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About this place
One of the oldest museums in Ukraine, with its own complex history. It was opened in 1849. Today, there are several branches of this museum in Dnipro, but the main one is at 16 Yavornytskoho Avenue.
Photo from uk.wikipedia.org
The museum has several exhibitions:
- historical museum;
- diorama "The Battle for the Dnipro";
- ATO museum;
- memorial house-museum of Yavornytskyi;
- literary museum.
Interesting facts:
- The museum holds the largest collection of stone babas.
- The museum's history has gone through three waves of revival: during the years when Oleksandr Pol was in charge (the second half of the 1880s), Dmytro Yavornytskyi (after 1902), and Arhypina Watchenko (the 1960s).
- During the First World War, in 1915, Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited the museum.
- Between the administrative and exhibition buildings of the museum is the grave of one of its former directors, Dmytro Yavornytskyi.
- In 1890, part of the museum's collection of antiquities was moved to the Potemkin Palace.
- The museum's storage holds an Egyptian mummy of a woman dating to the 1st millennium BC, although the exhibit is only occasionally put on display for visitors.
Tip: Make your visit to the museum truly memorable by following announcements of events and exhibitions on the museum's website, and come during their run.
Ticket prices from 10 UAH (for children, pupils and students) to 100 UAH (for adults)
Photography without flash is free of charge.
Opening hours:
Mon. – closed
Tue.-Sun. – from 11:00 to 16:45
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