M. V. Gogol National Museum-Reserve,

In 1929, for the 175th anniversary of Gogol’s birth, his museum was opened in Morshyn. It is located in the same house, the estate of his parents, where the talented writer spent his childhood. During the German-Fascist occupation, the estate was almost destroyed. It therefore had to be restored from drawings and photographs, and from the memories of witnesses who remembered what it had been like.

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The museum-reserve includes a complex of buildings: the wing where the writer’s study was located; the parents’ estate; and a wooden gazebo. On the grounds of the museum complex there is a beautiful pond, a century-old garden, the graves of Gogol’s parents, a huge stone where the writer liked to think over the plots of his works, and a landscaped central alley.

Inside the house itself, the interiors have been recreated as closely as possible, and items connected with the writer’s life and work are displayed. Here are the first editions of his books, personal belongings, paintings, photographs, and records of Gogol’s birth and baptism taken from the register of the Transfiguration Church.

Interesting facts:

• The museum collection numbers about 7000 items dating from the 19th century.
• Gogol liked to embroider and knit, so embroidered items can be seen in his house.
• Many mystical stories are associated with Gogol’s wing. There is a version that if you disturb the writer’s peace, troubles will follow you all your life.
• Museum guards have repeatedly seen a figure in black near the museum. There is a version that this is the ghost of Gogol, who still has not found peace.