The Novoaltaysk Local Lore Museum of Marusin V.Y.
The museum is devoted to the history and modern development of the town and region, the Great Patriotic War. There are exhibited materials on: the inhabitants of the local natural ecosystem, prehistoric animals living on the territory of the region, subjects relating to the Andronovo, Scythian, Turkic period of history, subjects telling about the life of the peasants in the late 19th century and 20th centuries, rituals and traditions associated with the Russian izba, elements of life and the interior of people's lives in the Soviet period, as well as a collection of stones and minerals collected by the founder of the museum, Vasily Yakovlevich Marusin.