Museum of the Mologsky Krai

The Museum of the Mologsky Krai named after N. M. Alekseev was opened in 1995 as a department of the Rybinsk Museum-Reserve. It is dedicated to the history and culture of the city of Mologa and the Mologsky district of the Yaroslavl region, which were flooded in the early 1940s as a result of the construction of the Rybinsk hydroelectric power station. Since then, the foundations of the ancient city of Mologa, about thirty rural churches, three monasteries and other architectural monuments have been resting at the bottom of the man-made Rybinsk Sea. More than 130,000 inhabitants of these lands have become internally displaced.

The museum is located in the chapel building of the former Rybinsk compound of the Mologsky Afanasyevsky Convent and is one of the rare islands of the surviving Mologsky antiquity. In the small, cozy halls of the museum, you can not only get acquainted with the history of Mologa, but also feel the special charm of this distinctive corner of the Russian countryside. Sightseeing tours of the museum halls as well as interactive classes with contests, prizes and treats are organized here.: "Market day", "Craft is honored everywhere". The museum displays newsreel footage from the 1930s about the construction of the Rybinsk hydroelectric power station, as well as video recordings of stories from old residents of Vologda.