The Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum of Perm Pre-Ural, which is part of the Faculty of History at Perm State Humanitarian-Pedagogical University, was opened in 2003. Its main task is educational. Students of the Faculty of History, studying archaeology and ethnography, as well as related disciplines such as special courses, can visually familiarize themselves with various exhibits.

In addition, the museum offers tours for everyone interested. In recent years, it has been visited by hundreds of schoolchildren, students, and simply those curious about the history of the region.

Currently, a program called "Museum for All" is being developed, aimed at creating conditions for museum visits for people with visual and hearing impairments. Such practices have long been common in Europe and will undoubtedly be in demand in Russia and Perm.

A unique feature of the museum is that some exhibits can not only be seen but also touched, creating an atmosphere of closeness to the past. The intimacy of the museum contributes to a cozy environment and allows visitors to feel a connection with their ancestors.

During the reconstruction of the Perm Regional Museum, which lasted about two years, this museum was the only one in Perm where extensive archaeological and ethnographic exhibitions could be seen. The museum now has two rooms: an exhibition hall of 46 sq. m and a research laboratory of 128 sq. m, where the main collections are stored and an experimental base is located.

French paleoanthropologist and archaeologist Professor Henri de Lumley, upon visiting the museum, noted its significance as an independent object of museum affairs and suggested using it as one of the foundational points for creating the Museum of Earth History, Paleontology, Paleoanthropology, and Archaeology of the Kama Region in Perm.