Attractions of Kirovohrad region

The museum of the underground youth organization "Spartak" was opened in 1978 in a specially built building in the center of the Krasnohirka village. Dedicated to the history of the village of Krasnohirka, in particular to the partisan movement in the Holovanivsk region during the Second World War.

In the first hall of the museum, you can learn about the settlement of the region in the 18th century, see interesting archaeological finds and household items of 19th-century peasants, read materials about forced collectivization, the Holodomor, and Stalinist repressions.

The exposition of the main hall tells about the history of the underground youth organization "Spartak", which operated in Krasnohirka during the Second World War. In particular, the weapons and clothing of the partisans are presented.

The Hall of Modernity is devoted to the Chernobyl events, the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, the Russian-Ukrainian war, etc. Exhibitions of masters and craftsmen of the village are organized in the hall.

The Pedagogical and Memorial Museum of Anton Makarenko in Dolynska was opened in 1978 at the local school. Since 1991, it has been housed in the historic building of the Dolynska Railway Lower Primary Two-Class School, built in 1891.

The one-story building is made of wooden beams, was faced with brick in 1904, and was remodeled several times. It was here in the years 1911–1914 that the then young teacher and writer Anton Makarenko lived and taught.

Today, the museum's collections include more than two thousand exhibits. The exhibition in five halls introduces the history of the formation and development of education in the Dolynska region from the abolition of serfdom to the present, tells about the life and creative path of Anton Makarenko. In particular, photos, documents, works of Makarenko and other outstanding teachers of the world are presented.

In the room where Makarenko lived, the typical atmosphere of those times is reproduced. The transition room is decorated with views of the then Dolynska station, you can read the text of Makarenko's story about Dolynska and its surroundings.

"Veseli Bokovenky" is a dendrological park as part of the breeding and dendrological research station subordinated to the Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Agroforestry named after Heorhiy Vysotskyi.

The work on the foundation of the park was started in 1893 by Mykola Davydov according to the project of the Ukrainian landscape artist Ippolit Vladyslavskyi-Padalka. The well-known connoisseur-botanist Arnold Regel participated in the design.

The area of the park is 109 hectares. The park is laid out in a landscape style. Its main compositional axis is the Bokovenka River and the Skotuvata stream, on which a system of picturesque ponds has been built. Five plots reproduce in miniature the natural landscape of certain geographical areas. The park's collection includes about 1,000 species and forms of trees and shrubs, including mountain oak, Nutkan cypress, tulip tree and others. The only ginkgo tree in Kirovohrad Region grows here.

The Archaeological Museum named after Ninel Bokii at the Central Ukrainian State University named after Volodymyr Vynnychenko in Kropyvnytskyi was opened in 2011. It bears the name of its founder, historian and archaeologist, assistant professor of the Department of History of Ukraine, Ninel Bokiy.

The main exposition of the museum represents the work of the archeological expedition of Kirovograd archaeologists for 30 years and contains artifacts from almost all archaeological eras. In particular, items from such well-known monuments as the Melhunovskyi kurgan, Samur-Mohyla, Scythian burial mounds near the village of Zalom and the city of Svitlovodsk are presented. Among them: ceramics, weapons, jewelry, horse bridles and ritual objects.

The pearl of the collection is materials from the Golden Horde period, which represent a unique archaeological site near the village of Torhovytsia in the Kirovohrad Region.

The exposition of the Art Museum in Kropyvnytskyi is housed in a building in the Art Nouveau style, built at the end of the 19th century by the order of the merchant Israel Shpolyanskyi.

For the first time, the question of creating an art museum in the city was raised by the local intelligentsia back in 1870, but real work began only in 1921.

Today, the museum's holdings include 9,000 exhibits: painting, graphics, sculpture, ceramics and glass, fabric, wood, metal, archival and documentary, photos. The museum received part of the exhibits from the funds of the Hermitage, Tretyakivska Gallery, Kyiv museums, others represent the creative work of famous artists from Kropyvnytskyi.

The museum has five exhibition halls, three of which are stationary: "Sacred Art", "Art of the 18th - early 20th centuries", "Compatriot Artists".

The pearl of the collection is the painting "Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg on January 9, 1905" by the original Polish artist Voytsekh Horatsiy Kossak.

A complex of decorative and applied art is also presented in the museum exposition.

The Ascension of Cross Church (Khrestovozdvyzhenska Church) in Rozumivka is the ancestral burial ground of the ancient noble family of the Rayevsky family. This is one of the most outstanding architectural monuments of mid-19th century classicism in Ukraine. It is located on a high hill above a pond in the center of the village of Rozumivka, which belonged to the Rayevsky family since 1805.

The stone temple of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church was laid in 1833 on the grave of the hero of the French-Russian War of 1812, cavalry general Mykola Rayevsky, who spent the last years of his life in his Bovtyshka estate near Rozumivka. General Rayevsky became famous in the Battle of Saltanivka and during the Battle of Borodino. The panoramas that opened from the hill in Rozumivka reminded Rayevsky of the places of his battles. He was buried here, and later his descendants built the stone Ascension of Cross church-tomb on this place, the construction of which was completed in 1855.

The white-stone temple-pantheon is made in the style of classicism. The entrance portico is supported by 12 cast-iron columns, each made of seven prefabricated blocks. There is a stone crypt in the basement. On the cast-iron plate covering the burial of Mykola Rayevsky, it is written: "He had a shield in Smolensk, and a sword of Russia in Paris." Nearby are the burial grounds of the general's descendants. Other representatives of the Rayevsky family are buried in the cemetery adjacent to the tomb.

The Ascension of Cross Church is an active church. Since 2006 it has been part of the Historical and Architectural Reserve "Ascension of Cross Church" (the former the Raevsky Family Reserve), which is now a branch of the Central Ukrainian Regional Museum of Local Lore. Excursions are conducted by the abbot of the temple.

The Cathedral in honor of the Ascension of the Lord is considered the main architectural decoration of Bobrynets.

Founded in 1898. Construction was carried out for 14 years. The construction was supervised by the architect Yakiv Pauchenko, for whom this work was the last.

In terms of architecture, the Ascension Cathedral resembles the Volodymyrsky Cathedral in Kyiv.

The Blahovishchenske Historical Museum was opened in 1970. It is located on the second floor of the House of Culture "Myr" in the center of Blahovishchenske.

The exposition of the museum reveals the history of Blahovishchenske region from Neolithic times to the present day and tells about prominent countrymen.

The archaeological section presents materials from the Stone Age, Trypillyan culture, Scythian period, Chernyakhiv culture, and Kyivan Rus. In particular, archaeological finds near the villages of Danylova Balka, Sabatynivka, and Lupolove are exhibited, where the remains of two settlements of the Trypillian culture of the IV millennium BC were discovered.

The second chapter tells about the settlement of the region in the 18th-19th centuries, the life of peasants and townspeople of the 19th century and their ethnographic features, the development of industry in Blahovishchenske. In the next section, you can get acquainted with the events of the 20th century in Blahovishchenske, including the Ukrainian revolution, forced collectivization and the Holodomor, World War II, and post-war reconstruction.

A separate exposition is devoted to the events of the modern Russian-Ukrainian war. The art gallery, in particular, presents the works of local artist Anatoliy Holtzman.

The stone church of the Holy Virgin of Volodymyrska with a bell tower was built at the expense of the Greek community of Yelysavethrad (now Kropyvnytskyi).

Initially, there was a wooden temple built in 1766 by Greek merchants at this place. In 1898, the building was rebuilt, the rector's house is located next to it.

The interior has preserved ancient paintings, which were restored in 1905. Today it is the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin.

The Central Ukrainian Regional Museum of Local Lore in Kropyvnytskyi is a descendant of the first museum institution in the region, which was created in 1883 at the initiative of historian and teacher Volodymyr Yastrebov. Previously, the institution was called the Kirovohrad Regional Museum of Local Lore.

Since 1929, the museum has been housed in the former house of the merchant Oleksandr Barsky, which is a vivid example of the "early modern" architectural style. It was built between 1895 and 1910 by the city's leading architect Oleksandr Lyshnevsky. According to legend, the owner never had to live in it, as he died after completing all the works just on the doorstep of his new house.

The museum collections include about 68,500 thousand items of the main fund, which characterize the historical development and culture of the region from ancient times to the present day, as well as the nature of the region. The basis of the collection is the collection of private collector Oleksandr Ilyin: archaeological finds, paintings, icons. The museum lapidarium presents a Neolithic anthropomorphic stele, a log culture sarcophagus and 6 Scythian statues.

The branches and departments of the Central Ukrainian Regional Museum of Local Lore include:
- Reserve-museum of Ivan Tobilevych (Karpenko-Kary) "Khutir Nadiya";
- Marko Kropyvnytsky Memorial Museum;
- Ukrainian Choreographic Art History Museum;
- Museum and nature reserve "Tobilevychi";
- Historical and architectural reserve "Ascension of Cross Church" (Rayevsky Family Reserve);
- Historical and memorial reserve "Black Raven".

Arboretum in Kropyvnytskyi is one of the most popular recreation spots for the townspeople.

The 45-hectare park was created in 1958. At the first stage, about 50 species of various trees and shrubs were planted. And in 1972, the park was classified as a monument park.

In 2001, the park area, which had fallen into disrepair over time, began to be revived: the green area was recreated, children's playgrounds were built, attractions were restored and new ones were installed - now there are 40 of them in the park.

In 2008, the Arboretum in Kropyvnytskyi was recognized as the best park in Ukraine. Its real highlight is 100,000 tulips that bloom at the end of April.

In 2009, an avenue of thuja was planted in the park in honor of the region's 70th anniversary.

The park has an entertainment zone with 44 attractions. A huge samovar treats visitors to tea all year round. There are also 2 cafes and 2 restaurants on the territory.

The City Local Lore Museum of Novoukrainka is located on the second floor of the Central of Palace Culture "Yuvileyniy". Founded in 1972.

In four exhibition halls, the history of Novoukrainka and the surrounding territories is represented from ancient times to the present day. In particular, artifacts of ancient archaeological cultures found on the territory of the city, materials about the agricultural colonization of these lands and the development of the economy in pre-revolutionary times, household items and tools of the XIX - early XX centuries, equipment and weapons of the Second World War and the modern Russian-Ukrainian war are presented.

A significant place in the exposition is devoted to the work of folk craftsmen and craftsmen of the region: embroidery, wood carving, visual arts, wood and metal products.

The City Local Lore Museum of Znamianka was founded in 1961 as "Kobzar Room" on the initiative of distant relatives of the poet Taras Shevchenko - Kateryna and Antonina Krasytski. Since 2004, the local lore museum has had an official status, and "Kobzar Room" functions as its branch. Another descendant of Shevchenko, Vyacheslav Shkoda, made a significant contribution to the development of the institution (a memorial plaque has been installed near the entrance).

The museum exhibits are located in four rooms. They tell about the history of the foundation of Znamianka during Cossack times, its development as a station on the Odesa - Kharkiv railway, cultural and public figures of the end of the 19th - the first half of the 20th centuries, the events of the Second World War and the modern Russian-Ukrainian wars. The central exhibit here is a model of the railway station "Znamianka" and the nearby town of the beginning of the 20th century.

In the exhibition "Kobzar Room" a prominent place is occupied by a loom of the beginning of the 20th century. Also on display is a collection of Ukrainian towels, agricultural and household items, works of sacred art. Paintings by Borys Yehorov, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, works from natural materials by Antonina Krasytska, wood carvings by masters Serhiy Batyuk and Mykola Puntus, portraits of the Krasytskis by Mykhaylo Hryshyn from Znamianka, etc. are presented.

The Museum of Dmytro Chyzhevskyi in Oleksandriia opened in 2022 in the house where this outstanding Ukrainian scientist-encyclopedist, culturologist, philosopher and literary critic spent his childhood and youth.

Dmytro Chyzhevskyi was born in 1894 in a noble family, descendants of the wealthy Cossacks and Ukrainian nobility, representatives of one of the branches of the ancient Chizh family. Since 1904, the Chizhevski family lived in a one-story brick house on the current Shevchenko Street, engaged in public and educational activities.

The museum exposition reproduces the atmosphere of provincial life at the beginning of the 20th century. Furniture in the style of that era, a piano, an antique clock, a camera and a telescope similar to Chizhevsky's father's telescope are presented. First editions of Chyzhevsky's books, family documents and photographs are exhibited.

The museum offers tours on the topics "The world of hobbies of the Chizhevsky family", "The role of the Chizhevsky family in the history of the Oleksandriia city", "The foreign period of life and scientific work of Dmytro Chyzhevskyi", as well as an interactive excursion with a game of croquet "Childhood, youth and hobbies of Dmytro Chyzhevskyi" .

The "Dmytro Chyzhevsky's House" is a department of the Oleksandriia City Museum Center named after Antonina Khudyakova.

The Dobrovelychkivka Museum of Local Lore is located in the building of the former Zemstvo administration, built in 1892.

The Funds of the museum include 5,000 items of material and spiritual culture of the region, which reflect its history from the earliest times (IV-III millennium BC) to the present day.

24 sections of the museum are located in 11 halls. In particular, interesting archaeological material about the history of the settlement of these lands by the tribes of the Trypillya culture (IV-III millennium BC) is presented.

Collections of works of decorative and applied art, works of fine art by amateur artists and professional artists of Kirovohrad Region deserve special attention.