The Cultural Palace 'Aluminiyshchik' is a monument of architecture and urban planning, as well as an object of cultural heritage of regional significance. It is the largest cultural palace in Kuzbass, with no analogs in Siberia and the Far East, covering an area of about 70 thousand square meters.

Construction of the palace began in 1950. On August 11, 1957, 'Stalinskpromstroy' completed the left wing with a small auditorium for 400 seats, and on May 7, 1958, 'Kuznetsktiazhstroy' completed the right wing. The palace was officially put into operation by the State Commission on December 23, 1960, and was associated with the Novokuznetsk aluminum plant.

The palace's design was developed by Leningrad architect L.V. Luzhbin, who specifically came to the city of Stalinsk (now Novokuznetsk) to construct his main creation, the Cultural Palace 'Aluminiyshchik'. As part of a unified complex according to Luzhbin's project, a clock tower was built to the right of the palace, and to the left, the propylaea, which serve as the entrance to the Garden of Aluminum Workers and became part of the composition of Lenin Square. Before this, in the 1950s, the square was home to a tram loop and a small market. Luzhbin lived in Stalinsk for over two years, completing the construction and achieving high quality in the execution of the planned project.

In 1983, a museum of military and labor glory of the Novokuznetsk aluminum plant was opened in the cultural center.