Tula Regional Exotarium is the State organization of culture of the Tula Region, the Basic Laboratory of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, it is a cultural, educational, scientific and conservation center.

At the time its collection consisted of 120 species of animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, etc.).

In 1996 in connection with a difficult financial situation the Exotarium was put from self-financing to the regional budget financing.

Only the tenth part of the collection (namely 55 species) is shown at the public exhibition.

Except for the public exhibition on their own or a review excursion, thematic excursions are offered to visitors; studies based on the contact with animals, competitions; festivals; temporal thematic exhibitions; events, devoted to the International campaigns, and also different programs and services for various categories of visitors are carried out.