Attractions of Verkhovyna district

Cheese-museum "Hata-staya" was opened in 2014. The "staya" is a traditional element of the Polonyn estate of Hutsul shepherds, where budz cheese is made from sheep's milk. The real century-old Hutsul house was moved by the owners from a remote village. The oldest part of the building is a room with an oven, where embroidered shirts and towels, dishes (plates, jars), carpets, etc. are collected. Here the hosts prepare meals in the oven. The second room "Hutsul room" is intended for master classes and tastings. But first, visitors are invited to take part in the process of making budza in a "staya", where a bowl of milk is placed over an open hearth. This is followed by a tasting. Here you can also learn to cook Hutsul dishes or take a weaving lesson.

The ethnographic museum of antiquities of the Hutsul region was opened in the yard of his own house by ethnographer and historian from Kryvyi Rih Ya. Zelenchuk. In one hall there are several thematic expositions: ancient times (tools for gathering, hunting, fishing), shepherd's mountain pasture, woodworking and construction, handicrafts and crafts, samples of decorative and applied arts (clothes, painted pottery, carvings, carvings). instruments (drums, violins), the liberation struggle (world wars, the opryshki movement). In particular, a copy of the smoking pipe of the legendary Hutsul Chukutykha is presented.

The Hutsulshchyna Regional History and Local Lore Museum in Verkhovyna was opened in 1938 with the active support of the public and political figure, ethnographer-folklorist and original writer P. Shekeryk-Donikov. Household items, clothes, paintings, etc. are presented. Workshops are held, during which you can observe the process of making Hutsul carpets.

The Ivan Franko Literary Memorial Museum was opened in the house of V. Yakobyuk, where the writer rested several times in 1906-14. He liked Kryvyi Rih so much that he chose this village for his permanent summer vacation and came here almost every summer with his family for 12 years. Here it was visited by L. Ukrainka, G. Khotkevych, M. Kotsyubynsky, M. Hrushevsky, V. Hnatyuk, V. Shukhevych and others. Already ill, Franco continued to work here, dictating the texts of his works to a local teacher. The museum was founded in 1960 on the initiative of the writer's wife G. Khotkevych - Platonida. The exposition, located in 5 rooms, stores Frank's personal belongings: a bed, a desk and a chair, a guest bench, a clock, etc. An interesting Hutsul stove, decorated with tiles by O. Bakhmatyuk (1874).

The Khata-Grazhda Museum was established in Kryvyi Rih on the basis of one of the few examples of this typical Hutsul fortress house built in 1858. Residential and commercial buildings with deaf outer walls surround a small courtyard, forming an enclosed space. Citizens served to protect against enemies, wild beasts and bad weather. Kryvyi Rih citizen in the late nineteenth century. belonged to the Haruk family, who were often visited by writer I. Franko and ethnographer V. Hnatyuk. In 1964, this hut was used during the filming of "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors". Since 1984, the house was empty. In 1993 it was restored and a museum was opened. There are exhibitions of paintings and photographs.

The Museum of Hutsul Life and Art "At the Trembitar" was opened at home in Verkhovyna by Hutsul musician Mykola Ilyuk, the leader of the ensemble "Hutsuls". Ilyuk's house is located on a hill in the village of Shveykove. The exposition presents traditional Hutsul costumes, household items and more than a hundred folk musical instruments. The host conducts tours, telling about the origins of the Hutsuls, their life and crafts, rituals and traditions. He plays most of the presented musical instruments. Offers visitors master classes in the famous Hutsul trembita, drumba, cymbals, bagpipes.

The Museum of Hutsul Magic is located in one of the recreation complexes on the outskirts of Verkhovyna, which is considered the informal capital of the Hutsul region. Its purpose is to preserve the memory of famous Carpathian healers and seers, who are called molfars here. The museum presents things that were used by molfar magicians and that tell about ancient Hutsul magic. On the basis of the museum there are also master classes on making original teaspoons from wood, spinning threads from wool, mirror calligraphy.

The house-museum of the film "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" in the Verkhovyna settlement of Glyph was opened in 2000 in the house where in 1963-64. lived during the filming of the film director S. Parajanov. Visitors can watch a film here and learn about the history of the painting. There are the following exhibitions: life and work of famous people, ethnography and life, historical and architectural heritage.

The Museum of Local Lore was established in the village in 1965 on the basis of a secondary school. The exposition tells about the history of the Hutsul village, life and way of life of the region's inhabitants. The museum has more than 100 exhibits.

The house-museum of the famous historian and politician of the Ukrainian People's Republic Mykhailo Hrushevsky was opened on the place where at the beginning of the XX century. he bought the estate from the local landowner Przebilowski. Here the future president of Ukraine has repeatedly been on vacation. The villa burned down in 1917, but in 2003 it was recreated according to surviving eyewitness drawings and memoirs. The museum presents biographical documents and photographs, ethnographic collection, household items of the early XX century.

A literary-memorial museum of the Hutsul writer, folk philosopher, poetess and artist Paraska Plytky-Horytsvit has been opened in her house in Kryvyi Rih. Author of more than 1,000 manuscripts, she illustrated and bound them herself. The books "Heavenly Throne from the Foot of the Earth", "Prayers for the Glory of the Holy Baptism of Russia-Ukraine" are dedicated to spiritual reflections. Goretsvit's creative heritage also includes the fantasy-adventure novel "Indian Flirtations: The Adventures of Hutsuls in India". Even during her life, her house resembled a museum, which was visited by many Ukrainian scholars. The Public Museum was opened in 2005. In a small space - cabinets filled with manuscripts, paintings and other works.

The private museum of Hutsul life, ethnography and musical instruments was opened in 1999 by Roman Kumlyk, a musician and collector from Verkhovyna. He has been collecting exhibits for the museum for 30 years. These are folk clothes made of flax and leather, and painted clay plates, and Hutsul hatchets, and banknotes of different times, and many other antiques and household items. The collection of folk musical instruments differs in the greatest variety: violins, trembitas, cymbals, drums, kobzas. A special pride of the collection is the Hutsul bagpipe - bagpipe. Previously, the tours were conducted by the owner of the museum, accompanying the story of each instrument with the performance of folk melodies and songs. After the musician's death, his daughter Natalia receives guests. Visits to the museum must be arranged in advance.