You'll want to browse the collections at Irkutsk Regional Museum, Baikal Museum and Sukachev Fine Arts Museum. Sights like Volkonsky House Museum, Roman Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Virgin and Irkutsk Regional Memorial Decembrists Museum, Trubetskoy House are must-sees while exploring the area. You can check out the local talent at Okhlopkov Drama Theater, Irkutsk Musical Theater and Irkutsk Folk Drama Theater.