City History Museum

To touch a piece of history of the city of Kolomyia is made possible by its exhibition, presented at the Museum of the History of Kolomyia, which is now housed in the former building of the county council. The museum’s rooms are filled with a unique atmosphere that allows visitors to immerse themselves in the historical past and see with their own eyes many objects that tell interesting historical facts about the city and the people associated with it.

Photo from the website www.kultura-kolomyia.com.ua

The Museum of History has several permanent exhibitions:

• Kolomyia and the Habsburgs;
• the history of the city self-government bodies;
• the history of the German colonies of Kolomyia;
• Kolomyia education at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century;
• Kolomyia at the end of the XIX – beginning of the XX century;
• the history of the Jewish community of the city;
• the development of industry, crafts and trade in Kolomyia;
• Kolomyia during the period of the Ukrainian people’s liberation struggles.

In addition to the permanent exhibitions, visitors to the museum can take part in thematic exhibitions or displays dedicated to certain important historical dates.

Interesting facts:

• The oldest exhibit in the museum dates back to the beginning of the 13th century.
• The museum interiors date back to the 18th-19th centuries; before the museum moved here, they were fully recreated. Therefore, not only the exhibits, but also the rooms where they are located, are of value.
• The museum’s total collection numbers about 26 thousand exhibits.