Attractions of Vinnytsia

The Mykhailo Kotsyubynsky Literary Memorial Museum was opened in the house where the future writer was born and lived until he was 33 years old. The estate was built by his grandfather M. Abaz at the beginning of the XIX century, having acquired land on the outskirts of Vinnytsia, in Zamość. In 1926, on the initiative of the writer's brother, a restoration was carried out and a museum was established. The exposition is built on a monographic principle and is located in five rooms of Kotsyubynsky's parents' house. The exhibits (lifetime editions, translations, paintings) consistently reveal the writer's creative path and his public activities.

The Military History Museum of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Vinnytsia was established in 2001 as a museum of the Air Force of Ukraine. In 2005, it was replenished with an exposition dedicated to the air defense forces, which were then structurally part of the Armed Forces. The museum is located on the territory of the former General Staff of the Air Force of Ukraine in Vinnytsia. In Soviet times, it was the headquarters of the 24th Air Army, and before that - the headquarters of the 43rd Air Force of Long-range Aviation, which was formed in 1949 on the basis of the 2nd VA DA. The museum has collected many samples of aircraft, anti-aircraft missiles, radar equipment of different times. The exposition includes 16 aircraft of different classes, from the Yak-11 training aircraft to the fourth-generation Su-27 fighter, as well as 4 helicopters. Of particular interest are the launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems S-300V1, S-300PS, S-200V "Vega", S-125M1 "Neva", "S-75M2" Volkhov ", Buk-1M". Foreigners must obtain a permit from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to visit the museum.

Museum of the Ukrainian stamp named after Yakov Balaban was opened in 2016 in the building of the Vinnytsia Regional Children's Library. The exposition is based on a collection of stamps of the patron Alexander Balaban, the son of the captain of the Ukrainian People's Republic Yakov Balaban, who emigrated to the United States. Unique examples of Ukrainian postal history, stamps of different historical periods - revolutionary 20s, pre-war 40s, letters with stamps of 1918, stamps of ZUNR for three crowns, modern blocks, etc. are presented. The exhibition also has miniatures from limited collections, which today exist in only a few copies in the world.

Mykola Pirogov National Museum-Estate is located in a picturesque park on the lake shore on the southwestern outskirts of Vinnytsia. An outstanding surgeon bought the estate "Cherry" in 1859, where he lived and worked until his death in 1881. The museum and memorial office of the father of military field surgery were opened in a one-and-a-half-storey manor house. Nearby is a museum-pharmacy with the interiors of the reception and operating room. 1.5 km from the estate, in the former village of Sheremetka is the Nikolaev Church-Mausoleum, where the embalmed body of Pirogov is kept.

Vinnytsia Regional Museum of Local Lore occupies one of the premises of the former Jesuit monastery - the current historical and architectural complex "Walls". It was founded in 1918 on the initiative of representatives of the local intelligentsia. In 1970, a new building was completed and the exposition was significantly renovated. Currently, the collection has 200,000 exhibits. There are unique items belonging to the Scythian and Sarmatian periods, large numismatic collections, ethnographic collection: pottery, weaving, embroidery. folk painting. A mammoth skeleton found in the region is presented.

The Vinnytsia Tram Museum is located on the territory of the tram depot of the Vinnytsia Tram and Trolleybus Administration. Opened in 2013 to the centenary of the Vinnytsia tram. The exposition of the museum presents photos and exhibits related to the history of tram traffic in the city and the development of the transport company. In particular, you can see samples of composters and tram tickets of different times. Next to the exhibition hall there is an exhibition of tram cars that worked on the routes of Vinnytsia in different years. All passenger retro cars can be ordered for an individual city tour. You can also order a tram-cafe "Lucky" for celebrations.