One of the cultural attractions of Yakutsk is an interesting museum of music and folklore of the peoples of the Sakha Republic. It is located in the building of the Russian-Asian Bank, which was built in the late XIX century. Currently, the museum runs a real expert on the music of the Sakha people, musician and musicologist A. Reshetnikov.

The museum was opened in January 1990, he began his work with the collection of exhibits. In January 1991, the institution was transformed into the National Museum, after a while the museum was included in the state register of cultural institutions.

The museum of music and folklore of the peoples of the Sakha Republic, a unique collection of musical instruments and ritual accessories Indigenous Peoples republic of Yakutia annals of music. In addition, visitors can listen to the ritual songs. One feature of the museum is and what is not simply presented musical instruments, books and photos - during an excursion reveals the musical code of archaic culture, typological unity and closeness of the traditional worldview of the Yakut people.

The museum exposition is situated in seven halls "melodist of Yakutia", "Musical Instruments", "Musical theater composers", "musical ethnography of the Yakuts," "The researchers of folklore" and "musical ethnography of northern peoples." The real decoration of the museum halls are amazing "wax" figures of prominent experts on folklore, famous musicians. The author of this work was made by a talented artist Fedor Alexandrov.

The main purpose of the museum of music and folklore of the peoples of the Sakha Republic - a promotion and preservation of accumulated knowledge about the traditional folklore and culture of the Yakuts, Yukagir, Evenki, Evens, and Russian old-timers, as well as the achievement of professional musical art in the Republic of Sakha.