Attractions of Bucha district

The ethnographic complex "Ukrainian Village" is located on the edge of the forest near the pond. The open-air exposition presents traditional residential and farm buildings from different historical and ethnographic zones of Ukraine. Visitors are greeted by the existing church of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki, from which the creation of the complex began. Now during the tour you can see the authentic interiors of six old houses, transported from different regions of Ukraine: Hutsul, South, Podillya, Polissya, Middle Dnieper and Slobozhanshchina. And also to visit a pottery workshop, a smithy and a distillery, a bakery, etc. Special attention of children is attracted by a mini-zoo with pets: sheep, piglets, rabbits. All animals can be fed by buying food in a gift shop. There you can buy various products made of natural materials. For recreation, as well as celebrations and corporate events there are gazebos with barbecues on the pond, a dining room for 130 people, a conference hall, a hotel. According to preliminary applications, ethno trainings are conducted.

The Irpin Museum of History and Local Lore was founded in 1977 by history teacher O. Perederiy as a local history group of a local school. Presentations are: diorama "Irpin River", "Archaeological Finds", "Historical Life of Priirpen", "Priirpen during the Second World War", "Priirpen in the postwar period", "Modern Priirpen", "Literary and Artistic Priirpen".

The country house of Countess N. Uvarova was built at the beginning. XX century manufacturer A. Septer. Countess Uvarova (as a girl Tereshchenko) liked the fashionable architecture of the building with a romantic tower and weather vane. Having bought it, the countess decorated her possessions with various rare plants and trees of valuable species. A fountain and gravel paths were built near the house. After the February Revolution in 1917, the Uvarovs and the entire Tereshchenko family emigrated to England. A school was opened in the Countess's house during the Soviet era, and the Ukrainian writer V. Pidmohylny studied here. Today it is the Museum of History and Culture "Uvarov House", there is an exhibition hall. Concerts are held on weekends.