Welcome to the website of Arkhangelsk regional museum of local lore, history and economy! We did our best to create it to be interesting and useful to you. Arkhangelsk regional museum is one of the oldest in the country. It’s exhibitions will introduce you to the rich nature and history of the Russian North. Arkhangelsk and the Russian North (Pomorye) played an exceptional role in the history of the country and you will feel it, having visited the age-old vaulted interiors of The Merchant Yard and seen the splendid monuments dating back to XII – XVIII centuries. There you will find out that the coast of the White Sea is one of the largest deposits of the Vend fauna in the world – the first living multicellular organisms on Earth, which existed between 650 – 550 million years ago will see large collections of river pearl that decorated Russian women’s clothing, carved bone caskets from Kholmogory known as ‘Arkhangel boxes’ in Europe. You will be told that the Russian tri-colour was first hoisted in Arkhangelsk . The region owns the largest diamond pipe in Europe and that ‘Dervish’ is not only a medieval pilgrim but also the name of the first Allies’ sea convoy during the World War II. Come to our museum. I am sure you will learn a lot of new and interesting facts for you. The head manager Vladimir A. Lubimov
