The Karelia pavilion opened at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy after restoration. The cultural heritage object is one of the four pavilions at VDNKh, where wood carvings were used and the only one decorated with wooden sculptures. In 2023, restoration of the building began - granite columns, the original color scheme of facades, carved front doors with northern motifs, plaster bas-reliefs and bronze chandeliers inside were restored.

Now the pavilion hosts an immersive multimedia exhibition “Living Masterpieces of Russian Fairy Tales” dedicated to book illustration by Russian artists of the last third of the 19th - early 20th century.