Tulun City Museum of Local Lore named after P.F. Gushchin

Tulun Museum of Local Lore was founded in 1963. At the heart of his funds are gifted items and collections. The museum introduces the history of the region, the city, etc. Tulun is the oldest settlement mentioned in the archival documents of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences in 1735. The most valuable photos represent the cast of Tulun of the XIX century. The museum has materials about the life and work of G.S. Vinogradov - ethnographer, honorary member of the Russian Geographical Society, born in Tulun, his works. The museum contains paleontological and archaeological exhibits, stuffed animals and birds living in the Siberian taiga, objects of the Civil War and the Second World War. The museum conducts a large local history work, has an exhibition hall, where exhibitions of local artists, Irkutsk masters of noral applied art, concerts of the Irkutsk Philharmonic are regularly held. The exhibition hall of the museum hosts all major city events, presentations of printed publications by local authors, reception of interesting people - guests of the city, etc.