• Taymyr Regional Museum
• House of Taymyr Folk Art
• Ethnopark Taimyr Mou

Taymyr Regional Museum

The Taymyr Regional Museum was founded in 1937. In 2007 to celebrate 70-anniversary a new building was built to move the museum. The building allows establishing the northernmost modern culture-historical center.

Museum collections (since 1937) allow it to move to the higher level of development, because it has more than 74 thousand exhibits (40 thousand of them are original documents and photos) concerning the history, life of low-numbered people of the North, flora and fauna of Taymyr, local crafts and production. Every year the staff of the museum adds about 2 thousands exhibits to the collection. Based on the collection holdings, there is a scientific research conducted in Taymyr District Regional Museum, literally they write a history of Taymyr without any literature sources about the history of the region. More than 10 thousands people visit the museum every year. Every day the museum workers give consultations about the history, nature and culture for different institutions, mass media and also they organize some travelling exhibitions.

Ethnographic collections are the honor of the museum, they characterize everyday life and culture of indigenous groups of Taymyr people – nganasans, enets people, nenets people, dolgans and evenk people.

Such indigenous groups are called “low-numbered” people, because some of such ethic groups can easily be accommodated in 1 two-storey building. Canvas made of old deer coats tells about peculiar people – dolgans, they never cry at the funeral, never express joy when see a friend and see 86 tones of white color.

Items of nganasan’s (the oldest ethnic group of Taymyr) shamanism make a very precious part of the collection. The most interesting are the collections of idols, mascots, shaman’s dresses which are unique. These collections can help to answer the question about Taymyr Christianization and in particular about the role of merchants in this process.

Address: Dudinka, 30 Sovetskaya street
Tel: +7 (39111) 5-11-23, 5-23-74
Open: 10.00-18.00, Friday 12.00-20.00, Mondays and the last Wednesday every month are days off.
Tickets: The entrance fee from 250 Rub/person

House of Taymyr Folk Art

Taymyr House of Folk Art is one of the oldest cultural institutions of Taimyr Peninsula. It was established April 30, 1963.

The House of Folk Art strives to maintain and continue the development of folk art, crafts and folklore of indigenous peoples of Taimyr.

The museum has three exhibition halls and the national recording studio. There are children's projects: bone carving, embroidery, playing on bargan (mouth harp) and the studio of the traditional culture of the Nenets people.

Folklore Archives of the House of Folk Arts contains unique in its importance and value rare samples of folklore heritage of Taimyr, which are essential for future generations and scientific interest for Russian and foreign scientists.

In art galleries of the museum there is a collection of carvings from mammoth ivory and antler, there are works by masters from all over the Taimyr, Yakutia, Chukotka, Tobolsk. You can also see the unique patterns from the skin; each painting has its own story, its mystery. All the exhibits in the center you can touch, wear the traditional clothing. Here everyone can buy souvenirs from mammoth ivory, antlers, fur and beads in memory of the Taimyr Peninsula.

Address: Dudinka, 21 Lenina street
Open: 09.00-18.00, Sat, Sun - days off.

Ethno complex Taimyr Mou

Ethnopark Taimyr Mou (translated from the Nganasan language as "Taimyr land") is dedicated to the culture and traditions of indigenous people. The territory has the advantage of a landscape, with its beautiful views of the Yenisei River and the city of Dudinka. Here in the city, creates the illusion of free expanses of tundra.

Through the main gate from wooden columns "Serge" guests get to the area where starts the original way of living by the Taimyr indigenous people. The complex includes a stationary chum 9 meters high; 3 story columns about traditional crafts (reindeer, fishing, hunting); 5 story columns about the origin of ethnic groups; 3 beams chums (Dolgan, Nenets, Nganasan); memorial sign "Ityl" (Evenk rulebook), household utensils and game equipment. When visiting the park an interactive program "Hospitality of Dudinka land", tasting national cuisine and workshops of slicing fish can be offered.

Address: Dudinka, 21 Lenina street
Open: 09.00-18.00, Sat, Sun - days off.