UMMC Museum Complex
museum in Russia
The UMMC Museum Complex (Russian: Музейный комплекс УГМК), fully the UMMC Museum Complex of Military and Civil Equipment (Russian: Музейный комплекс УГМК военной и гражданской техники), is a museum complex located in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. The private museum is dedicated to the mechanical and military history of the Ural Federal District. The complex, which constitutes three museums (military, automotive, aviation), is funded by the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company and houses a substantial collection of vehicles and other artifacts.
Description
Background
The Russian Urals has a long history of manufacturing as the region's natural resources made it conducive to industrial activity. During World War II, the region underwent a massive change as its industries were geared towards producing war materials. In addition, the relative remoteness of the Ural mountains provided safety from the German invasion of the Soviet Union; as such, factories and their workers were evacuated from Western Russian and relocated to the Urals, leaving a further martial legacy in the region.
Military Museum
The military museum opened in 2005 in preparation for the 60th anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II (referred to as the Great Patriotic War in Russia). Funding for the museum came from the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC, in Russian: “Уральская горно-металлургическая компания”, abbreviated in Угмк), a major industrial conglomerate headquartered in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. The museum has since hosted several exhibitions, and in 2011 construction finished on a new visitor center. A 3-story exhibition hall is also located on site.
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