The Bratsk Museum of Local Lore and History

The Museum is located in the local school №1 and was founded in 1967. The museum expositions are presented in chronological order: "Archeology"; "The history of Bratsk - Ostrozhny"; "The life of the inhabitants of the Angara region" presents the following exhibits: clothing, linen tablecloth, knitted tablecloth, lace products, knitted mittens, socks, embroidered products, household items; "Tools of Labor"-a complete cycle of flax processing to finished fabric and clothing is presented; "The history of the school"- this section presents a material about school and education, starting from the day the school was founded; "The inhabitants of Bratsk at the front and in the rear" - during the war years, 76 students and 9 school teachers died in the struggle for the independence of the motherland; "The legendary Bratsk" - the stand is devoted to the building of hydro- electric power station, the city and the first builders. Compiled material about the enterprises of the city. The main activities of the museum: research of material on the history of the native land; research of material about the participants, veterans of the Second World War; research of material about teachers and graduates devoted tothe 160th anniversary of the school.