Attractions of Kosiv district

The estate of St. Nicholas near Kosovo is the "official residence" of the patron saint of children, one of the most beloved and revered saints in Ukraine, whose holiday is celebrated on December 19, New Year's Eve. According to the tradition of this day, all children receive gifts from St. Nicholas. In 2003, the Hutsulshchyna National Nature Park launched the St. Nicholas Estate project, which received official status following a decree by the President of Ukraine. In the house of St. Nicholas, made in the traditional Carpathian style, children and adults can visit the exhibition of Christmas and New Year toys, work on a master class and, of course, meet St. Nicholas himself. The estate is open all year round. Meeting with St. Nicholas - by prior arrangement.

Hutsulshchyna National Nature Park is located in a picturesque forest part of the Pokutsko-Bukovynian Carpathians. Its area is over 32 thousand hectares. The relief combines foothills and mountain ranges. The lower part is dominated by deciduous forests, the lowlands are covered with beech and hornbeam forests, and at the height grows mainly Carpathian spruce (spruce). 19 species of animals living here are listed in the Red Book. These places are interesting because they have preserved ancient crafts, folk crafts, traditions and customs of the Hutsuls. Many tourist routes pass through the territory of the national park. Ecological cognitive paths are laid here, equestrian tourism, rural green tourism, ethnotourism are developed. Fans of water recreation are attracted by the rapids and waterfalls of the river Lyuchka, Pistynka, Cheremosh. The Museum of Nature operates in the central estate of the Hutsulshchyna National Park.

The Kosiv Museum of Folk Art and Life of the Hutsul Region presents a rich collection of folk handicrafts: wood carving, pottery, artistic weaving, embroidery. The exposition acquaints with the folk decorative and applied art of the region of XIX-XX centuries. Of special artistic value is the collection of works by the family of carvers Shkryblyak from the village of Yavorova.

The museum of the Kosiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Arts was founded in 1936 by the first director of the Kosiv Art and Industrial School O. Solomchenko. Currently, the museum has more than 3 thousand units. The exposition presents Hutsul folk art of the XIX - first half. XX century, works of famous masters of Kosiv region of the second half of the XX century, diploma works of students of the educational institution 1975-2009. In particular, the works of prominent artists of the Hutsul region are presented: Yu. Skriblyak, M. Megedyniuk, V. Devdyuk and others.

The private museum of Hutsul art of the Kornelyuk family was established in the yard of their private house. The museum presents a large collection of Hutsul hats, towels, ceramic plates, axes and Hutsul household items.

The Kosiv Museum of the Liberation Struggle of the Prykarpattia Region is dedicated to the historical events of 1920-54, when the struggle of the Ukrainian people for independence took place in Ukraine, in particular in Prykarpattia. The exposition covers the heroic struggle of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, the activities of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, the struggle of civilians against the occupation regimes, repressions against patriots. The interior of the guerrilla shelter has been recreated.

Mykhailo Strutynsky Museum of Folk Art occupies 2 large halls of the Kosiv School of Arts, where he taught for 30 years. From 1961 he collected samples of Ukrainian embroideries, household items of the Hutsul region, works of art. The exhibition presents various types of folk art of Podillya, Bukovyna, Hutsul, Pokuttya, Boykivshchyna and Opillya: ancient icons of the XVIII-XIX centuries, objects of sacred art, embroidery, ceramics, folk clothing and more. The art collection includes works by masters from Kalush, Dolyna, Nadvirna, Rozhnyatov, Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk. A separate exposition in four halls is dedicated to the work of the artist Gennady Malyavsky.

The V. Stripko Family Museum of Ceramics is located in the house where the Honored Master of Folk Art lives with his family. The exhibition presents the author's works of a ceramist with traditional Kosovo ornaments. By arrangement with the owner, you can visit his workshop, sit in a potter's wheel, make your own ceramic souvenir.