Attractions of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

The Art Gallery of the Korsun-Shevchenkivsky State Historical and Cultural Reserve is located on the third floor of a three-story outbuilding of the Lopukhin-Demidov Palace in Korsun-Shevchenkivsky, and is part of the research department of the reserve. Paintings, graphics and sculptures of the 18th-21st centuries are exhibited in 14 museum halls. In particular, three works by the famous Ukrainian artist and pedagogue of the XIX century, one of Taras Shevchenko's closest friends Ivan Soshenko are presented: "Forum of Julius in Ancient Rome", "Temple of Vesta - an ancient Italian temple in Rome", "Port of Kuma. Italy". During the restoration of Soshenko's latest painting on the reverse, an engraving "Port in Kumy" by the famous Italian artist and engraver Domenico Cunego with a similar plot was discovered, which now occupies a special place in the exhibition. Also presented are paintings by Luigi Iorini, Oleksandr Lopukhov, Vasyl Nepiypyvo, Andriy Chebykin, Mykola Yesipenko, some modern masters.

The Historical Museum of the Korsun-Shevchenkivsky State Historical and Cultural Reserve is located on the territory of the Lopukhin-Demidov Palace in Korsun-Shevchenkivsky, and operates as a research department of the reserve. More than 2,000 exhibits in six halls reveal the history of Korsun in the context of the history of all of Ukraine from ancient times to the present. Fragments of Trypillia pottery, items from Cimmerian and Scythian burials, Slavic ornaments, a Polish cannon, armor and weapons of Poles, Ukrainians and Moscow archers are presented. Also on display are items from the princely palace of the Lopukhin-Demidov. The dioramas "Anti-serfdom uprising of 1855 in the Korsun region" and "Battle of Korsun in 1648" give a clear idea of the key historical events of the region. Separate sections of the exposition tell about collectivization and the Holodomor, about the participation of Korsuns in the First and Second World Wars, the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917-1921 and the Russian-Ukrainian War.