In 2003, with the opening of the museum, the village of Dubovy Umet became the center of historical and local lore life in the Volzhsky district. The museum's exhibition is unique, as it is the only one in the region that tells the steppe history of the Samara land from ancient times to the present day. In its halls, one can encounter a Stone Age man, a great hunter of the Ice Age, who controlled the forces of nature and conquered such animals as the mammoth and the cave bear. The paleontological collection, the only one in the region, confirms this.

The Wild Field, majestic and unique, showcases the fusion of many cultures, roads, and customs. The main exhibition allows visitors to experience the aroma of steppe herbs just mown by a Umet peasant and to be transported to a real Umet, the first inn on the famous Ural tract. Visitors can personally feel the differences between a steppe house and a regular izba, touching the household items of the 'umetchiks'. Before the eyes of the guests unfold the mysteries of the development of the suburban lands of Samara, the Cossack groups of Bogdan Barbosh and Ivan Koltso, who laid the first road from Samara to Yaik, as well as the hardships and joys of the peasants of the Imperial Ministry and the Soviet Union.

The history of the Volzhsky district and the Samara region has been enriched by outstanding figures such as Fridtjof Nansen, Leo Tolstoy, Nestor Karlovich Genko, Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin, and Alexander Pushkin, whose portraits adorn the museum's halls.

The museum annually hosts over 11 exhibitions on various topics and organizes more than 30 interactive programs. Among them, the ethnographic cycle 'Russian Celebrations' stands out, immersing visitors in the world of folk holidays of the Russian calendar.