Museum of the City Duma

The building of the city Duma constructed in the 30th years of the XIXth century is regarded as a prominent architectural memorial that forms a historical center of Tyumen. The building is decorated with a tower striking clock manufactured by the farmer A. Trusov from the Uspenski district. At present the ground floor of the building contains exhibition halls of the Tyumen museum of local lore, history and economy. The halls are intended for regular exhibitions. On the first floor there is a stationary exposition ‘Museum and Nature’ representing palaeontological exhibits, flora and fauna of the Tyumen region. A skeleton of a mammoth is by right considered a most impressive exhibit. Skeletons of a bison and a fleecy rhinoceros found in the vicinities of Tyumen at the end of the XIXth century are also of great interest.

Apart from palaeontological exhibits the exposition contains a rich zoological collection including stuffed animals and birds dwelling within the Tyumen region. Among them there are such rare types as a pink flamingo and some others. The entomological collection presents about 10 thousand insects. The most ancient samples out of the palaeobotany collection can be dated the tertiary period, that is 20-25 million years ago.