Architecture & Heritage 2 min read
How to Read an Irkutsk Wooden House
The wooden houses of Irkutsk are not decoration but a language in which owners told passers-by about themselves. This short glossary will help you tell relief carving…
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Topic: wooden architecture
History, architecture, Baikal, food and the seasons — writing that helps you see more than meets the eye.
Long Reads 1 min read
Who is saving historic Irkutsk: investors, an agency and preferential loans
28 buildings in 13 years, 33 monuments under the DOM.RF programme and private stories — from a burnt-out 1880s house to architect Kudelsky’s adobe house.
Architecture & Heritage 1 min read
In 13 years investors supported by ARPI have restored 28 historic buildings
Ten more monuments are at various stages of restoration. The agency has become an operator of the federal preferential loan programme.
Long Reads 1 min read
Taltsy at 60: a museum that is still being built
The most visited museum in the Irkutsk Region keeps growing: settlers’ farmsteads, a synagogue from Zima and opera by the walls of the Ilimsk fort.
Culture & Traditions 1 min read
Taltsy turns 60: a horse breeder’s house and a synagogue open at the museum
The synagogue was recreated from documents and photographs of a 1905 building in Zima. Work on the two exhibitions took almost two years.
Food & Local Cuisine 1 min read
The Nemuzey coffee shop opens in a recreated house from the 1880s
After a fire, the wooden house on Trilissera Street was rebuilt from measurements, from the foundations to the roof.
Architecture & Heritage 1 min read
Private investors have given the city back two wooden houses from the 1880s
Restoring the mansions on Trilissera and Baikalskaya streets took four years.
History of Irkutsk 1 min read
“The Movement of Centuries Suits You”: the archive and museum show the face of Irkutsk for its 365th anniversary
More than 50 exhibits: design plans of buildings, works by artists and materials on the history of the city’s coat of arms.
Seasonal Travel 1 min read
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.