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The fort, the merchants, the fires and the changes
History of Irkutsk 2 min read
Irkutsk was founded in 1661 as a stockade on the Angara. In three and a half centuries it has been a trading gateway to China, the capital of a vast governorship, a…
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
Leonid Gaidai lived in Irkutsk until he was 26. A museum and film space named after him is planned to open in early 2028.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
The Rogal Exhibition Centre has already been repaired; the main building, a monument of regional significance, is due to be finished by 31 October.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
The new space in the Window to Asia department takes children from searching for an artefact to its scientific interpretation.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
More than 50 exhibits: design plans of buildings, works by artists and materials on the history of the city’s coat of arms.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
The Window to Asia department shows fragments of a Steller’s sea cow skeleton and objects from the 18th–19th centuries. Open until 1 March 2027.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
The regional museum tells the story of Bolshaya Street, from the palisade of 1726 to its renaming as Karl Marx Street in 1920.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
Between 1826 and 1827, 105 Decembrists were sent to Irkutsk Governorate. Their fates are told through archival documents on interactive panels.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
The exhibition “The Decembrists: Siberia as Destiny”, marking 200 years since the Senate Square uprising, ran until 26 December 2025.
