Attractions of Rivne

The Amber Museum was opened in Rivne on the basis of the Rivne amber factory - the state enterprise "Amber of Ukraine".

The museum is located in the premises of the Rivne House of Scientists - a two-story mansion of the beginning of the 20th century in the Art Nouveau style.

Among the exhibits of the museum are pieces of amber up to 40 million years old, found at different times in the Rivne region, as well as jewelry and works of art made from it. In particular, the oldest amber product in Ukraine is exhibited - a disk-amulet approximately 2.5 thousand years old.

Stones in which ancient insects have crystallized are considered to be the decoration of the museum. A piece of wild amber weighing about 2 kilograms is presented.

The exhibits tell not only about the history of amber mining in the region, but also about the only enterprise in Ukraine that is engaged in its processing.

The Ulas Samchuk Museum is located in the same building.

The former parish church of Saint Anthony in the neo-Gothic style with a beautiful clock on the facade was built in Rivne according to the project of Konstantiy Voytsekhovskyi at the expense of Roman Sanhushko on the site of an early church.

Consecrated in 1900. Originally, the house was crowned with two spiers, decorated with frescoes and stained glass windows.

Since Soviet times, the Church of Saint Anthony has been used as the House of Chamber and Organ Music of the Rivne Regional Philharmonic.

The Ulas Samchuk Literary Museum in Rivne was opened in 2007 on the 102nd anniversary of the birth of the writer, who was born in Rivne region.

The writer spent most of his life in exile, always remaining a chronicler of his time and people. Samchuk was called the Ukrainian Homer of the twentieth century.

The Ulas Samchuk Museum is a department of the Rivne Regional Museum of Local Lore.

The museum's exposition highlights the main creative achievements of Ulas Samchuk and focuses on the influence of the writer's personality on the entire Ukrainian literary process of the twentieth century. Visitors are presented with the first editions of the trilogy "Volyn", other works of the writer, letters, photographs, his personal belongings.

In addition, the museum focuses on the Rivne period of life and work of the writer (1941-1943), visually recreating the life of Samchuk's apartment in those years (things from the former Rivne apartment where he lived) and preserving the main achievements of the writer in this period.

The exposition of the museum tells about the life and creative path of the writer, shows the cohort of literary figures of the Ukrainian language, with whom Ulas Samchuk met.

The monument to Ulas Samchuk was erected in Rivne in 2005 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Ukrainian writer and public figure of the national liberation struggle.

The monument is located in front of the drama theater building. Authors of the Ulas Samchuk monument: Mykola Pasichnyk, Viktor Kovalchuk, Tetiana Melnychuk, Volodymyr Sholudko.

Ostvytsya Historical Reconstruction Park was founded in 2020 on the shores of Lake Basiv Kut in Rivne, near the Basivkutsk settlement of the 11th-12th centuries.

The park bears the ancient name of the Ustya River and recreates the atmosphere of an ancient Rus settlement. Two piers, two large canopies, an entrance gate and a bridge were built on the territory of almost 2 hectares, paths were arranged, benches were installed and a model of an ancient Rus log house was built. Here you can walk on ancient boats, shoot from a traditional bow, try different crafts, touch the life, life and entertainment of the period of Ancient Rus.

An important area of ​​work of Ostvytsya is the revival and development of ancient shipbuilding. In the warm season we offer water rides on drakes, boats, boats.

The location regularly hosts a number of cultural and artistic events, mainly in the warm season, including festivals, meadow tournaments, concerts on the lake, workshops in various crafts, boat competitions and more.

The historic quarter "Maidan Bergshloss" opened in 2020 as part of the renewed architectural complex of the Rivne Brewery at the initiative of the director of the enterprise Maryan Hoda.

A small cobbled square is surrounded by three-story buildings reminiscent of the buildings of an old European city. Colorful and stylish false facades have Polish, German and Scandinavian features.

Most of the premises are currently occupied by the Hotel Optima Collection Bergshloss Rivne of the "Reikarts" chain. There is an Italian restaurant.

The European courtyard "Maidan Bergshloss" is periodically used as a festival site and a cultural and exhibition space.

The opening of the Beer and Hop Growing Museum is planned.

"Swan Lake" park in the center of Rivne is all that remains of the estate of the Lubomyrsky princes.

Until the middle of the 20th century, in the place where the "Avanhard" stadium is now located, there stood the Empire-style Lubomyrsky Palace, built on the basis of the medieval castle of Princess Mariya of Rivne, the widow of Prince Semen Nesvytskyi.

In the 18th century, the Lyubomirskis laid a palace park with the participation of the architect Yan Yakub Burhinyon. At the beginning of the 19th century, it was redesigned in the English style by the famous park builder Dionysius Makler (Mickler). After the First World War, the manor fell into disrepair. The palace burned down, and the park was cut down.

After the Second World War, the park was partially restored and named Komsomolsky, but the name "Swan Lake" stuck in the people, because swans live on a small pond in the center of the park.

The Gallery of European Painting "Euro-Art" opened in Rivne in 2011.

The gallery introduces the art of the 19th–20th centuries. The four halls of the gallery present paintings by Western European and Ukrainian artists with world names: Volodymyr Orlovsky, Albert Bredov, Davyd Burlyuk, Oleksa Novakivsky, Serhiy Shyshko, Fedir Manaylo, Andriy Kotska, Erno Erb, Ernest Kontratovych, Oleksiy Shovkunenko, Tomassyne Dezyre, Teodor Russo, Piter Kalman, Yozef Braks, Leon Delderene, Yaroslav Vyeshyn, Vinchentso Volpe, Yaroslav Kamikh and others.

Art exhibitions are systematically held in the hall of temporary exhibitions "Euro-Art".

The Brewing and Hopmaking Museum of Historical Volyn was opened in Rivne by the director of the Rivne Brewery, Maryan Goda, in 2025. The creation of the exposition took about five years.

The museum will be located in the former house of the first director of the Rivne brewery, Hersh Pisyuk, built in 1928 on the plot bordering the territory of the enterprise.

Until recently, the two-story building was occupied by the Rivne City Center for Student Youth Creativity. After the restoration, the building became part of the complex of buildings of the "Maidan Bergshloss" Historic Quarter with a hotel and a fairground.

The museum's exposition recreates the atmosphere of an old brewery and tells about the history of brewing in Volyn - not only in Rivne, but also in Lutsk, Kremenets, Semyduby, Kvasyliv, Vovkovyi and other cities.

The basis of the exhibition is Marian Goda's personal collection: beer bottles up to a hundred years old, over 300 beer mugs, wooden barrels, elements of brewing and laboratory equipment, historical documents and photographs.

The building of the main Great Synagogue in Rivne was built at the end of the 19th century.

Before the Bolshevik coup of 1917, a Jewish school operated there.

Since Soviet times, the building of the Great Synagogue has housed the children's and youth sports school "Avangard".

The wooden Church of the Assumption is the oldest building in Rivne. The temple in the Tyutkivskyi suburb was built in 1756 at the expense of the parishioners. The church is single-domed, the iconostasis was completed in 1784.

According to legend, Ivan Honta, the leader of the Haidamac movement, prayed in the Assumption Church before the battle with the Polish nobility.

The belfry and the "chain of moral foundations" to which ungodly parishioners were chained in the 18th century for public atonement have been preserved.

The Holy Intercession Cathedral in the city of Rivne is the main temple of the Rivne Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The foundation stone of the building was laid in 1990 by Patriarch Mstyslav. The completion of construction and the consecration of the cathedral by Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv took place in 2001.

The Holy Intercession Cathedral is one of the highest churches in Ukraine - its height is 55 meters. The cathedral was built in the Ukrainian style. The central dome, symbolizing Jesus Christ, is surrounded by 12 smaller apostle domes.

The Holy Resurrection Cathedral was built in the 19th century on the donation of Emperor Oleksandr III on the site of the church that burned down in 1881. The most notable architectural landmark of the Rivne.

During the Soviet rule, the museum of atheism was located here. With the beginning of democratic transformations, the religious building was returned to the Orthodox community of the city. Currently, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine conducts services in the upper church of the Holy Resurrection Cathedral, and the community of the Russian Orthodox Church operates in the lower church.

A monument to Princess Mariya Rivnenska (Nesvytska), the wife of Prince Semen Nesvytskyi, who in the 15th century contributed to the transformation of Rivne from a small village into a large city, was erected in the city center in 2006.

After the death of Prince Nesvytskyi in 1479, Rivne passed into the hands of his wife, who became known as Mariya Rivnenska. She laid a castle on the island and other city buildings, with her the city received the right of Magdeburg and the privilege of an annual fair. In 1507, Mariya Rivnenska (Nesvytska) received from the king the right of eternal possession of the castle and the city.

The private museum "Blacksmith Delights" ("Kovalski Vytrebenky") in Rivne was founded in 2013 by the owners of the enterprise "Rivnebudpostach" (now "Rivnemetalkom"), which is the organizer of the International Blacksmith Art Festival "Metal Heart of Ukraine". The collection was launched by a metal shoe created at one of the festivals.

Currently, the exposition presents more than a hundred products of blacksmith art, both from Rivne blacksmiths and masters from other regions of Ukraine. Among the works are political cartoons and creative experiments with materials by Roman Veligursky, sculptures by Artem Volsky, sophisticated compositions by Viktor Mikhalyov, etc. Metal candelabras, knight's armor, filigree chests and several dozen different metal figures are presented. The largest exhibit is a two-meter long bear with a fishing rod and a bucket.

In 2016, the Art Gallery of Blacksmithing was opened at the museum.