Memorial Museums in Vinnitsa region, Ukraine

The Vinnytsia region is famous for a great number of memorial museums which are linked with the names of our illustrious and prominent fellow-citizens. One of the most popular museums is the literary-memorial museum of M. Kotsyubinsky (1864-1913). The museum is located on the territory of the estate, built in 1920s of the XIX century in Vinnytsia. His grandfather Maksym Abaza owned the estate. The writer was born on September 17th, 1864 in this house. After the writer’s death the museum was founded on the initiative of his brother Homa Kotsyubinsky in 1926. The museum contains 9000 exhibits which are of great value. The editions published during the author's lifetime, the illustrations of the Ukrainian painters for his books, the translations of the memoirs of his contemporaries, historical records and ethnographic values are the main exhibits.

In the village of Diakovtsy the literary-memorial museum of M. Stelmah (1912-1983) another famous Ukrainian dramatist and prose writer is located. The museum was opened on the writer’s native land. The cabinet of Stelmah and six halls with subject expositions are of great value. The museum contains about 600 exhibits among them there are proper things of the famous fellow-citizen, photos, documents, videos, souvenirs, furniture, books from his library, the editions of his works.

Every year on May the literary holiday “Large family” is held in commemoration of his birthday in the museum. The territory of estate is about 0,5 hectares. The father's house, threshing barn, vegetable garden and garden are situated on its territory.

In the village of Zabolotne, Kryzhopolsk district (Chobotarka is the ancient name) known in the whole world microbiologist, epidemiologist, academician Danil Zabolotnyj was born in 1866. After the scientist’s death the museum was founded in the territory of his father’s estate in 1930. The house where Zabolotnyj was born and lived was opened for visitors. In 1988 the structure for new exposition was built. There are more than 2000 exhibits in the museum such as the proper things of academician, his wife’s proper things, manuscripts, scientific documents, medical instruments, private library which consists of 798 books , the collection of minerals, of insects, shells of fossil organisms.

The life of famous choral conductor and composer Nikolay Leontovich is related to Podilia (1877 – 1921). His work “Schedryk” can be heard in concert halls of different countries. Nikolay Dmitrievich Leontovich was born in the village of Markovka, Tepliksk district. In commemoration of his 100 birthday the museum was opened in the village. In Tulchin, where Leontovich lived from 1908 till 1921, the memorial flat was opened as a department of regional museum.