You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Buryatia History Museum, Republican Art Museum, or Nature Museum. You can check out the local talent at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Buryat Drama Theater, and Bestuzhev Russian Drama Theater. Take in some of the local culture at Khoca Nasamraev Literature Museum, Fine Arts Museum, and Ulan-Ude Youth Fine Arts Theater.