Allaikh Museum of Nature of Tundra and Hunting

The exposition of the museum presents material about the explorers of the North, about Russian pioneers; about the first doctor of the Indigirka River basin S. P. Mokrovsky; material on the life of the peoples of the North, hunting, etc.

Allaikhov public museum of tundra nature and hunting began to be created on the basis of the decision of the district executive committee of January 6, 1975. On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Great October, November 6, 1977, the museum was officially opened under the leadership of senior hunting expert Dmitry Alekseevich Lebedev, who became the public director of the museum.

In its original form, the museum exhibits were an exhibition of collections of stuffed birds and animals of the tundra, household items of the indigenous peoples of the North, the remains of mammoth fauna, documents on the history of the area and books.

Based on the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Yakut ASSR of October 13, 1980 No. 444 in 1981, the museum was transformed into a branch of the Yakut State Museum of History and Culture of the Peoples of the North.

In connection with the reorganization of YAGOMI and KNS named after Yem.Yaroslavsky, the museum of the nature of tundra and hunting since January 1991 was transformed into a museum of district subordination.

January 25, 2003. By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) V.A. Shtyrov for No. 18, taking into account the merits in the development of the museum business D.A. Lebedev - Excellent Culture of the USSR, Honored Worker of Culture of the JASSR, Honorary Citizen of the Ulus, "Allaikhov Museum of Nature of the Tundra and Hunting" was named after the founder - Dmitry Alekseevich Lebedev.

The museum is located in a wooden building with an area of -281 sq.m. Two extensions were built in 1979 and 1995.

The museum is a kind of visiting card of the ulus. It is known not only in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia, but also far beyond its borders. Visit the museum and foreign guests – scientists, writers, travelers from Canada, the United States, Japan, Holland, Finland and other countries.

The expositions of the museum are located in three departments of the museum:

- Department of History

- Nature Department

- Department of Ethnography