Museum of local lore Photo: Museum of local Lore

History Museum located in the Crimean resort town of Saki on the street Resort, 29, is the only Museum of its kind in the CIS. Dedicated to the history of treatment for the healing mud of Saki lake.

In 1909, when the district Saki mud thanks to the initiative of doctor S. Nalbandov was founded the Museum of the history of mud. During the great Patriotic war almost all the exhibits have been lost to the present day survived only a few dozen.

In may 1955 by the decision of local authorities was opened the Museum of the city of Saki, which was the first in the Soviet Union "resort" Museum, operated on a voluntary basis. The founder and first Director of the Museum of Kosovo A. was in charge of it for 40 years. It was collected memorial materials about famous figures of balneology and medical, talented researchers lakes and mud 19-20 century distinguished surgeon N. Pirogova, the academicians A. Fersman, N. The Kurnakov, N. Burdenko, B. Petrov, A. Semashko, as well as about celebrities, cured Saki mud, and the staff of the resort.

Since 1983, Museum of the resort Saki is a historic home built in 1912 in popular in the early 20th century art Nouveau style. The mansion belonged to I. F. Panov, head of the Saki salt fishing in the early 20th century For visitors the Museum was opened in 1988

Familiarity with the collection of the Museum begins with the ancient period - in those days, there were treated by the ancient Greeks, as evidenced by authentic artifacts - pottery, coins of Chersonesos, an ancient anchors, amphorae. The next section is devoted to the mud in the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century a Separate section of the exhibition dedicated to the great Patriotic war. In the section of nature presents a collection of specimens of fauna and flora of the steppe Crimea and the Black sea. In 2006, the room was opened Ethnography entitled the Life and culture of the Crimean Tatars", which presents examples of household items and traditional clothing.

In 1993 the decision of the Executive Committee in Saky the Museum acquired the status of a city. In 2009 the Museum was returned to its former name.

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