Museum of the History of Irkutsk named after A.M. Sibiryakov

The Museum of the History of Irkutsk named after Alexander Mikhailovich Sibiryakov (Russian entrepreneur, merchant, explorer of Siberia) was established in 1996. But the history of the building itself is deeper. A.M. Sibiryakov sent funds for the construction of a building for the Antonina Mikhailovna Kladishcheva Free Primary School (his deceased sister), which he founded. The construction of the building was completed in 1885. Also in 1891, Tsarevich Nikolay, the future Emperor Nikolay II, visited the building. The museum tells about the life of Irkutsk residents, showing their everyday life and household items at different times. As of 2021, the museum had 105,000 items of storage.