The Aikin Central Museum opened its doors on June 12, 1993. It is located in a one-story building that was constructed in 1898 for the Aikin volost zemstvo administration. The museum's exhibition occupies two halls: the ethnography hall and the nature hall, with a total area of 140 sq. m. The ethnography hall showcases the traditional domestic culture of the Komi people living in the lower Vychegda basin.
Material culture is demonstrated through ethnographic items: birch bark products, wooden containers, pestles, as well as wooden items such as mortars and spinning wheels with Mezen patterns, and cooperage products. A separate theme is dedicated to trade in the "Aikin village" in the early 20th century, where one can see scales, a balance, a glass bottle from Smirnov vodka, bonbonnières, samovars, and kerosene lamps. The nature hall's exhibition reflects the natural features of the Ustyansky district and the Republic of Komi. The insect collection includes rare and endangered species of butterflies, the American cockroach, which is particularly interesting to children, as well as stuffed animals such as otters, chipmunks, and stoats, birds, and fish that inhabit this region.
The uniqueness of the museum collection lies in the diversity of museum items and collections stored in its funds. The art collection includes linocuts by Velegzhaninov, as well as paintings by amateur artists from the Ustyansky district, such as M. Tsibenko, Yu. Abanov, and V. Prosuzhikh, who make up the "Golden Fund of the Ustyansky District."
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