House-Museum in Borovsk Tsiolkovsky Kaluga region has been opened on a voluntary basis in kontse1960's. In this house lived the great scientist from the spring 1887 autumn 1888, but after some time the museum has ceased to exist. At the beginning of the 1980s. on the initiative of the public, city government Borovsk and Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, it was decided to re-create the museum.

The opening of the museum in a renovated building took place in 1997. The exposition of the museum tells about the life and work of Tsiolkovsky.

Before coming to Borovsk, Tsiolkovsky lived in Moscow, Ryazan, Vyatka. The museum-apartment scientist visitors can learn about his childhood and youth, a scientist Tsiolkovsky family. Here visitors get answers to questions about why Constantine did not graduate from high school Vyatskaya why he sought to educate themselves.

In 1879 in Ryazan, Tsiolkovsky an external exam for the title of teacher of mathematics. At the beginning of 1880 she came to Borovsk intended to district school. Borowski presented during the life of a scientist at the old photos on the plan of the city in 19. Arriving in Borovsk, Tsiolkovsky stopped at a local hotel, located in the central square of the city (building survived to the present day). Here it is worth and the majestic Cathedral of the Annunciation of the 17th century., Which went to the scientist. He often admired and wooden Church of the Intercession of 17-18 centuries. High in the village and the monastery, which was founded in 1444 St. Paphnutius. To this day almost unchanged survived natural and urban landscapes, which took place against the background of the life and work of young scientists.

The exposition of the Museum-apartment tells of friends and acquaintances Tsiolkovsky, who helped and supported the scientist in his Bohr life period. Among them - the investigator Nicholas Vetter, a merchant NP Gluharёv; with Shokin IV Tsiolkovsky studied photography. In Borovsk Tsiolkovsky I met his future wife Varvara Evgrafovna Sokolov, and in 1880 they got married in the village grove in the Church of Nativity. In Borovsk they had four children.

The centerpiece of the exhibition is the reconstruction of the museum laboratory Tsiolkovsky 1880-90 gg., Which was established based on the biography of the scientist, the memories of his wife and eldest daughter, as well as his contemporaries desk Tsiolkovsky with books from his library, fragments of manuscripts written and the drawing accessories, aerodynamic device "spinner" and homemade tin lamp. You can also see various models and devices made by Tsiolkovsky.

Section of the exhibition devoted to the scientific relations, said about Tsiolkovsky as a member of the scientific community of the late 19th century. Scientist acquainted with the works of such great scientists as PM Golubitskiy, IM Sechenov, AG Stoletov, DI Mendeleev. Another section of the exhibition is called "outer space" through the eyes of Tsiolkovsky. "

On the second floor in 2003 it was opened exhibition devoted to Tsiolkovsky as a great teacher, and familiarizes visitors with its pedagogical principles and methods. Before the guests of the museum-apartment appear all schools where it was necessary to teach the Tsiolkovsky. The museum also presents associated with teaching Tsiolkovsky unique archival materials, including recording physics lessons, drawings of physical devices that complied with one of the students on the instructions of the teacher. The museum-apartment you can also see the interiors of the classroom and the office of the diocesan school in Kaluga. In class -shkolnaya parties, the form of the diocesan college student, physical instruments, a telescope.

They can not fail to make an impression on the guests of the museum balloons and snakes, like those made of tissue paper Tsiolkovsky for their students. By snake scientist I tied a matchbox, into which he put a cockroach, then to assess its state of health after the flight. So Tsiolkovsky began his scientific experiments. He also ran a snake in the form of a hawk, which was very similar to a real bird.

Tsiolkovsky taught until 1921 for his pedagogical achievements he received the Order of St. Stanislaus and the Order of St. Anne.