In the paper the stages of formation of modern museum landscape in the Urals are traced. Factors are shown that influenced the change and restructuring of museum network, creating of new (state and private) museums, museification of industrial heritage. The concepts of creating and structure of corporative museums, exhibition activity of popular, cultural and art centers are analyzed. The author pays attention to the fact that the expansion of borders of museum world was affected by the process of globalization, rethinking of the XX century events, actual museological tendencies, development of domestic tourism.