Attractions of Boryslav

Boryslav Museum of Local Lore was founded in 1987 on the initiative of local historian M. Kryzhanovsky. It is located in the building of the former NKVD unit, where victims of repression were shot during the establishment of Soviet power in the region. The museum has more than 5,000 exhibits. The Department of Nature presents minerals, flora and fauna of Prykarpattia. The most interesting exhibits of the historical department: fragments of an ancient Russian bracelet and silver hryvnia, a wooden barrel for grain made of solid wood, a fire pump of the late XIX century, tools and personal belongings of oil producers, a painting by German artist R. Volkel "Old Borislav". Paintings by contemporary artists are on display.

The pharmacy-museum of the world-famous inventor of industrial oil refining Johann Zeg opened in 2021 in the city park of culture and recreation of Boryslav, is still a leading center of the oil industry of Galicia. Here is one of the largest deposits of ozokerite, ie mountain paraffin, which has medicinal properties. The exposition of the museum acquaints visitors with the history of Galician pharmaceuticals, experiments on oil distillation, extraction and use of ozokerite, prominent figures of Boryslav and the life of Johann Zeg. In particular, a model of a distiller is presented - a device for dividing oil into fractions, as well as a collection of pharmacy bars and kerosene lamps of different eras.

The Museum of the History of the Oil, Ozokerite and Gas Refining Industries was founded in Boryslav in 1972 at the Palace of Oil Culture. In 2003, an updated exposition was opened in the administrative building of NMU "Borislavnaftogaz" (5th floor). The exposition of the museum room acquaints visitors with the history of the development of Boryslav oil production - the oldest oil industry in Ukraine. The museum presents tools, industrial equipment, samples of raw materials and products, household items, numismatic materials (coins, medals, orders, badges), photos of old Borislav. An interesting collection of kerosene and oil lamps, current models of drilling rigs.