Complex of Regional Studies "Permafrost Museum " was opened in 1991. It includes the History Section,

    the Nature section and properly the unigue Museum in permafrost, which was founded by the Permafrost Research Station in 1965. Since 1930 the underground rooms were used by scientists as a laboratory for the studying of the pevmafvost's propevties. The permafrost itself is the main exhibits in the underground rooms and passages at a depth of 8-10 m., as well as trees 24.500 years old, relic ice from the " Ice Mountain" 50.000 years old etc. Also Museum includes the Section of the history of the Salekhard-Ygarka-railway, which was built upon the Stalin's order and was neglected in 1953 ( " Dead Railway"); expositionz about repressiont and exiles? about creativity of writer Astafiev.