Local history Museum located in the center of Gelendzhik, will tell its visitors about the fascinating history of this seaside town and the whole black sea coast.

Throughout its history the local history Museum had a lot of drama and joyful events. It is enough that the Museum four times "born" (1909, 1920, 1949, 2004) and twice closed.

At the initiative of M. M. Reinke in December, 1901, was founded the "Society for promoting the improvement of the city-resort of Gelendzhik". In July 1909 Davlatali of Sonnadara solemn opening of the Natural history Museum, located on the estate of M. M. Reinke. It is from this date began Gelendzhik history Museum. The Museum was established on the basis of the archaeological collections of Professor V. B. Sahadeva that was hung in the Lodge M. Reinke. In 1912, the institution was awarded with the diploma and a gold medal for houses archaeological collections, and a year later it was closed.

In 1920, with the assistance of M. M. Reinke Museum again resumed his work, then he was called "the Museum of history and nature". During the great Patriotic war the Museum was destroyed. In may 1949, the Museum was housed in the former school building (Lenin's street, 23). There he nodelta until the summer of 2006 After he was transported to the embankment of Gelendzhik in the former building of the theatre "Toriko". In 2009, the Museum was restored. He acquired the modern design of the exhibits and a wonderful illumination of all rooms.

Today in the historical Museum houses over 70 thousand items, they are placed in five halls: "Nature", "Archaeology", "Old Gelendzhik", "Adyghe antiquities, "In the name of victory." Historical Museum in Noumea is very popular with locals and visitors alike. Here you can learn more detail about the history of the resort, to touch its roots, to look at various ancient artifacts and exhibits.