The Decembrist House Museum in Kurgan, a branch of the Kurgan Regional Local Lore Museum, opened its doors on December 10, 1975.

The museum is located in a building recognized as a cultural heritage site of federal significance and is an architectural monument from the late 18th century. From 1833 to 1837, the Decembrist Mikhail Mikhailovich Naryshkin lived here with his family. Naryshkin, a colonel of the Tarutinsky regiment, came from a noble and wealthy family. After the suppression of the uprising on Senate Square, he was sentenced to hard labor, and in March 1833, along with his wife, Elizabeth Petrovna, who shared his fate, he arrived for settlement in Kurgan. The house they settled in was considered one of the richest in the county town. Exiled Decembrists gathered here, and musical evenings were held. After the Naryshkins moved to the Caucasus, the building housed the county court, the House of Pioneers, a library, and medical courses. In 1969, a decision was made to organize the Decembrist House Museum, and in 1972, its restoration began.

After restoration, it was possible to preserve not only the exterior of the building but also the interior layout, as well as the architectural and decorative elements of the interiors. Thanks to the letters of the house's mistress, Elizabeth Petrovna Naryshkina, it was possible to restore the furnishings of the owners' rooms, the living room, dining room, and library. The museum's furniture is made of mahogany, and some items are made of Karelian birch. The furnishings are complemented by applied art objects made of bronze, porcelain, and silver.

The museum's exhibition successfully combines the memorial part with the historical one, dedicated to the 13 Decembrists who were settled in Kurgan.

Today, the Decembrist House Museum is a hallmark of the city and the region. A monument to Mikhail Naryshkin is installed on the museum grounds. Guided and thematic tours, literary and musical salons, theatrical meetings, and festivals, as well as the city Pushkin celebration, are held here.