Attractions of Vinnytsia district

An exhibition of military equipment and weapons from the Second World War was opened by enthusiasts on the territory adjacent to the ruins of Hitler's pond "Werewolf" in Strizhavka, in the former boarding house "Swallow". The exhibition presents items found by locals in the pond, weapons and equipment of the Soviet and German armies. In the yard there is a collection of rare military equipment from the Second World War, including a model of the German tank "Tiger". On weekends and by prior arrangement, there is a café stylized as a field kitchen.

The Mykhailo Kotsyubynsky Literary Memorial Museum was opened in the house where the future writer was born and lived until he was 33 years old. The estate was built by his grandfather M. Abaz at the beginning of the XIX century, having acquired land on the outskirts of Vinnytsia, in Zamość. In 1926, on the initiative of the writer's brother, a restoration was carried out and a museum was established. The exposition is built on a monographic principle and is located in five rooms of Kotsyubynsky's parents' house. The exhibits (lifetime editions, translations, paintings) consistently reveal the writer's creative path and his public activities.

The Ustym Karmalyuk Lityn Museum of Local Lore was opened in 1980 in the entrance gate of the former Lityn Fortress Prison. The prison castle in Lityn was built at the beginning of the 19th century according to a typical project by O. Zakharov next to the old Polish castle, which has not survived. From 1813 to 1835, the national hero Ustym Karmalyuk, the leader of the local insurgents, was detained here four times. In 1832, awaiting execution, he was able to escape by dismantling the ceiling of his cell. This was one of the many escapes that Karmalyuk managed to carry out from prisons and hard labor during his struggle. The museum's collection includes about 8,000 items. The main exposition tells about the causes, development and consequences of the insurgent movement in Podillya in 1813-35. The building of the prison with a cell where Karmalyuk was kept is also preserved (now on the territory of the district consumer union, access is limited).

The Mykhailo Stelmakh Literary Memorial Museum was opened in the homeland of the outstanding Ukrainian writer in a building specially built in 1989. On the ground floor there is a library and a reading room. The second floor is occupied by six exhibition halls and Stelmakh's memorial office from the Irpin dacha. The collection includes the writer's personal belongings, documents, photographs, films, furniture and books from Stelmakh's personal library. Every year a literary festival is held for the writer's birthday. Visitors can visit the territory of the memorial estate, where the house of the Stelmakh family is located.

The Literary Museum in Nemyriv is dedicated to writers whose life path was somehow connected with the city. Thus, in 1821 the poet Mykola Nekrasov was born here in the family of an officer. The famous Ukrainian writer Marko Vovchok also lived and worked here. The main exposition of the museum is dedicated to their work. The Literary Nemyrivshchyna Museum is located on the northeastern outskirts of Nemyriv.

The Military History Museum of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Vinnytsia was established in 2001 as a museum of the Air Force of Ukraine. In 2005, it was replenished with an exposition dedicated to the air defense forces, which were then structurally part of the Armed Forces. The museum is located on the territory of the former General Staff of the Air Force of Ukraine in Vinnytsia. In Soviet times, it was the headquarters of the 24th Air Army, and before that - the headquarters of the 43rd Air Force of Long-range Aviation, which was formed in 1949 on the basis of the 2nd VA DA. The museum has collected many samples of aircraft, anti-aircraft missiles, radar equipment of different times. The exposition includes 16 aircraft of different classes, from the Yak-11 training aircraft to the fourth-generation Su-27 fighter, as well as 4 helicopters. Of particular interest are the launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems S-300V1, S-300PS, S-200V "Vega", S-125M1 "Neva", "S-75M2" Volkhov ", Buk-1M". Foreigners must obtain a permit from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to visit the museum.

Museum of the Ukrainian stamp named after Yakov Balaban was opened in 2016 in the building of the Vinnytsia Regional Children's Library. The exposition is based on a collection of stamps of the patron Alexander Balaban, the son of the captain of the Ukrainian People's Republic Yakov Balaban, who emigrated to the United States. Unique examples of Ukrainian postal history, stamps of different historical periods - revolutionary 20s, pre-war 40s, letters with stamps of 1918, stamps of ZUNR for three crowns, modern blocks, etc. are presented. The exhibition also has miniatures from limited collections, which today exist in only a few copies in the world.

Mykola Pirogov National Museum-Estate is located in a picturesque park on the lake shore on the southwestern outskirts of Vinnytsia. An outstanding surgeon bought the estate "Cherry" in 1859, where he lived and worked until his death in 1881. The museum and memorial office of the father of military field surgery were opened in a one-and-a-half-storey manor house. Nearby is a museum-pharmacy with the interiors of the reception and operating room. 1.5 km from the estate, in the former village of Sheremetka is the Nikolaev Church-Mausoleum, where the embalmed body of Pirogov is kept.

Tyvriv Museum of Local Lore is located on the second floor of the village council. Created in 1978 by a local drawing teacher L. Pankosha. The collection includes 3 thousand items. In particular, Trypillia ceramics, numismatic collection, collection of icons, weapons of the XVII-XX centuries, household items and documents of the XIX-XX centuries are presented. The ethnographic collection includes embroidery, weaving, pottery, wood carving, tools. Of great interest is the collection of samples of advertising products of industrial enterprises of the Tyvriv region of the XIX-XX centuries, which belonged to Yaroshynsky, Heiden.

Vinnytsia Regional Museum of Local Lore occupies one of the premises of the former Jesuit monastery - the current historical and architectural complex "Walls". It was founded in 1918 on the initiative of representatives of the local intelligentsia. In 1970, a new building was completed and the exposition was significantly renovated. Currently, the collection has 200,000 exhibits. There are unique items belonging to the Scythian and Sarmatian periods, large numismatic collections, ethnographic collection: pottery, weaving, embroidery. folk painting. A mammoth skeleton found in the region is presented.

The Vinnytsia Tram Museum is located on the territory of the tram depot of the Vinnytsia Tram and Trolleybus Administration. Opened in 2013 to the centenary of the Vinnytsia tram. The exposition of the museum presents photos and exhibits related to the history of tram traffic in the city and the development of the transport company. In particular, you can see samples of composters and tram tickets of different times. Next to the exhibition hall there is an exhibition of tram cars that worked on the routes of Vinnytsia in different years. All passenger retro cars can be ordered for an individual city tour. You can also order a tram-cafe "Lucky" for celebrations.

Remains of reinforced concrete structures of Hitler's pond "Wehrwolf" (Wehrwolf - werewolf, armed wolf) during World War II. The secret complex of the headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the German Armed Forces was built in 1941-42. in a forest grove near the village of Strizhavka near Vinnytsia. The complex had about 20 wooden houses and 3 ground reinforced concrete bunkers. In the central area were the main buildings: the Gestapo, a communications center, a canteen for senior management and officers, a tea house, 12 apartment buildings for generals and senior staff officers, and Hitler's house, which visited the Werewolf Pond in 1942, and 1943. Thousands of prisoners of war from different countries died during the construction of the complex (a monument was erected near the highway in Stryzhavka). In the spring of 1944, the bunkers were blown up by retreating Hitler troops. Impressive fragments of multi-meter-thick reinforced concrete scattered by forest explosions, as well as a swimming pool (fire tank) have been preserved. According to unconfirmed data, underground premises could be preserved (according to the legend, up to 7 levels). In 2011, a historical and memorial complex in memory of the victims of fascism was opened on the territory of the Werewolf, whose staff conducts tours (there are audio guides). Nearby, on the territory of the boarding house "Swallow", there is an exhibition of military equipment and weapons from the Second World War.