Attractions of Kolomyia district

The Museum of the History of Kolomyia occupies the premises of the former county council, where the interiors of the XIX-XX centuries have been restored. During the Western Ukraine, the district military commandant Teodor Primak worked here. The history of the city's development is presented in 18 exposition halls in documents, memorials and household items. Permanent exhibitions: "German colonies of Kolomyia", "Kolomyia and the Habsburgs", "Formation of Kolomyia at the end of the XIX - first half of the XX century", "Economy and trade of the city in the XIX-XX centuries", "From the history of the Jewish community of the city", " From the history of the Ukrainian ethnic lands of modern Poland until 1944. "

National Museum of Folk Art of Hutsul and Pokuttya named after Josaphat Kobrynsky is located in the premises of the former People's House, built in 1902 at the expense of the Ukrainian community of the city. The Viennese Neo-Renaissance building was designed by local architects who studied in Krakow. The creation of the People's House with a theater and museum in 1880 was initiated by the local priest Josaphat Kobrynsky, who played an important role in the formation of Ukrainian national identity in Pokut. The museum was opened in 1926 by the efforts of his nephew V. Kobrynsky, having survived the difficult Polish period, the German occupation, Soviet repression and post-perestroika devastation. Now the collection includes 50,000 exhibits representing all kinds of traditional folk art of Hutsuls and inhabitants of Pokuttya: wood carving, blacksmithing, pottery, weaving, embroidery, etc. Widely presented samples of traditional clothing of mountaineers, Hutsul jewelry made of non-ferrous and precious metals, weapons opryshki and others. There is a permanent exhibition of tapestries by Mykhailo Bilas.

The Museum of History and Liberation Struggle named after the General Cornet of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army Roman Shukhevych was opened in 2004 in the village of Tyshkivtsi, where his great-grandfather O. Shukhevych served as a priest. The exposition in several rooms of the museum tells about several generations of the Shukhevych family (O. Shukhevych, V. Shukhevych, R. Shukhevych) and about the participation of the villagers in the liberation struggle. The exposition "Underground Printing House" is presented in the reconstructed hiding place in the basement.

The museum of humor "Vesela oselya" in Kolomyia was opened in 2011 by the famous writer-humorist, Honored Artist of Ukraine M. Savchuk. Cartoonist I. Bezhuk designed many illustrations. The exposition presents Ukrainian and world humor, satire, caricatures. There are humorous souvenirs and photos here; albums of humorous playing cards, business cards, calendars, certificates, banknotes; cartoon postcards; humorous map of Ukraine, funny clock. Humor Center "Vesela oselya", in addition to the museum exhibition, has a large library (books, albums, magazines), video and music library. There is also a "Green Booth" with cartoons of world politicians and original funny postcards from around the world.

The Museum of the Liberation Struggle of the Pokut Region was opened in Zabolotov in 2007 to mark the 65th anniversary of the UPA. The exposition is located in five halls. The exhibits are conditionally divided into two sections. The historical department tells about the armed struggle of the Pokuts against the occupation regimes in the 1920s and 1950s. In particular, the reconstruction of the situation of the insurgents' bunker is presented. Original documents and photographs cover the history of the liberation movement in Pokut. In addition, the museum has a small ethnographic exhibition.

The museum-residence of the Shukhevych family was inaugurated in 2019 in the village of Tyshkivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk region, where Father Osyp Shukhevych, the great-grandfather of UPA Commander-in-Chief Roman Shukhevych, lived most of his life. Residential and working premises in which members of the Shukhevych family lived and worked were restored in the house. The exhibition presents their personal belongings, photographs, documents, as well as the family tree. The Museum of the Shukhevych Family is a department of the National Museum of Folk Art of the Hutsul Region and the Pokuttya named after Josaphat Kobrynsky.

The Oleksa Dovbush Museum in Pechenizhyn, the birthplace of the legendary leader of the Opryshki, was established in 1971. Since 2004, the exposition has been housed in an adapted room near St. Michael's Church. The museum covers the history of the village from ancient times to the present day. There are many household items, tools, folk clothing. The main section is devoted to Oleksiy Dovbush, a native of Pechenizhyn, a robber and people's avenger, the most famous leader of the opryshki insurgent movement in the Carpathians of the XVIII-XIX centuries.

The world's only pysanka museum presents a unique collection of traditional Ukrainian miniature paintings on Easter eggs. The museum building is made in the form of a huge Easter egg 13 m high (2000). The collection includes 10,000 works representing the traditions of Easter painting in all regions of the country. Works by masters from Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Western Europe and America are also presented. Traditionally, the first persons of the state who visit the museum leave their autographs on Easter eggs. There are master classes on Easter painting. The souvenir shop offers a wide selection of original handmade Easter eggs, including an ostrich egg.