Treasury of the Sakha Republic
Сокровищница Республики Саха (Якутия)
Displays diamonds, gold nuggets and jewellery crafted from Yakutia's output, including large natural diamond rough stones.
Yakutia is Russia's principal diamond-producing region. The treasury displays natural rough diamonds mined locally, large gold nuggets, various gemstones, and jewellery and crafts made from them, including several large diamonds named after famous people. Visits are only by guided tour and must be booked in advance, and you must bring your passport. Some tours may be conducted only in Russian. It is located at 12 Kirov Street in the city centre, a few minutes' walk from Lenin Square.
Opening hours
Guided tours by advance reservation, mainly on weekdays
Nearby sights
- Transfiguration Cathedral
- National Art Museum of the Sakha Republic
- Old Town Yakutsk
- Lenin Square
- Archy Diete Spiritual Culture Center
- Yaroslavsky Museum of History and Culture of the Peoples of the North
- Museum of Khomus
- Mammoth Museum