In Lyssva, two things are well-known: helmets and enamelware. The Lyssva Metallurgical Plant, also known as Plant No. 700, produced all the steel helmets that protected our soldiers during the Great Patriotic War. The exhibition of the Helmet Museum touches the soul deeply when you learn how Old Ural, his daughters, grandchildren, and even five-year-old great-grandchildren made incredible efforts to create these reliable steel helmets.

The production of enamelware also began at the Shuvalov Metallurgical Plant, owned by the Shuvalov family, who owned the entire Lyssva Mining District. Although it seems that making enamelware is a simpler and more down-to-earth task, it also requires skill. If an artist can rejoice in an unexpected effect after firing, at the plant, an unconventional product is sent to waste. The modern exhibition "Secrets of Lyssva Enamel" at the Count Shuvalov House details the complexities and development of the enameling craft at the plant, including events from the Civil War period.

Artistic products were also created at the plant: hand-painted dishes, pre-war propaganda objects, and amazing enamel samovars. Looking at old coffee pots, cans, and mugs, one wonders: why are these items so charming? Are they truly better than modern ones, or does time give them significance and charm? It is a pity that the plant does not produce items based on old samples, but it is pleasing that the enterprise thrives and produces many useful and beautiful enamel items. Right in the museum, you can purchase any new shiny vessel that will gain its charm over time.

Lyssva is one of the largest industrial cities in the Perm region. Its development is linked to the construction of the Lyssva Iron and Steel Plant in 1785. From a mining settlement, Lyssva transformed into a historical city of the Kama region.

The Lyssva Museum was established in 1957 at the initiative of veterans and local public organizations. From 1960 to 2008, it held the status of a factory museum of the Lyssva Metallurgical Plant. In April 2008, after the management structure of the plant changed, the museum became a municipal institution. Its collection contains over 10,000 items.

Thanks to regional projects from the Ministry of Culture, new exhibitions with interactive programs have appeared in the museum, attracting not only the residents of Lyssva but also the entire Ural region. In December 2009, as part of the "Lyssva, a Cultural Deposit" program, the mono-museum "Helmet Museum" was opened.

The museum's exhibition hall hosts thematic, artistic, and commercial exhibitions. Documents regarding the acquisition of the plant by Countess V.P. Shuvalova, descriptions of the Lyssva Mining District, personal collections of famous Lyssva residents, factory products from the 19th century, and a collection of 20th-century enamelware hold great value.

In 2010, the museum became a participant in the project "Cities, Factories of Perm Krai" and received funding to update the exhibition related to the history of the Lyssva Mining District. The creative team developed the concept of the exhibition "Lyssva Plant of Count Shuvalov, Center of the Lyssva Mining District," including visual design with interactive elements.

One of the halls is presented in the form of a stylized waterwheel, which powered hammers for crushing ore and reworking cast iron and steel. Visitors learn about the formation of the mining empire in the Perm region under the leadership of V.N. Tatishchev, about iron caravans along the Chusovaya River, and the industrial enterprises of the Lyssva Mining District. It also tells the story of Varvara Alexandrovna Shakhovskaya, who founded the Lyssva Iron and Steel Plant in 1785.

Photographs and documents introduce the history of the owners of the Lyssva Plant, the Shuvalovs, and the modernization of the plant by Count P.P. Shuvalov. The design of another hall features structures reminiscent of the ceilings of the open-hearth factory, created according to the project of G.V. Shukhov. The interior of the manager's office of the Lyssva Mining District recreates the working environment of technical specialists.

In December 2014, as part of the project "Museum Center in the House of Count Shuvalov," a new exhibition "Secrets of Lyssva Enamel" was opened. Lyssva enamel is an industrial and artistic brand of the Ural region with a century-old history. The specifics of its production were kept secret for a long time. Polish specialists working at the Shuvalov plant did not share the technology and took all documents after the revolution. In 1921, Professor E.V. Kuklin rediscovered the secret of making Lyssva enamel.

Workers at the plant's artistic workshop skillfully used enamel as a means of agitation in the 1930s. A special secret became the ability to use the firing process of enamel as an artistic technique, in which artists Stepan and Elena Kolyupanov excelled, whose works are kept in the largest museums of the Ural region.

The exhibition "Secrets of Lyssva Enamel" is built on the principle of "open secrets" and combines themes of enamel as jewelry and fine art, as well as a means of propaganda and agitation. The exhibition features exhibits from other museums and private collections. The Department of Industrial Design at the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts expressed interest in collaborating on the creation of the exhibition.

The exhibition includes an interactive enameling workshop, where under the guidance of an artist, visitors can create a design on an enamel plate and fire it in a muffle furnace, draw a decal, and participate in an industrial design competition.

The museum features the "Artist's Shop" of the creative association "Palette," where you can purchase works by artists, books by local authors on the history of the city, poetry, and prose. The "Artist's Shop" is open according to the museum's working hours.