The museum had Father Frost’s residence and two ice slides; the region’s state museums were visited by more than 33,000 people.

Over the New Year holidays of 2026 the Taltsy Architectural and Ethnographic Museum was visited by more than 21,000 people. Father Frost’s residence and two ice slides were open, and there were competitions, snow games and master classes.

In total, from 20 December to 11 January the region’s cultural institutions held about 600 events and received more than 160,000 visitors. The holiday programmes of the state museums were attended by more than 33,000 people.

Source (in Russian): Oblastnaya Gazeta, 13 January 2026.