House-Museum of Volkonsky (Museum of Decembrists)

The Volkonsky House Museum was opened in 1985. In the partially recreated historical interiors of the houses of Trubetskoy and Volkonsky, unique memorial relics of the Decembrists are presented - authentic things of the Volkonsky, Trubetskoy, Muraviev, Yushnevsky, Ivashev, I.I. Pushchin, D.I. Zavalishin, I.V. Poggio families.

The pride of the museum collection is the musical instruments owned by M.N. Volkonskaya: the world's only functioning pyramidal piano of the end of the XVIII century, an amazing beauty and sound piano by the Belgian master Lichtenthal (1831) and a rare music box made in Switzerland in the middle of the XIX century. Special love of visitors are objects from the bead collection, among which are embroidery of the wives of the Decembrists E.I. Trubetskaya and M.N. Volkonskaya.

For its visitors, the Volkonsky House-Museum offers a diverse excursion program. The museum recreated the “Home Theater Volkonsky”. In the repertoire of the play of the first half of the XIX century. The museum regularly hosts literary and musical salons, literary evenings, balls and museum holidays “Days of memory of A.S. Pushkin”, “Lyceum Day”, “Maslenitsa”, “Night at the Museum”, “Family Day”, harvest fair. The regional festival "Decabrist evenings" is held annually.

A special place in the work of the museum is occupied by publishing. The documentary series “Polar Star” (since 1979), the scientific collection “Siberia and the Decembrists” and the popular science series “Polish-Siberian Library” are published here.