Archy Diete Spiritual Culture Center
Арчы дьиэтэ
A cultural centre for Aiyy, the traditional Yakut faith. Its wooden buildings offer insight into the nature worship and rituals of the Sakha people.
In the Sakha language, 'Archy' means purification. This wooden cultural centre preserves Aiyy, the traditional Yakut faith, which centres on worship of the sky deities, nature, and ancestors. The centre holds purification ceremonies, festival blessings, and lectures on folk culture. It displays ritual objects such as hitching posts, horsehair, and birch-bark items. Ordinary visitors can see the building and courtyard, but those who wish to take part in ceremonies should inquire in advance.
It is in the southern part of the city centre and can easily be combined with other museums.
Opening hours
Per center announcements
Nearby sights
- National Art Museum of the Sakha Republic
- Transfiguration Cathedral
- Treasury of the Sakha Republic
- Lenin Square
- Old Town Yakutsk
- Museum of Khomus
- Yaroslavsky Museum of History and Culture of the Peoples of the North
- Mammoth Museum