities to showcase natural history collections.

After the end of World War II, the building was nationalized, while retaining its function as a museum.

On May 11, 1946, the Regional Museum of Local Lore was opened in the building of the Japanese Museum, which continued research work on the history, archeology and ethnography of the region.

Sakhalin Regional Museum of Local Lore

Open-air Museum

The area around the museum is no less interesting than its main part. There are models of houses of Nivkhs, weapons from the period of the Russian-Japanese war, a Japanese school pavilion, a bear log house and a fish drying rack. Sakhalin plants are also represented, which form the picturesque landscape of the island.