You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Museum of Mordovian Folk Culture, Mordovian Republican Fine Arts Museum N.A. Erzia, or Polezhayev Museum. You can check out the local talent at Yaushev State Music Theatre, Mordovia Republic Russian State Drama Theater, and Mordovian National Drama Theatre. Attractions like Republic Puppet Theatre, Kroshka Children's Theatre and Cinema Center, and Republic of Mordovia State Puppet Theatre highlight Saransk's local culture.