Taman archeological museum located on the street Karl Marx. The museum itself is Taman branch of the Krasnodar Historical Museum and integrates scientific research expeditions, conducting research on the Taman peninsula. Artifacts found in the territory of Taman, transferred to the archaeological museum and its exhibits are. The museum displayed archaeological finds that more than two thousand years. In the museum are exhibits from excavations Phanagoria, Patreyskogo settlement, Germonassa-Tmutarakan, Cape Ruban and others. Collections include Black-glazed pottery, coins, amphorae, terracotta, seals and other artifacts of ancient cultures.

In Russian chronicles mention fabulous Tmutarakan principality, its location long considered controversial among historians and archaeologists around the world. But after the discovery in 1792 Tmutarakan stone during excavations in Taman able to ascertain its position. Finding the stone was of great methodological significance, marking the beginning of the domestic palaeography and epitafiki and caused great interest of scholars in archeology Taman peninsula.

In the XIX century on the Taman arheoploschadke crypts beneath barrows were discovered, archaeologists opened the eyes masterpieces of art: painted vessels, samples of weapons, small plastic, ancient jewelry. Many items excavations joined exposure metropolitan museums and museum in Taman they are presented in electronic format video.

The museum exposition consists of several sections: the history of archaeological research and cultural monuments, life and art of the ancient city of VI century BC - the middle of the XVIII century; history of ancient cities and the Greek settlers of the peninsula from the VI century BC.

Taman advantage of the museum is its special architectural design of the museum building. Two exhibition halls open to the merged sunlight atrium, creating the impression of a single space, adding natural light exposure. The open-air courtyard of growing grapes and roses, giving the impression of poetry and ancient scenes. Rounding out the exhibition a large portrait gallery of famous Russian archaeologists. With their names linked to the broad popularity of the Taman peninsula as a scientific and archaeological laboratories have gone through many generations of researchers.