The Museum was founded on the 25 of January, 1980. It's located in the building of the secondary school which has the 100 years history. The school is situated in one of the oldest villages of the district. The history of the village is closely connected with the construction of the Transsiberian railway (opened in 1896). The Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Nikolaevich Lyovushkin and the full Holder of the Order of the Glory Fyodor Nikitovich Nedelko were born and lived in Shevchenko/ The Museum has the numismatic department where are represented the coins and banknotes of Russia and of 23 foreign countries.