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Museums Poltava region

Reshetyliv District Museum of Local Lore (Department of Weaving and Embroidery).

In the museum we will hear a story about the traditions of white-on-white embroidery, which is included in the list of elements of intangible cultural heritage of Ukraine and hear the history of folk crafts of the Reshetyliv region.

About the place

The museum is a place where you can get acquainted with the works of folk craftsmen of Reshetyliv region, who enchant with sophistication, enchant the soul and eyes of everyone who touches the exquisite skill of embroidery, carpets, tapestries, paintings. Reshetyliv Museum of Weaving and Embroidery is the custodian of the best achievements of Reshetyliv masters. Here you can learn about the history of weaving and embroidery of the Reshetyliv region from ancient times to the present. The decoration of the museum since 2004 is a carpet of the winner of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize, Honored Master of Folk Art, Knight of the Order of Princess Olga III degree, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, member of the National Union of Folk Art of Ukraine Nadezhda Babenko. "Tree of Life". Since 1969, located in New York, in the UN lobby. Two more copies of this carpet are kept at the Poltava Museum of Local Lore and at the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada.

Travellers' impressions

Reviews 5

Алексей Златогорский

26 July 2020 · From Google

Нормально для містечкового музею. Люблю таке

Світлана Нестерук

2 April 2020 · From Google

Культурний центр вишивки і килимарства. Варто відвідати, щоб насолодитися рукотворними шедеврами майстрів!

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