Museums

Historical Museum

Nova Kakhovka, Istorychna St, 22-a

About this place

The Nova Kakhovka Historical Museum opened only in 1990. Over these years, it has managed to collect more than 4000 exhibits dedicated to historical events that took place over the last five eras. When visiting the museum, visitors can immerse themselves in the Cossack era or witness the most terrible times of the world wars, which dealt a devastating blow to all spheres of Ukraine's development.

Історичний музей Нової Каховки

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A separate hall is devoted to the history of the construction of the Kakhovka HPP. It features various photos, documents, documentary films and other items that help tell the full story of the largest construction project of this industrial structure. Walking through the museum halls, you learn more about the city that became a center of distinctive culture.

Interesting facts:

  • Among the museum's most valuable exhibits are a mammoth tooth and clay tobacco pipes of the Cossacks.
  • The museum has a separate hall dedicated to the famous film director O. Dovzhenko, to whom the city owes the appearance of the “stone embroideries”.
  • The museum is proud of its video library, which contains about 27 films of various genres.

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