Attractions of Nova Sloboda

The Ethnographic Museum of Goryun Culture in the village of Nova Sloboda opened in 2017 as a branch of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve in Putivl. Presents a unique culture of Goryuns - a small ethnic group living in Putivl region. According to researchers, it is an autochthonous ancient Slavic population that has preserved its original culture, language and archaic features in everyday life. The museum exposition recreates the estate of the Goryuns of the late XIX - early XX centuries. The interior of the house presents furniture, various household items, clothes, etc. Here and ancient icons, and embroidered towels, and a cradle, and a loom. In farm buildings - barns, barns, windmills - exhibited tools, other agricultural equipment. In addition, in the Goryun courtyard you can see a crane well and a rare kind of cellar – a neck pit.