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Baikal in Winter: Ice, Light and Safety
Winter Baikal means clear ice laced with cracks, pressure ridges, ice grottoes and sunshine almost every day. When to go, where to see the ice and which safety rules you…
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Day of Baikal 2026: scientists’ lectures at the Sukachev Estate and “Melodies of Baikal” on Yunost Island
On 6 September the estate hosted themed venues, a free VR cinema and the master class “Baikal Loaf”.
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The 300th-anniversary summer: the “V Listvyanke Yest” festival runs from 1 August to 3 September
The festival in honour of the village’s anniversary will end with the tenth omul festival.
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A Russian birch festival for Trinity was held on Yunost Island
Wreaths, a round dance around a birch tree and a talk about the “green holy days” — 31 May, admission free.
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Night of Museums 2026: “Native” at Taltsy, the Volkonsky House and the icebreaker Angara
On 16 May cultural institutions of the Irkutsk Region prepared about a hundred events: settlers’ farmsteads at Taltsy, a ball at the Volkonsky House and tours of the…
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Night of Museums at the Irkutsk City History Museum: a 19th-century ball, carved window surrounds and photo shoots in period costume
On 16 May all branches of the museum worked to a special timetable, and the Pushkin Card was accepted for tickets.
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Free tours at the regional museum on International Museum Day
On 18 May the nature department, the Rasputin Museum and the Museum Studio held open days.
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Taltsy welcomed more than 21,000 visitors over the New Year holidays
The museum had Father Frost’s residence and two ice slides; the region’s state museums were visited by more than 33,000 people.
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Night of Arts 2025 at the art museum and the Sukachev Estate
On 2 November four of the museum’s venues offered lectures on the rock art of Eastern Siberia, collectors’ tours and Siberian dances.