In Irkutsk, on the eve of Alexander Vampilov's birthday, a cultural center dedicated to the playwright's memory opened. The new space includes a museum exhibit, literary and theater salon, reading room, art gallery, and publishing and educational department. The center will host performances, exhibitions, book presentations, and creative meetings, and its creation was the result of years of initiative and regional support.

The Alexander Vampilov Cultural Center opened in the capital of the Angara region the day before, on August 19, the playwright’s birthday. The opening ceremony was attended by the Governor of the Irkutsk Region Sergei Eroshchenko, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Region Valentina Voblikova, Minister of Culture and Archives of the region Vitaly Baryshnikov, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Angara region Irina Sintsova, friends, classmates, colleagues, actors, artists, and writers. From the playwright’s small hometown of Kutulik, the head of the Alarsky District, Alexander Futorny, and the director of the Alexander Vampilov House-Museum, Yulia Solomeina, came. The playwright’s sister Serzhena Vampilova and daughter Elena Vampilova took part in the festive events.
As Sergei Eroshchenko noted, the idea of creating an Alexander Vampilov center in Irkutsk appeared 15 years ago. It belongs to the head of the Vampilov Foundation, Galina Soluyanova, and was supported by the Government of the Irkutsk Region. More than 30 million rubles were spent from the regional treasury on the reconstruction and restoration of the center building.
- A low bow to everyone who carefully preserves the memory of our famous countryman; in turn, it is the task of the regional Government to support such enthusiasts. This is only a small part of the contribution we can make to preserving Vampilov’s memory for future generations, - the head of the region emphasized.
Sergei Eroshchenko presented the center’s head, Galina Soluyanova, with a portrait of Alexander Vampilov by the well-known Irkutsk artist Yuri Kvasov.
As Galina Soluyanova noted, the Alexander Vampilov Center includes a museum exhibition, a literary and theater salon, a reading room, an art gallery, and a publishing and educational department. At the cultural center, visitors will become acquainted with a collection of personal items from the Irkutsk period of the playwright’s life and work, assembled by the A. Vampilov Foundation, as well as with the works of Irkutsk artists depicting the playwright, his like-minded contemporaries, Irkutsk, and Baikal. Based at the center, it is planned to create a playwrights’ section, stage performances, present art exhibitions and books, and hold creative evenings.
Based on materials from the press service of the Governor of the Irkutsk Region and the Government of the Irkutsk Region