Palaszewski district history and art Museum located in the small town of Pallasovka, Volgograd region, 300 kilometers from Volgograd, near the border with Kazakhstan. Of Pallasovka is located on the river Torgun (a tributary of the Volga). Railroad Astrakhan – Krasny Kut passes through this town. The name of the city was named in honor of academician of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences P. S. Pallas who explored these places in the years 1773-1774.

The Museum was opened in early 1968, first as a branch Palazzago the Museum of fine arts, and later, with the exposure he received the status of historical and artistic. The Museum does not have a separate building and is located on the first floor of a five storey residential building has three rooms for visitors with an area of about 300 square meters.

Permanent exhibitions of the Museum will have three sections: "the Nature of the native land" - about the flora and fauna Pallasovsky district, the natural monuments of the region – lake Baskunchak and mountain Alganon; "Secrets of the steppe kurgans" - the most unique and rich local history material of the finds found during excavations Sarmatian kurgans in the second half of the last century and irrigation construction; "Pallasovsky the region during the great Patriotic war" - the materials of the countrymen who took part in the fighting during the great Patriotic war.

The art part of the Museum is expertly executed works of painting, graphics and sculpture from private foundations, private collections, galleries, contemporary artists and sculptors. In addition, Museum staff conduct extensive educational work: lectures, excursions, theme nights, and the lessons of history.

Pallasovsky the Museum receives annually about 15 thousand visitors and is the center of cultural and local history work in the area.