An historical quest game will take place in Irkutsk along the city center streets. Start at 8 p.m. at the Window to Asia museum complex, finish at 10 p.m. Teams will use coded clues to find objects on Karl Marx and Lenin streets, in Kirov Square and on Gagarin Boulevard, recalling the history of Irkutsk streets, buildings and their owners. Winners will receive diplomas and gifts, and the other participants special prizes.
The game will begin at 8:00 p.m. from the museum complex “Window to Asia” in the 130th Quarter (21 3rd of July St.) and will end at 10:00 p.m. Each team will be given a list of tasks and a map of the central part of the city where the game will take place. The task will indicate a specific place in the city that must be reached. This place is encoded by historical names and historical information about it. At the site, the team will have to find and record the object code. The team must find all the objects and return to the starting point, having collected all the codes. The content of the tasks requires knowledge of the historical names of streets and buildings, their historical owners, purpose, and other facts from the history of Irkutsk streets. The route of the tasks will cover Karl Marx Street, Lenin Street, Kirov Square, Gagarin Boulevard, and the streets adjacent to them.The members of the winning team will receive diplomas and gifts. The other participants in the game will be awarded special prizes.
Applications for participation are accepted by email at press-iokm@yandex.ru. The application must specify the team name, the surname and first name of the team captain, the surnames and first names of the team members, and a contact phone number. You can also register on the day of the game, 30 minutes before the start, in front of the building of the museum complex “Window to Asia” (130th Quarter, 3rd of July St.).
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk Regional Museum of Local Lore