National Museum of Hutsul and Pokuttia Folk Art

You can learn more about traditional folk culture and discover the uniqueness of Hutsul and Pokuttia art at the National Museum of Folk Art, located in Kolomyia. The museum’s history begins in 1926. It houses many exhibits related to different historical periods, from Trypillia to modern times. The museum collection is constantly expanded through new acquisitions. In 2007, the Yaremche Museum of Ethnography and Ecology of the Carpathian Region was added to the main museum.

Photo from the hutsul.museum website

The modern National Museum of Folk Art is no longer a traditional museum in the usual sense. Today it is a multifunctional institution that serves as a center of the city’s culture, education and science.

Interesting facts:

• The museum collection includes about 50 thousand exhibits.
• The total area of the halls is 200 sq. m. Each year, about 8-12 exhibitions are held here.
• The museum has a restoration workshop, thanks to which the museum’s exhibits can be preserved in good condition using its own resources.
• Each year, more than 250 thousand visitors come to the museum.