Squirrel Museum
The Squirrel Museum was established on August 1, 2012 by the decision of the Berestovitsky District Executive Committee of July 30, 2012. From now on, work was actively carried out on the creation of the museum's exposition and the search for objects of museum significance. The grand opening of the museum's exhibition halls for visitors took place on October 7, 2014. The profile of the museum is complex, it represents natural science and historical topics, which are revealed by classical and modern innovative forms of museum activity.
The total area of the museum building is 268.78 m2, of which 84.4 m2 are exhibition rooms, 19.0 m2 are storage rooms for funds. The land plot covers an area of 0.115 hectares. The thematic design of the museum begins with the lobby and continues in the four halls of the permanent exhibition.
The first two halls are devoted to natural themes and are dedicated to the squirrel.
So in the first hall there is an aviary cage with a live animal, an interactive map "Squirrels live here", which introduces their habitat, and stuffed exotic representatives.
The emphasis in the second hall is on the diorama of the forest, which corresponds to the natural living conditions of the squirrel.
The third hall reveals the historical theme and introduces the materials of the excavations in Berestovitchin, the owners of the town, famous countrymen and natives, the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Bolshaya Berestovitsa.
The exhibition showcases contain copies of archival documents and the seal of the Veliko Berestovitsky Magistrate, a model of the Kossakovsky Palace, mannequins of warriors, as well as many other exhibits attractive to visitors of different ages.
In a separate showcase of the third hall there are items handed over by the embassies of China and Mongolia and related to the scientific activities of the famous native of Berestovitchina Osip Mikhailovich Kovalevsky - philologist, founder of Mongolian studies.
The third hall is completed with art objects, decorative figurines, toys, books, collections of philately and postcards with the image of squirrels.
The exposition ends with the fourth hall, which is dedicated to the history of Berestovitchina of the twentieth century: from the First World War through the photographic lens of Roman Solovyov, the interwar period through the Berestovitsky Fair to the Second World War through the remnants of military equipment.