Vinnytsia Regional Museum of Local History

The Vinnytsia Regional Museum was founded in 1918 by decision of the City Duma. Its first exhibition opened in 1919. In 1920, the museum was moved to the Topchevskyi House, where three departments had already been opened. Only in 1964, after a complete reconstruction, was it possible to open 20 exhibition halls. The museum’s collection was constantly replenished with new exhibits. Ukrainian, Russian and Latvian artists worked on the new exhibitions.

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Vinnytsia’s modern local history museum has about 100 thousand exhibits. The most valuable of them belong to the collection of gold ornaments from the Sarmatian and Bronze periods. A visit to the museum offers more information about the geology of Vinnytsia Oblast, the notable archaeological landmarks of the region, its history and the finds connected with it.

Interesting facts:

• Prominent Ukrainian figures took part in the founding of the museum: Yu. S. Oleksandrovych, V.F. Korenev, H.V. Briling.
• On 16 December 2010, during repair work, the entrance to an underground passage beneath one of the museum halls was discovered by chance.
• During the Second World War, the museum lost about 6 thousand exhibits, including archaeological and ethnographic items.