Attractions of Kramatorsk

The Museum of the History of Kramatorsk tells about the historical path of the industrial city, in particular about the establishment of the first enterprises in the XIX century, as well as the construction of Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant (NKMZ), thanks to which in 1932 Kramatorsk gained city status. An interesting collection of Ukrainian folk costumes and towels. A separate exhibition is dedicated to the Ukrainian actor Leonid Bykov, who spent his childhood in Kramatorsk. The Kramatorsk Art Museum is located in the same building, where, in particular, works by famous Ukrainian artists M. Glushchenko, K. Trokhimenko, T. Yablonska and others are presented.

In August 2016, the Donetsk Regional Museum of Local Lore was moved from Donetsk to the Ukrainian-controlled territory of Kramatorsk. The huge exposition has 120 thousand exhibits. Among them are the remains of fossil animals, imprints of fossil plants, samples of stone trees, a large archaeological collection of tools, weapons, utensils, jewelry and amulets, numismatic collection (copper and silver coins of XV-XVIII centuries), ethnographic collection. The greatest value are rare old prints, including geographical and botanical atlases of the XVII century.

Museum of retro cars "Samokhid" them. Zhemova in Kramatorsk works on the basis of the restoration factory of the technical club "Samokhid". The restoration factory-museum has a unique collection of old cars. It has about 200 exhibits of such well-known companies as Horch, DKW, BMW, Wanderer, Steyr, Mercedes-Benz, Opel, Packard, Buick, ZIS, GAS. Some cars are not only works of engineering, but also have historical value. The collection also includes rare specimens of motorcycles of the period 1900-1950 - just over 80 units.