Boksitogorsk center for the history and culture of the native land is in the city of Boksitogorsk on Sovetskaya street, 6. The center opened in 1997, so it has been for 15 years to please the many inhabitants of the city and more new exhibits. After the decision on opening of the Museum needed to take care of its location. The Department of culture gave the decision to place a cultural center in the building previously existing kindergarten building which was built in 1947. Previously the building underwent extensive repair and restoration work, which resulted in two of the four existing halls have been renovated and prepared for exhibition space. After some time, these preparatory works were carried out in the other two halls.

Starting its work, the heritage centre has set for itself the most important directions in the work, among which are marked: scientific and research, scientific and stock work, educational and exhibition activities. Today the head of the center is Ivanova Larisa Mikhailovna – active person seeking to broaden the activities.

In the center of history and culture operates and presents to visit three exhibition halls. The first room is a permanent exhibition, which for a sufficiently long period of time does not leave the walls of the institution. She is devoted to the historical development of alumina refinery, located in the hometown Boksitogorsk and is called "From where generations of bauxite ore to date".

The other two rooms reserved for seasonal exhibitions. For example, in one of the halls photographs were exhibited Musinov Ruslana is one of the editors of the newspaper "New way" and Rudykh love – his correspondent. The exposition includes candid photos, and the unique beauty of the nature here.

Another exhibition hall called "Russian house" – here are the non-permanent exhibition dedicated to the applied arts and crafts exhibitions. One of the most interesting exhibits was the one dedicated to the holidays of Easter and carnival. Particularly interesting was the exhibition devoted to the new year holidays, in a program which included a contest "the Snowmen". It should be noted that in this hall are held in the evening over a Cup of warm tea and also heated discussions of folk crafts and a celebration of the old Russian holidays. Here you can see a large collection of samovars, numbering about 30 copies.

Especially popular among visitors is the exhibition entitled "Time and things", which fully reveals the essence of things and their development and transformation over time. For example, you can see the first phone Dating back to Peter the great times.

With regard to the photographic business, lovers photos enjoy the works of talented photo artist Vladimir Evgenievich Zagarskikh, which has always been popular due to its uncomplicated types of natural landscapes of his native land. At one exhibition presents two exhibitions of works by famous masters of the River Ragusha" and "Landscapes of the area". A remarkable feature of the exhibitions is that they are accompanied by verses Polishchuk V. F., which perfectly complement the photos.

It should be noted that the work of the center of culture and history lies not only in the presentation of the exhibits, because the center for a long time conducts various paddling trips designed to acquaint the present generation with the nature and history of these places. In addition, several times a year for young people in the city are interviewed regarding the consideration of historical and cultural issues.