Khakassia National History Museum named LR Kyzlasov - is not only one of the main attractions of the city Abakan, but also a business card of the Republic of Khakassia.

In December of 1928 it was created Khakassia Local History Society. At the beginning of 1929 in the village of Ust-Abakan opened a museum volunteer. In July 1931, local authorities decided to organize a regional museum of Abakan, in the same year the museum was given the status of state. The first museum exhibits were three sections: history of socialist construction and the nature of the region. Then institutions have in the House of Culture, but in 1973 he was temporarily transferred to the five-storey residential building with an attached two-story exhibition hall. In 2006 the museum was awarded the status of "national" and in October 2007 it was named after the famous scientist, archaeologist LR Kyzlasov.

Today in the museum, there are about 120 thousand. Units. This archaeological and ethnographic objects, a variety of documents, works of art, rare books, numismatics, natural science collections and more. Visitors have the opportunity to see a large-scale exposition of the main natural systems, the variety of flora and fauna of Khakasia.

Historical and archaeological museum collections - a rich collection of objects of the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. The real pride of the museum are amazing collection of stone sculptures (sculptures), stelae and rock paintings. Interesting for its mysterious statues of figures - a unique art of antiquity, created in the Bronze Age carriers Okunevskaya cultures that inhabited the Khakass-Minusinsk depression about 5 thousand. Years ago.

The Local History Museum named after L. Kyzlasov also presented a collection that reflect the richness of Khakass culture, such as the interior of the home, the national dress, different decorations, Khakass embroidery, musical instruments, shamanic paraphernalia, hunting tools, household items and so on.

Currently Khakassia National History Museum not only performs the functions of the repository of unique collections, but is one of the main centers of methodological development and promotion of museums in the Republic of Khakassia.