Myshkin, the capital of navigation pilots back in its time, keeps the history of the town in this museum of local lore.

Here you will discover anything and everything connected to Myshkin, about the trade that made the town famous back then and provided many generations of river navigation pilots who knew the way around middle grounds and river rocks as well as the fish.

You will find out about Myshkin merchants and noble people, artisans and craftsmen, learn the history of the town through its artifacts, like a working desk of the famous Russian poet, Nekrasov, or books that belonged to the historian Opochin and other things that will bring to life the famous Russian Fleet Admiral Ushakov and many, many more…..