Mongolian Theatre Museum was founded in to preserve and present the traditions and artifacts of the performing arts in Mongolia and to do research in this area. The museum is located in the Central Cultural Palace Building, on Amar Street, just off Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar. On display are paintings of leading actors, playbills, photographs, models, costumes etc. from the state central theatre. Included are artifacts and photographs pertaining to dance, circus, opera, music and puppet theatre as well as traditional theatre. In addition, camera equipment, costuming and a few props as well as stills are presented in a separate hall about Mongolian movies.