• Khakasian National Regional Museum
• The institute of sayan-altai Turkic language

The national khakasian regional museum

The national khakasian regional museum founded in 1929 got the status of the national museum on the 29 ^th of April in 1931.

Special attention was paid to the ethnography of the khakasians in the 19 ^th century from the moment of the museum's foundation. The exhibitions of the museum include 3 parts: nature, history and social building. Later the museum enlarged its collections by the examples of mineral resources, ethnographic khakasian objects and archaeological materials. Modern collections are presented by archaeological and ethnographic objects, the most interesting of which is ethnographical collection of the Khakasians. This exhibition allows visitors to see the life of ancient khakasian people.

Other natural collections include paleontology, zoological, botanic exhibitions and a geological fund.

The museum also carries out scientific research. The museum staff made great contribution to the development of archaeology, ethnography and regional studies. A lot of bright and interesting people brought their valuable ideas here.

The institute of sayan-altai Turkic language

The institute of sayan-altai Turkic language is the most important centre of linguistics, Turkic language studies and cultural education of Khakasia and Sayan-Altai region.

This institute is based on the platform of the national education and Turkic language studies faculty. It was founded in 1996 as an administrative and scientific department of Khakasian Katanov state university.

The mission of the institute is to prepare scientists and specialists in the field of khakasian, Russian and English philology, philological education and intercultural communication.

The educational process is provided by a highly qualified staff: 6 doctors of science and professors, 30 candidates of science and associate professors.

The structure of the institute includes 3 departments and 3 experimental laboratories.

Topiary Park

Vasily Antropov is a man of rare profession – he is a landscaper. The technology of making figures of plants which has been developed by a Khakas master was declared unique by Moscow specialists. Afterwards he has got a patent on his invention.

Topiary appeared in ancient times in far warm countries. Topiary is creating different geometric and fantastic figures from bushes and trees. Usuay specialists use noble plants with small crown – laurel, biota, privet, boxwood etc. But where you can find it in Siberia? Antropov has found a way of making figures of local, unpretentious plants. For example, a figure of giant steppe eagle was mad of stalks of decorative cypress. Man size figure of kitty there is made of stalks of wild barley, which grows on Khakas waste grounds and roadsides. A picnic on English lawns, meditation in Japanese garden, pictures in front of alpine garden and rare overseas plants – everything is available now in Abakan.