Museum ID Papanin set up in 1989 in the house where he was coming in Borok, lived and worked. The museum is located on the territory of the former estate of NA Morozov, a famous revolutionary, which today houses the Institute of Biology of Inland Waters. ID Papanin. This institution is one of the leading departments of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which deals with current environmental issues associated with inland waters.

The Institute was created here is not accidental. After NA Morozov was not only a revolutionary leader, but also a famous scientist. Nikolai, settling in Borok, continued his scientific work and widely communicated with prominent scientists of his time. In 1932, he opened a "house of work and rest" for scientists. This was the starting point for the organization here in 1938, "Upper Volga base" for exploring the study of the dynamics of wildlife and vegetation, soil processes.

Borok transferred to the Institute of Evolutionary Morphology and transformed into "Biological hospital" with its own staff. In 1946. after the death Morozova estate passed the hospital, and he was transformed into a research station "Borok" them. ON. Morozov. In December 1951 in Borok it was sent authoritative commission chaired by ID Papanin, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, to determine the further fate of stations. In 1952 it was decided to reorganize the Scientific Research Biological Station "Borok" in the scientific basis for activities aimed at the study of artificial reservoirs. The station was equipped with all necessary modern equipment, to provide the necessary laboratories fleet for scientific activities. ID Papanin temporarily appointed director Nibs.

Rapid development and prosperity Bork. The author and implementer of this growth was the ID Papanin, the world-famous polar explorer, Rear Admiral, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, holder of nine orders of Lenin and the winner of other awards, Head of marine expeditions of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. He was a legend, had a strong hand, a sober mind, discipline and kindness. His life was full of adventures and feats of creative labor.

The house in which the museum is located, was one of the first houses here, "Finnish" built in the 1950s. He stands in a small birch grove mansion, near the laboratory buildings of the Institute of Biology of Inland Waters. This shield wooden house has retained its internal shape exactly as that was when Papanin. All things here emphasize the simplicity and modesty of the home owner. The museum houses memorial 5 rooms: dining room, hall, kitchen, office, bedroom, bathroom. Here, two exhibition areas: a glazed veranda and a former storage room, there is also a vestibule with a porch and utility room.

On the veranda presented doborkovsky Papanina period of life in the form of photographs and documentary photographs. Here you can see pictures of Civil, and then World War II, polar expeditions, period of the Geographical Society.

The museum boots in which ID Papanin walked the North Pole, his radio and the gramophone, which gave him an enthusiastic Americans on the occasion of his return to the ice floes. Visitors can see the counter-admiral jacket polar explorer, his uniform cap and covers from his hunting rifles.

In the dining room, where the owner received guests - buffet, sofa with a calico cover, extendable dining table, covered with a white tablecloth, chairs, two armchairs, a plain pictures on the walls. There were organized business meetings, conducted interviews with staff, sometimes quite sharp.

In the study, which also serves as a bedroom, you can see the writing desk with two cupboards, metal bed, covered with a blanket pique, TV, radio, chairs, armchair. On the walls - two paintings, dated 1938, which are oil-painted and are dedicated to the hero of the Arctic. On his desk - a wooden ink device that Papanin presented to pupils of children's commune in 1934

The kitchen - home-made kitchen furniture, gas stove, boiler steam heating.

In the central room exposition tells about the history of the Institute of Biology of the documents and materials. In the hallway is a simple bedside table and a clothes hanger.

The museum is visited while in Borok on seminars, conferences, meetings, workshops and consultations guests. Also, the museum is interesting to foreign tourists. Most tour groups visit the museum of the students who come here from different cities of the region.