The Museum of Hydropower Engineering is situated near Uglich Hydroelectric Power Plant. The former two-floor NKVD administrative building of the 30-40th of the twentieth century was re-equipped for the museum. In July 2007 it was opened to the public. This museum was created as an attribute to the memory of those who contributed into the development of hydropower engineering and also to educate and to attract young generation to hydropower engineering. The exposition of the museum comprises three floors, 11 halls which deal with the hydropower engineering of Russia and the whole world, the most outstanding people, who contributed into the development of this sphere, the construction and principles of working of hydroelectric power plants, production and transmission of electricity, energy resources.