You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at NKVD Memorial Museum of Political Repression, Tomsk History Museum or Culture Museum of Tomsk State University. You can watch performances at Theater Square, Skomorokh Puppet and Actor Theater and Human Puppet Theater if you're interested in local theatre. For cultural attractions near Museum of History of Tomsk Polytechnic University, head to Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography of Siberia at TSU, Oppression Museum and Chamber Drama Theater.