The museum was founded in 1977. The local history museum of the city of Bogdanovich emerged thanks to the initiative of the public based on the culture department of the Bogdanovich city executive committee. The founders of the museum were Mikhail Ivanovich Sitnikov, Lyubov Dmitrievna Gorodilova, and Raisa Romanovna Shugaley.

The museum's exhibits include items and documents that tell about the history of the city and the region, fostering respect for its historical past. It is the only place in the city that holds a card index with archival data about residents who did not return from the front. A unique part of the museum is a room dedicated to the Russian intelligentsia of the early 20th century, created thanks to a gift from the city. In the center of the room stands a round table with a beautiful tablecloth, and between the windows, a chest of drawers with seven elephants and two elegant vases. Nearby are a sofa and a sideboard for festive dishes. The main item in the room is a piano, which has seen much in its lifetime. Different people have played on it, and its size is impressive. Under the lid of the piano, one can see the inscription: "Supplier of imperial theaters of educational institutions of His Imperial Highness Prince Oldenburg F. V. Schiller." This master, holder of several medals, had a shop on Bolshaya Morskaya Street in St. Petersburg.

The museum also features a collection of rare stones and minerals by Vladimir Mikhailovich Malykh. His passion for minerals began after reading A. E. Fersman's book "Famous Mineralogy" in 1945. Today, the collection includes over 100 exhibits, each with its own story of search and adventure. The museum displays minerals such as azurites, amethysts, stibnites, cinnabar, agates, and others. The geologist made numerous travels across the Caucasus, Crimea, Moscow region, Dnieper region, and the Urals.

The collection of porcelain items from the Bogdanovich Porcelain Factory, built during the ninth five-year plan, is also presented in the museum. The factory began operations in 1973, and its products, including durable plates for dining rooms and hospitals, were in demand both in Russia and abroad. The factory's trademark, depicting the Mistress of the Copper Mountain in the form of a lizard, symbolizes the natural riches of the Urals.

Archaeological finds include exhibits from the Kashinsky settlement, discovered in 1884 by engineer F. Yu. Gebauer. This is the first settlement in the territory of the Bogdanovich district, where fragments of dishes, animal bones, and other household items were found.

The museum conducts thematic excursions, meetings with interesting people, exhibitions, memorial evenings, and educational programs. For schoolchildren, there is a program "Traditions and Customs of the Russian People." Museum staff organize walking tours of the city and a tourist route "The Sovereign's Road, or In Search of the Birch with Black Bark," dedicated to the history of the old Siberian tract.