In the town of Pechora, Komi Republic is the famous museum of local history, popular not only among the inhabitants, but also visitors to the city. His work, he began July 31, 1969 as a museum volunteer. The founder of the museum was Peter Ivanovich Terentiev, who has invested a lot of effort and work in the process of creating a museum and many exhibitions. The very first museum exhibition was "Lyapinskaya bread", which became a kind of dedication to the events of the Civil War in the Pechora River. In mid-1973, the museum moved into a two-storey building on the street Sovetskaya, house 33, which is until now.

Officially, the museum was opened June 29, 1975 and, two years later, was awarded the status of the state, after which he became one of the branches of History Museum of the Komi Republic. In 1993, the museum became completely independent and today is dominated by the municipality.

As for the exhibits of the museum, the permanent ones are: "Pechora district and Pechora in the 40s of the 20th century", "Pechora region from ancient times to the early 20th century", "Selhozlag" Cedar Shore "and" Formation and Pechora growth. "

Since 2001, in the local history museum began to enter the school museum titled "Repentance". Number of museum items at the beginning of 2009 amounted to 63 thousand 41 thing.

The work of the museum is actively developing in several areas related to the implementation of modern digital technologies, for the establishment of electronic reference books and catalogs. For example, the "archive of memory" - a database that tells about pechortsah that participated in World War II, a personal catalog called "the 70th anniversary of Bulgakova MJ" and "One hundred Pechora streets" - a popular history Guide and many others.

Of great importance in the work and activities of the museum covers the project activities. Historical museum was able to implement the project "The path to civil society and to educate young people." In collaboration with the City of Pechora and some other public organizations was set up a project aimed at the development of ethno-tourism in the area of ​​the Middle Pechora - "Golden coast of the Pechora." Together with the "Memorial" was life, and the "Virtual Museum of the Gulag."

One of the most interesting collection of items the museum began ethnographic household objects, various tools, clothing, fishing and hunting Mid-Pechora 19th century - early 20th century. Considerable interest is and archaeological collection, numbering 279 items, in which you can see paleontological objects Byzova parking, for example, mammoth tusks and bones, tools made of stone and many other things.

With regard to natural science collections, it is worth noting a unique collection of minerals found in the area of ​​Polar Urals, which was handed over to the Museum of Ukhta geologists. There is to be a collection of coins, numbering 1 540 units, as well as departments of early printed books and manuscripts.

Collection of Old Believers items includes manuscripts and collections, objects of worship and spiritual phonorecording some verses that were collected as part of the expedition of scientists KSC UB RAS. During the 1990s, the museum fund was formed creations of local artists arts and crafts and fine arts.

The meetings History Museum occupies a place of honor Pechora collection of objects and things of the Great Patriotic War, including letters from the front, death notices and photographs. The most valuable items have become card account mobilized soldier in the Red Army, which had been donated to the museum military offices urban city Pechora.

As part of the museum's activity running society "Memorial", the leading collection of historical information on the subject of political repression in the Pechora and Pechora region. It is necessary to highlight Kedrovoshorsky archive for the period 1940-1950-ies.