Things to do in Irkutsk, Siberian District: The Best Specialty Museums

September 7, 2021 Vivienne Hutton

Founded in the mid-17th century as a winter quarters for traders and tax collectors, Irkutsk came to prominence in the 1800s. Participants in the Decembrist revolt against Tsar Nicholas I were exiled to Siberia in droves, turning Irkutsk into their cultural center. Today, it’s one of Siberia’s biggest and most important cities, with over half a million people, many universities, many historic churches and museums, and beautiful Lake Baikal, just about an hour away by train.
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1. ArtHouse New Museum Centre

Stepana Razina, 11, Irkutsk 664025 Russia +7 914 003-72-86 http://www.facebook.com/gallerygs
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

ArtHouse New Museum Centre

2. Okno v Aziyu Irkutsk Regional Museum of Local Lore

3 Iyulya, 21, Irkutsk 664022 Russia +7 395 233-62-30 http://www.museum.irkutsk.ru/department/otdel-okno-v-aziyu
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5.0 based on 10 reviews

Okno v Aziyu Irkutsk Regional Museum of Local Lore

3. Museum of Optics and Optical Illusions Fantast

Marshala Zhukova avenue, 36A/1, Irkutsk 664050 Russia +7 395 273-82-11 [email protected] http://www.fantast.center
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Museum of Optics and Optical Illusions Fantast

Ames Room, 3D gallery, Virtual reality Oculus Rift 3D glasses, hang-glider simulator, holograms, sundial, augmented reality,

Sverdlova St., 16, Irkutsk 664025 Russia
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Gallery of Sculpture

5. Landfill Museum

Aleksandrovskiy trakt, 5 km, Irkutsk Russia +7 914 898-98-58 [email protected] http://музейнасвалке.рф
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Landfill Museum

6. Museum of Medicinal Herbs and Minerals

Kultukskaya St., 46, Irkutsk 664009 Russia +7 395 295-84-89 [email protected] http://baikalmuseum.com/
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Museum of Medicinal Herbs and Minerals

Culture of phytotherapy, fangotherapy, aromatherapy, lithotherapy goes back thousands of years, but many aspects of it have been lost over the years of the scientific revolution. All this information is collected and carefully stored in the museum, and pleasantly surprises visitors with its unusual.

7. Sobraniye Speshilova

Sedova, 42/1, Irkutsk 664022 Russia +7 395 243-60-17 [email protected] http://sobraniespeshilov.com
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Sobraniye Speshilova

The Gallery has unique exposition of samovars from private collections.The heart of the “Collection” is the exposition of rare and unique samovars consisting of more than 300 exhibits. Starting in the 18th century, they were all made by various factories and workshops of Russia and other countries.

8. Professor Kozhov Baikal Museum

Suhe-Batora ul., d. 5, Irkutsk 664011 Russia +7 395 233-49-27
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4.5 based on 25 reviews

Professor Kozhov Baikal Museum

9. Sidorov State Mineralogical Museum

Lermontova St., 83, Irkutsk 664074 Russia +7 395 240-50-00 http://www.istu.edu/deyatelnost/vospitanie_kultura/mineralogicheskiy_muzey/
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4.5 based on 40 reviews

Sidorov State Mineralogical Museum

10. Irkutsk-Sortirovochny Station Locomotive Depot Museum

Akademika Obraztsova ul., d. 30, Irkutsk 664013 Russia +7 395 249-56-53
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Irkutsk-Sortirovochny Station Locomotive Depot Museum

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