Lesosibirsk State Exhibition Hall

Lesosibirsk State Exhibition Hall was founded in 1984. There are 1638 pieces of art, 869 of them are in the basic funds and all of them are devoted to Yenisei river, to big and small cities on its banks with their old architecture and amazing history. The works of M. Sarian, I. Golitsin, P. Ossovsky, I. Obrosov, M. Miturich, V. Goryaev are the honor of the existing funds.

Paintings of the oldest (since 1948)’Yenisei” People’s Artists Association make the most part of the funds. The Exhibition hall is very popular among the citizens and guests of Lesosibirsk: more than 250 exhibitions, 195 thousands of visitors, exhibitions from Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Ecuador, Jerusalem, international exhibitions for children. The most popular exhibitions were “N. Roerich’ and “The art of 18-19^th centuries”.

A course of “World Artistic Culture” is being lectured on the basis of the exhibition hall to a number of regular and artistic schools as well as lectures on arts for students. The exhibition hall’s staff conduct a massive scientific-public awareness campaign, promoting the work of artists from Krasnoyarsk and Krasnoyarsk krai.

Address: Lesosibirsk, 9 Privokzalnaya street

Tel.: +7 (39145) 2-29-55

Lesosibirsk Museum of Forest

The whole history of Lesosibirsk from Maklakovo village foundation (in the middle of 17^th century) until present days is represented in the Museum of Forest.

Having deep knowledge of their native land, the museum staff presents the nature, arts and crafts, wooden architecture, decorative and applied arts, milling and forest chemical industries of Lesosibirsk. There is a number of exhibitions in the museum, such as “The history of Maklakovo village in the first half of the 20^th century”, “Windows to the forest nation”, there are also several exhibition halls in the museum, such as “Historical-revolutionary past”, “Siberian way of life”, “Modern city”, “Military glory”, “Timber industry” etc. A “Symbols” exhibition received recognition from the public at the Krasnoyarsk biennale. Museum fund has more than 5 thousand exhibits and a very good library.

Exhibits for the collection are arriving with the help of Krasnoyarsk Institute of Forest and Timber, Krasnoyarsk Forest Department, Krasnoyarsk wood and paper integrated mills. Museum workers communicate with specialists in wood architecture, antiquers, with those who work with birch bark, old believers and old timers who live along the Angara, Symu, Kasu, Kem and other rivers of Siberia.

Among interesting exhibits there are special equipment to hunt a bear, tools for cooperage, boot-scrapers, coulter, qantar pair of scales and other amusing and unusual items. In the new building of the museum there is an exhibition “Unknown about well-known” which tells the stories and reveals new facts about, for example, simple round table. It also represents old furniture from the middle of the last century and some personal belongings of famous people of this region.

Since 1996 it is the first time the archeological researches of ancient settlements are being conducted. Museum staff actively takes part in touristic seasons, helping tourists to understand an amazing story of the city and of the whole region.

Address: Lesosibirsk, 10a  5^th Mikroraion street

Tel: +7 (39145) 5-46-79, 5-46-86 

Museum of Modern Christian Art

Museum offers unique excursions. A guide will not only tell about the manner, according which one or another work was created or about an author, but also revel a spiritual meaning of every piece of art. Enough data have been accumulated for such an excursion for the years this exhibition has existed. Tourists will learn, what lies behind every painting. Here you can see a painting which is called “Church keeper” and hear a mysterious and amazing story about this man, who lived in the church, he had no parents, he couldn’t write or read but when he got old, he became an all-knowing person. Despite beauty, the museum is also trying to deliver some spiritual value to their visitors, because today that is what people need the most.

Address: Lesosibirsk

Web: http://krestsobor.ru/museum/