Tyvriv

The "Memorial of martyrs for the faith of the 20th century" was opened in Tyvriv in the church of Saint Michael the Archangel on September 1, 2018, on the 80th anniversary of the heaviest persecution for the faith of the 20th century, when all churches in Ukraine were closed. Museum expositions occupied the ground floor of the church.

The majestic church in Tyvriv once impressed travelers who came to the city along the rocky shores of the Buh. The first Catholic church of Archangel Michael was founded here back in 1569, but it was destroyed by the rebels during the War of Liberation. In 1742, Mikhal Yan Kaletynskyi, a Bratslav trumpeter, built a new church on the site of the old church, and later brought Dominican monks to Tyvri and founded a Catholic monastery next to the church. It was completed in 1760 by Zakhariy Yaroshynskyi. The decoration of the building was two pointed towers, which have not survived to this day. The two-story U-shaped body of cells covered the church with a closed square. The interior was distinguished by extraordinary splendor. The main shrine was a copy of the icon of the Czestochowa Mother of God. In 1832, the monastery was closed, the church became a parish church. During Soviet times, the monastery complex was rebuilt as a plastic products factory. Until recently, the building, disfigured by reconstruction, was abandoned. Currently, the church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Tyvriv belongs to the Catholic order of Missionaries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, restoration is underway. In 2015, the monastery of Saint Eugene de Mazenod and the Saint John Paul II Youth Center were consecrated.

The exhibition "Memorial of Martyrs for the Faith" presents a collection of photographs, archival documents, letters, videos and audio recordings. The most valuable exhibits are the personal belongings of people who are called martyrs for the faith because they suffered during the times of atheism and were persecuted by believers.

The exposition of the "Memorial" consists of 14 locations, identified with the 14 Stations of the Cross. Each location reproduces a certain page from the life of martyrs for the faith. In one of the rooms, as an example, a synthetic image of communist reality is collected. There are even shackles, excerpts from the Criminal Code and speeches by representatives of the communist regime. Visitors can get acquainted with what the interior of the house of a believer was like, as well as anti-religious propaganda in the school at that time. Several "stands" tell about the actions of fathers who were persecuted during the times when they were in concentration camps or died. There is a location called "Cell of Death". It simulates a prison and torture chambers. At the exit from the "Memorial" is the exhibition "Life after death". It is complemented by a plaque with the symbolic inscription: "We persevered."

The exposition also tells about the history of the Church in Ukraine during the period of totalitarianism. Exhibits were collected from all over the country, but the lion's share was provided from the funds of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, priests from other parishes also participated.

The use of modern technologies - music, light, visual aids - helps visitors to more deeply experience and understand a very recent reality.

You can get to the "Memorial of Martyrs for the Faith" any day for free. The initiators of the exhibition plan to tell visitors about people who were killed or suffered torture or persecution because of their faith.

Tyvriv Museum of Local Lore is located on the second floor of the village council. Created in 1978 by a local drawing teacher Leonid Pankosha.

The collection includes 3 thousand items. In particular, Trypillya ceramics, numismatic collection, collection of icons, weapons of the XVII-XX centuries, household items and documents of the XIX-XX centuries are presented.

The ethnographic collection includes embroidery, weaving, pottery, wood carving, tools.

Of great interest is the collection of samples of advertising products of industrial enterprises of the Tyvriv region of the XIX-XX centuries, which belonged to Yaroshynsky, Heydeny.

The manor house in Tyvriv, on a hill above the Buh, was built at the end of the 18th century by representatives of the Yaroshynsky family.

The palace was executed in the best Palladian traditions of early classicism. A park was built around the palace. Later, extensions were created that disturbed the original composition.

In 1891, the Tyvriv Palace was sold to the Podillya Diocese, which opened a theological school in it. Soon there was a fire, after which the building lost most of its decoration.

In 1910-1911, the famous Ukrainian composer Kyrylo Stetsenko taught singing at the school, as the memorial plaque reminds. Mykola Leontovych also worked here, and Volodymyr Svidzinsky studied.

Now the building houses the Tyvriv Lyceum Boarding School. The room-museum of the honored journalist of Ukraine, photo master, carver Volodymyr Ocheretny is open.