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Tour to Taltsy museum
 Architecture and Ethnography Museum Taltsy 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.
It 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.
There are 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.
Outdoor festivities and holidays with folk music groups performances regularly take place on the territory of the museum. 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 an inn offering traditional Russian cuisine dishes, there are convenient car parking lots.
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Tour to Taltsy museum, 3,5-4 h.
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