The city’s historical and ethnographic museum was founded on December 29, 1989. In December 1990, a museum-camp opened 42 km from the city of Megion, representing a reconstruction of the Khanty settlement of the Kazamkin family. This event expanded the activities of the city museum and contributed to the development of ecological and tourism directions.

The museum is engaged in the collection, study, preservation, and use of monuments of nature, culture, and history of the region’s peoples for scientific, educational, and upbringing purposes.

The museum features permanent exhibitions dedicated to the culture and everyday life of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of Western Siberia, as well as the traditional lifestyle of the Russian izba. Throughout the year, various themed exhibitions take place here, which will be interesting for both adults and children. Visitors can learn more about our region, get acquainted with the history of the city, participate in cultural and mass events and holidays, or attend lessons on courage and patriotic education.

Currently, the institution includes several structural divisions. Various city and regional projects are successfully implemented at the Eco Center: the regional festival “Khatlye,” the open city festival “Ivan Kupala,” the festival “Masters and Crafts,” the regional educational and practical conference “We Are Responsible for the Earth,” the conference “Yugra-Dialogue of Generations,” as well as the children and youth scientific and practical conference “Crafts and Industries: Past and Present.” Creative workshops have also been established: the blacksmith workshop “Anvil of Happiness,” the ceramics workshop “Glaze,” and the creative workshop “Masters and Apprentices.”