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Museums Poltava region

Hadiach Museum of History and Local Lore

The museum is located in the center of Gadyach. There are about 2 thousand exhibits that tell about the history of the region, prominent figures, whose life and work are associated with Gadyachchyna.

About the place

The museum has 8 departments. One of the departments recreates the history of the Drahomanov-Kosach family, which presented Mykhailo Drahomanov, Olena Pchilka and Lesya Ukrainka to Ukraine. In particular, materials about Panas Myrny and Lesya Ukrainka are presented here. Her mother, Olena Pchilka, and her uncle, Mykhailo Drahomanov, were born in Hadiach. Among the exhibits are furniture from the living room of the Drahomanovs' house and Lesya Ukrainka's personal belongings. The museum, in particular, preserves Lesya Ukrainka's own embroidery (her personal belongings), a statuette "Egyptian", brought by the writer from Egypt; from MP Drahomanov's library — "Investigations on Ukrainian Folk Literature and Literature", "Correspondence of Mykhailo Drahomanov with Meliton Buchynsky 1871-1877" and other brochures.

The museum also includes the Hadiach dungeons.

Travellers' impressions

Reviews 5

Анна Таран

30 July 2020 · From Google

Цікава експозиція. Віддані своїй справі працівники.

Вікторія Андрієнко

29 June 2020 · From Google

Все гарне та чистеньке. Дітям дуже сподобалося.

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