Top 10 Museums in Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast

Chernivtsi Art Museum was established in 1988. It is located in the building of former Savings Bank (1901), which is one of the best examples of the Viennese Secession – a monument of national importance. The core of the museum's collection consists of items collected by Chernivtsi Ethnographic Museum. Replenishment of collections took place during research expeditions, as well as from charitable gifts of individual artists and patrons. Funds enumerate more than 10 thousand exhibits; most of them are represented in the permanent display.Art of Bukovyna of XVII-XX centuries that range from home icons by craftsmen to monumental art works of professional artists make up the foundation of the museum funds. Here there are collections of Bukovynian carpets, embroidery, Easter eggs, works of jewellers and woodcarvers, etc.

Architecture-natural complex of Utility Enterprise “Chernivtsi Oblast Museum of Folk and Architecture and Way of Life” (further “Museum”) is located in the North Eastern outskirts of Chernivtsi city, Ukraine.The decision about the creation of museum was made by the Decree of the Ministry Council of Ukraine №373 on July 19, 1977.Construction of museum was started in 1981 and was divided into two stages. First one included exposition zones “Khotynshchyna” and “Western Podnistrovya”.On July 5, 1986 museum was opened to visitors. Today’s exposition consists of two architecture-ethnographic zones: “Khotynshchyna” and “Western Podnistrovya”. It is planned to build two more architecture-ethnographic zones “Hutsul’shchyna”, “Prykarpattia” and archaeological sector ancient Bukovyna, which will reveal historic-ethnographic and natural peculiarities of the region. There are 35 architectural exhibits, which are typical examples of folk architecture of the second half of 18th – first half of 20th century.Funds of museum have 8,1 thousands units of storing. Among them 1,5 thousands are presented in the interiors of the buildings.

Volodymyr Ivasyuk was a very popular Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet. He is the author and composer of the widely popular "Chervona Ruta" song popularized by Sofia Rotaru in 1971, and later covered by other singers.The museum is located at the memorial family apartment of Ivasyuk.The five rooms of the museum display indoor scenes of the music writer and his parents, show an exhibit of his life and work. As a whole the apartment retains what we call memories – books, records, photographs, music notes, drafts of music works, Volodymyr’s grand piano and the violin which he played when studying at the music school. In other words it retains authentic things keeping the life aura of this creative person untouchable.