The Ural Geological Museum in Yekaterinburg, one of the oldest in the city, was founded in 1937 at the Ural Mining University. In the early years of its existence, the exhibition gained fame far beyond the region, and later it became known abroad.

The UGGU Museum is unique due to its extensive regional exhibition, which includes over 30,000 exhibits of minerals and gemstones, exclusively mined in the Ural Mountains. Visitors can see only a third of this collection on display; the rest is stored in extensive reserves and funds.

The museum features gold, platinum, ornamental minerals such as malachite and rhodonite, as well as gemstones including topazes, emeralds, and amethysts. Some minerals were first discovered in the Urals and named after their location, such as ilmenite and sysertite. Part of the exhibits was donated by local collectors.

A particular pride of the museum is the quartz crystal "Malyutka," impressive in size, standing 1.7 meters tall and weighing 784 kilograms.

The museum has three exhibition halls: geological, mineralogical, and a hall for useful minerals.