Museum of the History of the Don Cossacks , located in Novocherkassk, near the cathedral , is a museum complex, which includes in addition to the main display rooms several branches: The Chieftain's Palace, the memorial house - museum of artists Grekov , I. Krylov, poet Vladimir Kalmykov , and the Museum Exhibition Hall.
This is the first museum in the Don region and southern Russia.
In 1886-87 gg. formed a committee on the device of Don Museum chaired by the Assistant chieftain of the Civil IM Dobrynin. In 1894 construction began on the building for the museum designed by the academician A. Yashchenko, in which the museum is today.The construction was carried on public donations and funds allocated by the military treasury. November 22, 1899 opening of Don Museum . His offices were : prehistoric, historic, natural- , library and historical archive, and since 1900 has a special department and military regalia.Since then , more than a hundred years the museum has continuously not only preserves the historical memory , but also constantly accumulating it in their collections and exhibitions. The first director ( manager ), the museum became a State Councillor H. Popov, Don historian and archaeologist who remained in office until the end of 1920.
Address: 346 429 , Novocherkassk , Rostov Region, st.Chieftain , 38.
hours: 10. 00-18 . 00, a day off - Monday.
Directions: from Rostov bus number 101 from the Suburban Bus Terminal , then - the bus number 1 or number minibuses number 1a , 30, 22 to Supermarket :.
-bus 100 from Rostov to the Azov market Novocherkassk , after turning on Pushkin asked to stop at the Hospital.
Phone : ( 863-52 ) 4-13-66 .
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