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