House of Science, Tomsk, Cultural heritage building in Tomsk, Russia.

The House of Science stands at Solyanaya Square 4 on Voskresenskaya Hill, built in 1911–1912 to a winning competition design by A. D. Kryachkov, realised by architects T. L. Fishel and A. I. Langer. The Art Nouveau building held 57 rooms with a total area of 612 square sazhens. Since 1998 it has housed the Skomorokh puppet and actor theatre.

Initiated and financed by publisher Petr Makushin, the House of Science was laid on 1 May 1911 and opened on 7 October 1912. Makushin intended it to house a people's university modelled on Moscow's Shanyavsky University, whose charter was only approved in 1916. Wartime conditions prevented full teaching, but the building held Siberian Higher Women's Courses, evening classes in 1912–1914, the evacuated Academy of the General Staff in August 1918, a Red Commanders' school in 1920 and the Siberian Polytechnic in 1923.

Since 1998 the building has housed the Skomorokh puppet and actor theatre. It was built as a people's university on the model of Moscow's Shanyavsky People's University, though its charter was only approved in 1916. In 1912–1914 it hosted evening general-education classes, and from 1960 it served as the Tomkabel factory's house of culture.

The House of Science stands at Solyanaya Square 4, on Voskresenskaya Hill above the city centre, so the walk up is part of the visit. Since 1998 the building has housed the Skomorokh puppet and actor theatre, so check its programme before travelling. A major renovation of the building was planned for 2023, so confirm that it is open.

Petr Makushin, who initiated and financed the building, is buried in its grounds. His grave carries a lamp, read as a symbol of enlightenment, and a rail, likely standing for technical and cultural progress or for the thousands of versts he travelled as a missionary and educator.