Archaeology Museum of Syktyvkar State University officially received the status of the museum in 1982, but its history goes back about four decades and is closely associated with the research activities of the University of archaeologists and ethnographers.

The first collection appeared in 1973, the museum . It was presented at the exhibition .  In 1978 .  It has been issued a permanent exhibition of archaeological material, which is located in the cultural and chronological order .  Later it was framed ethnographic exhibition .  By the opening of the VI International Congress of Finno-Ugric Studies in 1985 .  issued a new exhibit, which lasted until 1998 .  In 1999 .  when moving the historical faculty of the University we have developed a new building project of the new exhibition, which was to meet modern requirements .  When creating the concept of the exposition was taken into account the unity of material and spiritual aspects of culture .  The exposition is arranged in the same style .  The foundation of the image were the natural artifacts that are stored in museum funds .  Exhibition space was divided into complexes logically combined into a single unit .  There were clearly thought out the place is a group of visitors with the maximum convenience for exploring the exhibits .

The museum complex is made in neutral colors, the color that represents the mythological representation of the Komi-Zyrian. The museum exhibition in compressed form shows the history of human adaptation to the environment in the North-East of Europe, familiarizes visitors with the traditions of the Komi-Zyrian, shows the organic connection with the ways of managing their environment.

Artistic solution museum of archeology and ethnography creates the effect of "travel" in time. Reporting System artifacts helps to "travel" as the perspective of mesolit to 20 in., And in retrospect, 20 in. to the Stone Age.

The exhibition begins with the Mesolithic era. In a special showcase - Adakskoe cave sanctuary, which has been used for a long time. Focusing on this iconic object allows you to focus on detail views mythological ancestors. Private complex exposition dedicated to the development of metal production in the North-East of Europe.

A special place in the exposition given materials reflecting the medieval period in the development of these places. The museum space organically inscribed sarcophagi and reconstruction of the burial rites characteristic Vym culture. The windows are displayed alongside ceramics, metal, silver ornaments, typical of this period.

Lighting of the historical process of human adaptation to northern life completed a demonstration of ethnographic material, which introduces visitors to the traditional culture and employment Komi-Zyrian: animal husbandry and agriculture, fishing and hunting, home production.

The ethnographic museum of the complex demonstrated agricultural tools, kitchen utensils, a girl's and women's suits. The male half of society is more mobile, engaged in fishing and hunting. Therefore, in addition to the basic tools of men's men's suits are also presented.

On a separate podium - pottery and copper utensils. Podium is located near the archaeological showcases, in which - the bronze and clay artifacts of various archeological periods. This exposure allowed vividly imagine the development process modeling technology ware in space and time.

On the central podium - exhibits that demonstrate the process of making fabric. This facility connects individual exposure complexes exhibits reflecting the main lessons of the Komi (woodworking and spinning) as part of the ethnographic museum.

To increase the display area in the museum are equipped with cabinets open access, in which there are exhibits, which give an idea about the development of flint tools, metallurgical and ceramic industries, the typology of household utensils.

Archeological collection of the museum is known not only in the Republic of Komi. Items from the first Veslyanskogo cemetery are exhibited in the State Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg). Objects of cult sculpture exhibited in the museums of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Tartu (Estonia), and artifacts from the first Veslyanskogo burial - in Germany.