Irkutsk Regional Art Museum after the name of V.P. Sukachev Irkutsk regional art museum is the richest treasury of fine art in Siberia. The museum was founded on the basis of the art gallery of the major of Irkutsk V.P. Sukachev assembled by him in the end of the 19-th century. The collection contains small but extremely rare assembly of monuments of Paleolithic art in the Region of the Baikal, one of the most significant collections of icons and wooden sculpture of the 15-18th centuries in Siberia including original icons of the Siberian letter. The most significant and interesting part of the collection is represented by the works of the Russian artists of the 18-20th centuries. Section of the Western-European art of 17-19th centuries include pictures of the recognized masters of Holland, Italy, France, Germany, Austria. The assembly of the countries of the Far East - mainly from China and Japan - is one of the best among the Russian museums. The Siberian portrait of the 19 century as well as the works of modern Irkutsk masters are of interest