Attractions of Kyiv region

The Cheese Museum in Kyiv was created by farmers-cheesemakers from Bohuslav region to spread Ukrainian traditions of original cheesemaking. It is located in the city center, near Bessarabska Square and the "Palats Sportu" metro station.

The premises of the museum is a carriage drive into the yard of the house built in 1827, which was one of the first stone buildings on the descent of Shovkovychna Street. The authentic cobblestones and brickwork of the walls have been preserved.

The museum exposition presents a collection of unique cheese knives, an exact copy of a cheese press based on ancient drawings of the 18th century, an original lottery ticket for a cheese lottery in England, an engraving of the oldest cheese market in Holland from 1873.

Excursions are offered in Ukrainian and English. There are tastings of several types of cheese with wine, nuts and honey, as well as workshops for children on sculpting cheese horses. In the cheese shop, you can buy handmade farm cheeses made at the "Dooobra Farm" cheese factory.

Christer's Hill is a park on Kurenivka, the northern outskirts of Kyiv.

In 1850, the Saxon Wilhelm Christer bought about 40 hectares of forest here from Prince Esterhazi. Christer founded the company "Horticulture and Seed Farming. Wilhelm Christer", which became known far beyond Kyiv. He laid out a wonderful garden with nurseries of fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. Already at the beginning of the 20th century, the company annually sold more than 100,000 decorative trees.

After the Bolshevik coup of 1917, the garden was nationalized and transformed into the "Troyanda" garden and park enterprise.

The 150-year-old "Christer's Spruce", 50-year-old pines, a huge old linden with a diameter of three meters, and old chestnuts have been preserved.

One of the oldest trees in Kyiv - the 700-year-old Christer's Oak - grows in the yard of the building on Baydy-Vyshnevetskoho Street, 3.

Three ponds have been preserved (two of them are regulated) and the wooden house of Christer, built in 1890 by the architect Schille.

In 2008-2009, the park "Christer's Hill" was reconstructed, new plants were planted, gazebos and bridges were built.

In 2021, a scaled-down copy of Christer's house was installed in the park "Christer's Hill". The minimaquette was made of wood by the sculptor Vasyl Markush. On the installed mini-maquette there is a sign with a description in Ukrainian and English, as well as in Braille.

Fastiv Museum of Local Lore is located in the historic building of the bank (late XIX century), which is an example of the so-called borderless architecture in "brick" style.

The museum was founded in 1990, although its collection began to be created in the 1970s. The current exhibition is based on the results of archaeological research, ethnographic expeditions, searches in the archives.

Among the materials of the historical department of the Fastiv Museum of Local Lore are rare archival and photographic materials, as well as historical items that tell about the stay of the UNR Directory in Fastiv, about the battle near Motovylivka, about the unification of the UNR and the ZUNR, and other events.

Of particular interest is the current model of the railway and other exhibits about the one and a half century history of the Fastiv railway.

Maydan Knyazhyi dvir (princely court) is located in the center of the ancient Pereyaslav. Princes of Pereyaslav lived here, state affairs were decided, the princely army was gathered, from here they set off against the enemy and returned here victorious.

In princely times, the area of the entire city center reached 2.5 hectares. The princely court (Knyazhyi dvir) occupied its northern part and was bounded from the east by the central street connecting the princely and episcopal gates, from the north and west by a defensive rampart, and from the south by a transverse street that departed from the city center.

It was at this place in 1654 that the Pereyaslavska Rada was held - the general military council of the leaders of the Ukrainian Cossacks, at which Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, before the Moscow embassy of the boyar Vasyl Buturlin, took an oath of loyalty to Tsar Oleksiy Mykhaylovych, the result of which was the conclusion of an agreement on a military-political union between Ukraine and by Muscovy.

On the square is the Cathedral of the Dormition, where the Cossack foreman was sworn in. Ukraine was under the protectorate of the Muscovite Empire. The process of curtailing the autonomy of the Cossack state and the complete absorption of Ukraine by the Muscovite state, which later became the Russian Empire, soon began.

In honor of the anniversary of those events in Soviet times, the square in front of the Cathedral of the Dormition was named "Pereyaslavska Rada Square". On September 26, 2019, by the decision of the city council session, Pereyaslavska Rada Square was renamed Maydan Knyazhyi dvir.

The Mikhail Bulhakov Literary and Memorial Museum has been opened in Kyiv in the so-called "Turbins House", where the writer lived from 1906 to 1919 and where he "settled" the heroes of the novel "The White Guard".

The interiors of the rooms are reproduced in the form in which they are reflected in Bulhakov's photographs and descriptions: a grand living room with a piano, a medical office, a room for the writer's sister Varya, as well as a room for Bulhakov himself and the hero of Mykolka's novel. apartment N50 from the novel "The Master and Marharita". The effect of the "fifth dimension" is especially impressive - from the dining room through the mirror you can see the room where Oleksiy Turbin died, and in real life - Bulhakov's father.

The Bulhakov Museum exhibits many memorial relics collected by the writer's relatives and enthusiasts.

A tea party is held for museum visitors on the veranda.

National Complex "Expocenter of Ukraine" (VDNG) in Kyiv is the country's main exhibition venue and a place where the Soviet era's grandeur in the history of Ukraine has been preserved. It is located near Holosiivskyi Park in the southern part of the city, next to the "Vystavkovyi Tsentr" metro station.

The complex on the southwestern outskirts of Kyiv was built in 1958 as the Republican Agricultural Exhibition, but already at the time of its opening it was named "Exhibition of Best Practices in the National Economy of the Ukrainian SSR". Soon the complex was renamed "Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy" (VDNG). In 10 pavilions, the best samples of products of Ukrainian enterprises were presented.

Currently, "Expocenter of Ukraine" is the organizer of many international and national exhibitions and fairs, a modern demonstration center of Ukraine's achievements in the economic, scientific, industrial, humanitarian and other spheres. The closed exhibition display area is 18,000 square meters, the open area is 21,000 square meters.

From a tourist point of view, the Expocenter is interesting as a sample of grand Soviet architecture - 20 of the 180 buildings located on the territory have the status of historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine.

In addition, VDNG regularly becomes a venue for seasonal entertainment for children and adults, implementing such projects as "Winter Country", "Massacre at VDNG", "Book Country", KyivFoodandWineFestival, etc.

The Museum of Science and the Mathematics Museum "Cuboid" operate outside the VDNG.

Kyivan Rus Park is a center of culture and history, which reproduces the architectural image of Ancient Kyiv and the atmosphere of Ancient Rus of the V-XIII centuries on the basis of scientific data.

The central object of the park is the Kremlin baby of Ancient Kyiv, the spatial and architectural appearance of which will be reproduced in full. Buildings of the princely era will be built on the territory, none of which has survived to our time: fortifications, the palace of Prince Volodymyr, the palace of Princess Olha, Fedorivsky Monastery, Tithe Church, Yaroslav's Court, Rotunda, Hridnytsia and others. It is planned to recreate the atmosphere of a living city with streets, fairs and citizens as authentically and organically as possible.

Currently, you can see the defensive wall-pillar, the entrance gate with two three-story towers, the arena (the place of heroic entertainment and medieval tournaments), the prince's chamber (tribune for honored guests), the watchtower, the Viking camp and the state of nomads, log housing Kyivan XI-XII centuries.

In August, the festival of culture and history "Park Kyivan Rus" takes place here: theatrical battles, medieval games, tournaments and competitions of warriors, stunt equestrian theaters, demonstration of historical folk customs and rites, ancient Slavic feast, exhibitions of artists and a fair of craftsmen. teams.

Excursions are held on weekends.

The park named after Ivan Bahryany in Kyiv dates back to 1899, when the head of the garden commission of the City Duma, Romyshevskyi, proposed to join the area on the former Brest-Litovsk highway to the city limits and to establish a country park here.

Soon the Duma made a decision to allocate 58 acres of land. The following year, 1899, was the 100th anniversary of the birth of O. Pushkin, so they decided to name the park Pushkinsky. The plan of the park was developed by the chief city gardener Ivan Zhukovsky. In the fall of 1902, a grand celebration of the first tree planting took place in Pushkinsky Park - 2,000 saplings were planted.

In 2007, the park was reconstructed - landscaping works were carried out, young trees were planted: red oak, chestnut, ash, mountain ash, conifers, flower gardens and landscape compositions were arranged. The outdoor lighting system was also reconstructed, paths were paved and benches were installed.

In 2023, as part of de-Russification, by decision of the Kyiv City Council, Pushkinsky Park was renamed in honor of the Ukrainian poet Ivan Bahryany.

Currently, the park named after Ivan Bahryany occupies an area of 19.45 hectares, 60 species of trees and shrubs grow on its territory.

Rzhyshchiv Archaeological and Local Lore Museum is housed in an original brick building of the late XIX - early XX centuries downtown.

The exposition is based on archaeological materials found during excavations in Rzhyshchiv.

The first hall presents archeological finds of different cultures: Trypillya, Chornoliska, Zarubynetska, Chernyakhivska and Ancient Rus.

The local lore hall shows Rzhyshchiv of the XVI-XX centuries, significant historical events are noted: the creation of the Rzhyshchiv Cossack Hundred, the meeting of the Hetman's Council Bohdan Khmelnytskyi and others.

Ethnographic material gives an idea of ​​the life and way of life of peasants and burghers of the XVIII-XX centuries, their beliefs, crafts, clothing, everyday life.

Separate exhibitions of the Rzhyshchiv Archaeological and Local Lore Museum are dedicated to the Holodomor of 1932-1933 and the events of World War II.

The exhibition hall exhibits from the museum and the works of folk artists and craftsmen from Rzhyshchiv and Kyiv region.

The private ethnographic complex "Savka House" in Novi Petrivtsi includes two authentic old Ukrainian manors: a wealthy peasant's house from 1786 and a gentleman's house from 1854.

The first one has been in its place for over two hundred years, the second one was transported from the village of Meleni in Zhytomyr region. There is a well, a cellar, a farm yard with a forge and a forge. During the excursion, visitors are offered to grind flour with their own hands with the help of stone millstones, work in a forge, and watch the work of masters of folk crafts.

After the excursion, you can taste the best dishes of Ukrainian national cuisine, prepared in a wood-fired oven according to ancient recipes. A professional folk group performs folk music.

The three-story building inside one of the blocks on Yaroslaviv Val Street in Kyiv was built in 1903 by order of the psychiatrist Ivan Sikorsky. In addition to living quarters, the doctor opened a hospital here and ran a private practice.

The son of a doctor, Ihor Sikorsky, who later became a prominent aircraft designer and inventor of the rotorcraft, built the first models of his flying machines in the yard of his father's estate.

In the 1970s, the outstanding cybernetic scientist Viktor Hlushkov, the creator of the country's first computers of the "Dnipro" and "Svit" series, lived here.

The building is currently in a state of disrepair. The restoration and creation of the Ihor Sikorsky Museum of the History of Aeronautics and Aviation is planned.

Ukrainian Culture and Art Center in Kyiv was established in 2005 with the aim of reviving national customs and traditions.

Here children are taught the technique and culture of embroidery, weaving, painting and other types of decorative and applied art, as well as being introduced to ancient customs and rituals.

Since 2011, the Center of Ukrainian Culture and Art has had its own building in Podil, where a gallery of traditional Ukrainian art is housed, exhibitions and various events are held.

The water tower and the carriage house building adjacent to it in Shpytky were built at the beginning of the 20th century.

The complex was part of the Tereshchenko estate, which has not been preserved. A manor cellar also remained on the territory of the manor park.

Hydropark in Kyiv is one of the most popular summer vacation spots on the Dnipro River, convenient thanks to the metro station.

It is located on the site of Predmostova slobidka, which arose near the first Kyiv Chain Bridge and was nicknamed "Venice of Kyiv". The modern recreation complex unites the Venetian and Dolbetsky islands.

The Hydropark has many beaches, attractions, sports fields, restaurants, cafes, and nightclubs.

The private museum of Vasylkiv majolica opened in 2021 in the "Passage" shopping center in Vasylkiv.

It was founded by public activist Lyudmila Shkulkova on the basis of her own collection of products of the Vasylkiv majolica factory.

The factory was founded in 1934 in Vasylkiv, which has long been known as one of the centers of pottery in the Dnipro region. Many masters of artistic ceramics worked at the factory, including Prokip Bidasiuk, Nadiya and Valery Protoriev. In the second half of the 20th century, the factory was one of the leading enterprises of the art industry of Ukraine, its products participated in exhibitions of decorative art in many countries around the world.

Many samples of products are presented in the exposition of the museum: wall plates, services, kumans, vases, jugs, mugs, candlesticks, decorative sculptures. Among them is the famous "Borodianka rooster", which became a symbol of the indomitability of Ukrainians during the Russian armed aggression. Its authorship is attributed to Prokip Bidasyuk, but it is more likely the work of Valeriy Protoryev.

The exposition is available for external inspection at all times, but tours must be arranged in advance.