The Museum of archaeology of Syktyvkar state University officially received the status of a Museum in 1982, although its history has about four decades and is closely associated with the research activities of ethnographers and archaeologists of the University.

The first collection appeared in the Museum 1973.she was presented at the exhibition. In 1978. has been issued a permanent exhibition of archaeological material located in the cultural-chronological order. Somewhat later was decorated ethnographic exhibition. For the opening of the VI world Congress of Finno-Ugric studies in 1985. issued a new exposition, which lasted until 1998. In 1999. when you move the historical faculty of the University in a new building developed the project of the new exhibition, which was to meet the modern requirements. When creating the concept for the exhibit were taken into account the unity of material and spiritual aspects of culture. The exhibition was arranged in the same style. The Foundation of the image was a natural artifacts that are stored in Museum collections. The space of the exhibition was divided into complexes, logically combined into a single unit. Were clearly thought out the aisle seats groups of visitors with regard to maximum convenience for exploring the exhibits.

The Museum complex is made in a neutral colour scheme, which embodies the mythological color representation of the Komi-Zyryans. Museum exhibition in compressed form showcases the history of human adaptation to habitat in North-Eastern Europe, introduces Museum visitors with the traditions of the Komi-Zyryans, shows the organic connection ways of managing with their habitat.

The artistic design of the Museum of archaeology and Ethnography creates the effect of "travel" in time. The representation of artifacts helps to "travel" as in the long term, from the Mesolithic to the 20th century, and in retrospect, from the 20th century to the stone age.

The exhibition begins from the time of the Mesolithic. Special showcase – Adache cave temple, which has been used for a long time. Focusing attention on this cult item in detail to stop on the mythological beliefs of the ancestors. A separate exposition is devoted to the development of metal production in the North-East of Europe.

A special place in the exposition is given to materials that reflect the medieval period of development of these sites. In the Museum space organically inscribed sarcophagi and reconstruction of the burial ceremony, typical of Cuban culture. In the Windows next demonstrates ceramics, metal, silver ornaments, typical for this period.

Lighting of the historical process of human adaptation to Northern life ends with a demonstration of the ethnographic material that introduces visitors to the traditional culture and activities of the Komi-Zyryans: agriculture and cattle breeding, fishing and hunting, homemade productions.

The ethnographic part of the Museum complex are demonstrated, agricultural tools, kitchen utensils, girls ' and women's suits. The male half of society was more mobile, were engaged in fishing and hunting. Therefore, in addition to the main male tools also presents men's suits.

On a separate podium – clay and copper utensils. The runway is located next to the archaeological sites, in which copper and clay artifacts from different archaeological eras. Such exposure allowed figuratively to represent the process of development of simulation technology of utensils in space and in time.

On the Central podium – exhibits that demonstrate the process of making paintings. It is an object of the exposition connects separate sets of exhibits reflecting the main activities of Komi (woodworking and spinning) in the ethnographic part of the Museum.

To increase the exhibition area, the Museum is equipped with cabinets open access, in which there are exhibits that give insight into the development of flint artifacts, metallurgical and ceramic industries, the typology of household items.

Archeological collection of the Museum is famous not only in the Komi Republic. Items from the first Beslanskogo burial are exhibited in the State Hermitage (Saint-Petersburg). The cult objects of plasticity exhibited in the museums of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Tartu (Estonia), and the artifacts from the first Beslanskogo burial in Germany.