The Verkhnyaya Pyshma Historical Museum was opened in 1989. Its exhibitions tell how the small village of Medny Rudnik became the city of Verkhnyaya Pyshma — it is called the ‘copper capital of the Urals’.
The first exhibit of the museum was a white shawl, which originally belonged to Maria Pyankova. She received it as a wedding present in the 1920s from the villagers of Medny Rudnik. In 1979, the shawl was donated to the future museum.
Many writers, local lore scientists and their relatives also made valuable donations to the museum that tell about the history of the region.
Now the museum fund contains more than 23,000 items and 18 collections. They include archaeological finds from the Neolithic era (the 6th — 4th millennia BC), rare Ural minerals and artifacts from the Pyshminsko-Klyuchevsky copper mine.
The first exhibit of the museum was a white shawl, which originally belonged to Maria Pyankova. She received it as a wedding present in the 1920s from the villagers of Medny Rudnik. In 1979, the shawl was donated to the future museum.
Many writers, local lore scientists and their relatives also made valuable donations to the museum that tell about the history of the region.
Now the museum fund contains more than 23,000 items and 18 collections. They include archaeological finds from the Neolithic era (the 6th — 4th millennia BC), rare Ural minerals and artifacts from the Pyshminsko-Klyuchevsky copper mine.
