Oleksandriia

The Olexandria City Museum Center named after Antonina Khudyakova was established in 1967. For a long time the museum worked on a voluntary basis, in 1991 it received the status of the state. It is named after A. Khudyakova, who was the director of the museum in 1980-91. The total number of exhibits of the main fund is more than 17,000 units. The exposition of the museum is located in two departments - historical and natural. In addition, the ethnography of the region is presented separately as a model of a Ukrainian house and various household items: utensils, household utensils, tools, etc. The museum keeps collections of paper money and coins of different epochs and countries, a selection of ancient photographs. Among the valuable exhibits of the museum are personal belongings, a spacesuit, devices, equipment for training and work at the orbital station of a native of Alexandria, cosmonaut L. Popov.