The decision to create a museum of military and labor glory in Semiluki was made in March 1965. Teachers, students, employees of the district military enlistment office, workers from industrial enterprises, and residents of the city and district participated in its creation. From March to May 1965, they collected a wealth of materials about the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War, as well as the revolutionary past of the district. The museum opened its doors on May 8, 1965.

The first reconstruction of the museum took place in 1985, and in 2017 it was updated again and received the status of a historical and local history museum.

The modern exhibitions of the museum illuminate the past of the region, the glorious traditions of the Semiluki land, and the people whose examples inspire the preservation of memory and creation, leaving a good legacy. The museum's exhibits, which testify to ancient times, extend the history of the region by four hundred million years.

Today, visitors can see in the museum's showcases Devonian mollusks, quartz and flint plates, fragments of ancient tools, mammoth bones, weapons and household items from the Bronze and early Iron Ages, as well as learn about the life of ancient Slavs. The museum tells about ancestors, participants in the events of 1812, the First and Second World Wars, as well as the achievements of modern workers in the district.