Ethnographic Museum in the resort village Lazarovsky introduces its guests to the national culture of the indigenous inhabitants of the Black Sea coast - the Circassians-Shapsugs, as well as the interesting history of immigrants from the countries - Russia, Georgia and Turkey in Sochi, during the second half of the XIX century. and the beginning of the XX century. The museum is located near the central square of the village, in the street Victory. The museum exhibition is located in the mansion of the merchant Papadopoulos, built in the early XX century.

The official opening took place Lazarevsky ethnographic museum in 1990. His organization actively participated Russian Ethnographic Museum, National Museum of the Republic of Adygea and others.

The museum features relics of the age of 4-5 thousand. Years. Here you can also see the collection of weapons, objects of everyday life of the Middle Ages found in burial mounds "Circassian graves" in Sochi, rare books and photographs. In total, the museum has about 1000 exhibits.

Visitors to the museum can learn many interesting facts about the dolmen culture that has spread in the region in the III - II millennium BC., And see the tools Shapsugs. Shapsugs were skilled herdsmen and farmers, beautiful gunsmiths, blacksmiths and potters. Guests can enjoy the museum adygskoj female festive clothes of dark velvet and embellished with golden embroidery, gold buckles and silver braid.

Not far from the Lazarev ethnographic museum located the remains of coastal fortifications of Fort Lazarev. Near the Regional Hospital are the ruins of the fortress bastions and ramparts, and also stores since the founding of the fort gun "Unicorn".