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Tour to Tatlsy museum

We offer you fascinating tour to the museum of wooden architecture Taltsy. Taltsy museum is situated in a picturesque place on the right bank of the River Angara 47 km from Irkutsk. It’s a unique repository of monuments of history and culture of East Siberia folks. The territory of the museum is 67 hectars.

45It contains 40 history and architecture monuments and 8000 exhibits of great historic importance. The first wooden buildings of the museum were removed from the floodable zone of Ust-Ilimsk reservoir. The museum was founded in 1966. In 1980 the museum received its first visitors. On 20th February 1995 the Russian Federation President issued a decree about making Museum Taltsy an object of national history and culture heritage.

During the tour to Taltsy museum you`ll see 13 architecture complexes with 36 wooden buildings on the territory of the museum. They get the visitors acquainted with material and spiritual culture of Near-Baikal nationalities – Russians, Buryats, Evenks. The museum expositions tell about everyday life, customs and traditions of Near-Baikal nationalities in late 19th / early 20th century. Original and magnificent Siberian folk architecture attracts a special attention of tourists.

46Local festivities and holidays with folk music groups performances regularly take place on the territory of the museum Taltsy. In February-March it is the Pancake festival, in April – Easter, in June – the Trinity, in July – All Russian Saints Day, in August – Spas. 

On the museum territory there is a café offering traditional Russian cuisine dishes and good parking area.

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