Archaeological exhibits bore visitors with dim-lit jumbles of beads and arrowheads. Pushkin Museum and architect Anna Kamenskikh set new standard for displaying artifacts. Gold shine mesmerizes in innovative scenography. Late 1980s Bashkir expedition dug Philippskie kurgans left by Sarmatians 2500-1600 years ago. 2004-2009 Priural expedition of RAN Institute of Archaeology continued digs. Sarmatians nomads with no settlements or writing so treasures sole info on life and beliefs. Finds from Ufa and Orenburg museums reunite first time on exhibit. Mid-1st millennium BCE items include armor weapons clothing jewelry tattoo tools with mirror needle and whetstone. 26 gold-sheathed wooden deer figures found 14 shipped to Moscow due to preservation. Wall niches show real spearhead sizes. Tactile models demonstrate artifact use. Composer Petr Aid prepared opera typhlocommentaries from medieval polyphony to beatbox.