P. I. Tchaikovsky and N. F. von Meck Museum

In the urban-type settlement of Brailiv, not far from Zhmerynka, on Chaikovskoho Street, there is an old building erected in 1868. At that time, it was home to the family of railway magnate K. von Meck. The two-storey building is designed in the classicist style. It stands in the most picturesque place, amid a park with ponds and bridges. The estate became known thanks to the friendship of the von Meck family with the famous composer P. Chaikovsky. According to various sources, in 1878-1880 he came to this estate and stayed there for a long time.

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The estate building was damaged during the Second World War. Later, however, it was repaired and handed over to a vocational school. Today it houses the Brailiv Vocational Lyceum, in whose left wing, on the initiative of teachers, a museum of Chaikovsky and the von Meck family has been set up. In addition to the exhibition devoted to Chaikovsky, the museum has a cabinet-lantern room, where the belongings of Nadiia Filaretivna, the former owner of the estate, are kept. The museum also has a separate exhibition devoted to the history of Brailiv in the 19th century.

Interesting facts:

• A significant contribution to the museum's development was made by the Moscow collector P. Pliatsek, who donated his collection of thematic and commemorative items that belonged to the von Meck family and the composer Chaikovsky.
• Near the estate there is a servants' building, which is now used as a dormitory for students.
• In 2019, the great-granddaughter of Nadiia Filaretivna von Meck, Elizabeth Radsen-Tielenius Krauthoff, visited the museum.