The museum network of the Republic of Tatarstan is one of the steadily growing tourism branches. It consists of around 70 museums, including of these, state museums and museum-reserves with many affiliates. Many museums in the republic are founded and developed by private and/or local initiatives, but often with municipal and state support. Museum personnel is mostly represented by professionals and scientists, as well as highly educated and idea-driven enthusiasts. Expositions of many local museums are collected by locals and are usually a part of educational programs. It is highly advised to check the accessibility of some regional/district museum objects before visiting, due to irregular working times.
- Chak-chak museum
- Local history museum in Zainsk
- Local history museum of Aktanyshsky district
- Local history museum of Alkeevsky district, n.a. S.M. Lysenkov
- Museum of Gaziz Kashapov
- Museum of Khasan Tufan
- Local history museum of Aksubaevsky district
- Museum of Kryashens (Baptised Tatars)
- Historical and Ethnographic Museum of Gayaz Iskhaki
- Local history museum in Almetyevsk
- Museum of Alexandr Arbuzov and Boris Arbuzov
- Museum of the city history in Chistopol
- Kazan Kremlin State Historical and Architectural museum-reserve
- Ethnographical museum at Kazan Federal University
- Shishkin Memorial House
- Sharif Kamal’s Memorial Flat
- Saidashev Museum
- Nazib Zhiganov Memorial Flat
- Musa Jalil Memorial Flat
- Lenin Memorial Museum
- Lenin Memorial House
- Maksim Gorky Literary-Memorial Museum
- Literary Museum of Gabdulla Tukay
- Boratynskyi Museum
- Baki Urmanche Museum
- Konstantin Vasiliev Memorial Museum
- National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan
- State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan
- Naberezhnye Chelny Picture Gallery
- Bolgar State Reserve of History and Architecture
- Gabdulla Tukay museum complex
- Local history museum “Peoples friendship”
- Old-Kazan (Iske-Kazansky) historical-cultural museum and natural reserve
- Almetyevsk Picture Gallery n.a. G. Stefanovskyi