Attractions of Vinnytsia region

The house-museum of Mykola Leontovych in Tulchyn was opened in 1977 to mark the 100th anniversary of the composer's birth. He lived in this house in 1908-21, working as a singing teacher in the diocesan girls' school (now a boarding school). The interiors of Leontovych's rooms and personal belongings have been preserved: a tuning fork, a baton, a sofa, a desk, a suitcase, a table, etc.

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.

The Mykola Leontovych Museum was opened in the village of Markivka, where the father of the composer, author of the world-famous "Shchedryk" lived. It was in the house of his father Nikolai Leontovich was shot dead by security officers in 1921. He was buried in Markivka at the same time. And in 1977, a century after the composer's birth, a museum was opened and a bronze bust (artist J. Ulgursky) was installed. The museum presents photographs of the Leontovych family, original manuscripts of scores, title covers of the First and Second collections of songs from Podillya, pianos, books, music and furniture. A granite obelisk has been erected on Leontovych's grave. It is planned to erect a monument to Shchedryk. On August 22, 2016, the renovated Mykola Leontovych Museum was opened as a branch of the Vinnytsia Regional Museum of Local Lore.

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.

The palace of Count K. Xido, who served as Adjutant General Stessel, was built in 1913-15 by architect I. Fomin on the basis of a Lithuanian defensive castle of the 16th century. The octagonal fortress tower (1534), which served as the minaret of the mosque during the Turkish rule, has been preserved since Lithuanian times, as well as fragments of fortifications that give the palace a medieval look from the river, from the stone bridge across the Southern Bug. architect I. Fomin). A striking contrast is created by the grand facade, made in the Renaissance style and decorated with a colonnade. Until recently, the hotel housed a hotel, now the building is in disrepair. In 1976, a local history enthusiast opened a public museum in the Turkish Tower.

The pre-Christian cave church in Bush was opened by Professor V. Antonovich in 1883. He discovered here a unique rock relief depicting the World Tree, a rooster, a deer, and a man kneeling. Above these figures is carved a mysterious rectangle, which previously contained the inscription "Azm esm Mirobog priest Olgov" (now the inscription is not visible). Different researchers date the Bushan relief to different historical periods - from the II to the XII century, and some date it to the XVI century. The cave may have been used as a Christian temple. Medieval inscriptions indicate that Catholic monks lived in the cave. In 1824, a local nobleman R. Oatmeal found and explored the cave, making an inscription: "In memory of 1524 on June 3. R. O." (This day Bush was destroyed by the Tatars). Currently, the rock temple is part of the Bush State Historical and Cultural Reserve. To visit, please contact the administration of the reserve.

The Shargorod Museum of Fine Arts represents the works of Ukrainian artists of the 60s and 80s. XX century: Odaynyk, Deregusov, Lemeshko, Lozov, Shchebryakov and others. The greatest value is the tapestry "Shargorod - the land of Podolsk", created according to the sketches of a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Yu. Kyzymov.

The Tulchyn Museum of Local Lore was organized in 1927 on the initiative of ethnographer I. Zborovsky. The exposition is located in the former building of the Officers' Assembly, where meetings of the Southern Society of Decembrists were held in the XIX century. 14 departments represent the history of the city from ancient times to the end of the XX century. Among them are departments dedicated to the Potocki family, commander O. Suvorov, composer Mykola Leontovych.

Tyvriv Museum of Local Lore is located on the second floor of the village council. Created in 1978 by a local drawing teacher L. Pankosha. The collection includes 3 thousand items. In particular, Trypillia ceramics, numismatic collection, collection of icons, weapons of the XVII-XX centuries, household items and documents of the XIX-XX centuries are presented. The ethnographic collection includes embroidery, weaving, pottery, wood carving, tools. Of great interest is the collection of samples of advertising products of industrial enterprises of the Tyvriv region of the XIX-XX centuries, which belonged to Yaroshynsky, Heiden.

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.

Remains of reinforced concrete structures of Hitler's pond "Wehrwolf" (Wehrwolf - werewolf, armed wolf) during World War II. The secret complex of the headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the German Armed Forces was built in 1941-42. in a forest grove near the village of Strizhavka near Vinnytsia. The complex had about 20 wooden houses and 3 ground reinforced concrete bunkers. In the central area were the main buildings: the Gestapo, a communications center, a canteen for senior management and officers, a tea house, 12 apartment buildings for generals and senior staff officers, and Hitler's house, which visited the Werewolf Pond in 1942, and 1943. Thousands of prisoners of war from different countries died during the construction of the complex (a monument was erected near the highway in Stryzhavka). In the spring of 1944, the bunkers were blown up by retreating Hitler troops. Impressive fragments of multi-meter-thick reinforced concrete scattered by forest explosions, as well as a swimming pool (fire tank) have been preserved. According to unconfirmed data, underground premises could be preserved (according to the legend, up to 7 levels). In 2011, a historical and memorial complex in memory of the victims of fascism was opened on the territory of the Werewolf, whose staff conducts tours (there are audio guides). Nearby, on the territory of the boarding house "Swallow", there is an exhibition of military equipment and weapons from the Second World War.

The Yampil Museum of Fine Arts presents a collection of works by contemporary Ukrainian artists, a collection of women's and men's clothing, and a numismatic collection by V. Leva. The museum exposition presents products of traditional crafts of Yampil region: embroidery, Easter eggs, weaving from the villages of Klembivka, Dzyhivka, Tsekinivka, Pisarivka, Borzhky and others.

Zhmerynka Historical Museum is located in the former mansion of Count D. Hayden in the center of Zhmerynka. Here you can get acquainted with the history of the villages of Velyka and Mala Zhmerynka, from which the modern city originates, with the handicrafts of the region, with the history of laying the South-Western Railway and construction of Zhmerynka railway station and its station. The exposition tells about the turbulent events in the history of Ukraine in the first half of the twentieth century: the Ukrainian Revolution, industrialization, collectivization, the Holodomor. A separate hall is dedicated to the events of the Second World War. The exposition concludes with a story about the modern economic and socio-cultural development of the city and its environs.