Department of Preservation of Folk Traditions

The Department for the Preservation of Folk Traditions was opened as the Lyubimsky Museum of Local Lore on January 15, 1971. Currently, the museum's collections number about 3,000 exhibits. In 2016, the Lyubimsky Museum of Local Lore was attached to the regional House of Culture as a Department for the Preservation of Folk Traditions.

Despite the fact that the history of the city of Lyubim dates back to 1538, the department's exposition also includes more ancient objects. For example, the navicular battle axe of the Fatyanovo archaeological culture of the Bronze Age, III–II millennium BC. The department features wooden sculptures by local craftsman Sergei Saar. It is worth noting the sculpture of Ivan the Terrible– the founder of the city of Lyubim. The chain mail presented in the exhibition can be attributed to the time of the foundation of the city. The department's exposition covers the entire centuries-old history of the Lyubimsky Region, including the Soviet period and modern times. Everyday objects of ordinary residents of the city and surrounding villages have been presented here since the end of the XVIII century.