Baikal museum

The Baikal Museum is a facility in Listvyanka dedicated entirely to the world's largest freshwater lake and the life within it. The building combines exhibitions about the wildlife, rocks, and exploration of the lake's depths in a single location.

The facility was founded in 1993 to collect and preserve knowledge about the nature of this ancient lake. Since opening, it has become an important place for researching and understanding the life of the lake.

The museum shows how Lake Baikal has shaped life in this region for generations and why certain fish and animals live nowhere else on Earth. It conveys why this lake matters deeply to both scientists and local people.

Visitors should plan time to walk through all sections and can book guides in different languages. The building has an aquarium with living animals from the lake that can be viewed.

The museum offers a special simulation where visitors can take a virtual dive to the deepest parts of the lake, which is rarely possible otherwise. This experience gives a sense of the hidden world below the surface.

Location: Listvyanka

Official opening: 1993

Website: http://bm.isc.irk.ru

GPS coordinates: 51.91059,104.88161

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:00