Museum sights in Ulyanovsk
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Historical Cultural Centre
The gigantic concrete Historical Cultural Centre has, on the 1st floor, an interesting and politically neutral exhibition on Lenin’s and Kerensky’s boyhoods and a large exhibition on the history of Russian communism till perestroika, which is shy about Stalin’s repressions and completely avoids any controversy regarding Lenin.
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Simbirsk Gymnasia
Lenin's former high school now houses the classic Simbirsk Gymnasia. When young Vlad finished school (with a gold medal, of course), his report card said he was 'highly capable, hard-working and painstaking…a top scholar in all forms'. Today, the museum shows old-school classrooms (literally) and dioramas of old Simbirsk.
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Regional Art and Local Studies Museum
Goncharov was the most revered Simbirsk native until the October Revolution. The Regional Art and Local Studies Museum was built specially to commemorate the author and became the architectural symbol of Simbirsk.
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Girls' School
Several buildings from the Ulyanov family era feature small museums, such as the first girls' school. Other buildings include the old Simbirsk police and fire stations (Nos 43 and 47).
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Public Library
The 19th-century public library has been turned into a museum, with exhibits of old books, maps and other documents from the archives.
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Museum of Folk Art
The house where Lenin was born is now a Museum of Folk Art, with a small collection of local paintings and crafts.
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Museum of Simbirsk City Life
A house on ul Lenina, which the Ulyanovs rented from a local priest, hosts the Museum of Simbirsk City Life.
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