In the town of Uglich, in the street Spassky, 33 is the Central Museum of the History of hydropower in Russia. The museum was opened on 22 December 2006 in the administration building at Uglich HPP.

The museum building is a two story room, which was built at the turn of 30-40-ies of XX century, which in the past was the urban management Volgolaga. Required project was developed in accordance with not only Russian but also foreign experience in the field of corporate and industrial museum exhibits, considering the newest trends in the issue of the museum exposure. In the process of equipping the Museum of the necessary technology - sound image - have been applied special control models and programs.

The museum has eleven rooms in which the exposition tells about the historical development of the hydropower of the USSR and the Russian Federation, the development and the subsequent transfer of power, outstanding people who have reached unprecedented heights in the development of this area, the principles of construction and construction of hydropower stations, hydrological resources of our planet. No country can "boast" a museum of this kind, although its uniqueness has been recognized globally by leading experts in the field of hydroelectric power, as well as honorary members of the International Commission on the issue of large dams.

The first hall of the museum - familiarization. He tells the story of development prospects and the state of Russian power and hydropower. There grasped by imposing substantial part, and summarize all the information available at the museum. Is Memorial Hall, telling how the forces was due to the creation of Rybinsk and Uglich HPP. The hall has a layout designed in a Soviet camp rations of prisoners, a map of the USSR. Old radio makes sounds memories once Volgolaga prisoners.

No less interesting is the hall space, which presents waterworks; You can carefully study the information on the factories that manufacture equipment brands "Electrosila", LMZ and others. It is possible to see models of dams, familiarize yourself with the hydroelectric power stations, and in glass cases, there are a variety of models, including even operating today - a crane Saratov HPP hydro or sectional.

The most relevant information is presented in a hall dedicated to hydropower around the world that are strictly broken down into component parts according to continents and parts of the world. There is an opportunity to learn more about the most powerful and advanced hydropower plant, as well as high dams, reservoirs volume, large companies operating in the field of hydropower.

The exhibition, entitled "The importance of hydropower" is dedicated to the benefits of renewable energy. We can say that in the "real treasure chests hidden" - a wealth of truly clean water power. There is a reference and information systems that tell about the water resources on the territory of the Russian Federation, the largest of the reservoirs and environmental significance.

One of the most interesting and informative halls is the Hall Upper Volga hydroelectric power station, which fully revealed the enormity, the originality and the value of all the technical solutions applied in the construction of Rybinsk and Uglich HPP. It should be noted that it is in the area of ​​the Upper Volga was completely embodied the idea of ​​a full-scale dams. Particularly valuable is the fact that the application of the basis for the construction of cascades principles become almost basic and classic, but is used not only for the construction of hydro-known "Big Volga", but also on some other rivers flowing through the flat surface.

The museum's outdoor exhibition, which fully shows the beauty and scale of the equipment used in hydroelectric power stations.

The museum has a lot of branches all over Russia: Votkinsk, the Volga, Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, Cheboksary, Kama and Zhiguli.