Kosiv

The multi-functional cultural and creative hub "Carpathian Culture Center" in Kosiv was created in 2023 on the basis of the reconstructed building of the former carpet workshop of the "Hutsulshchyna" Industrial and Artistic Association at the initiative of the "Hutsuliya" Tourist Association.

In the premises of the "Carpathian Culture Center" there are workshops of folk crafts, exhibitions and master classes are held. In particular, the Vandra Rugs weaving studio producing handmade carpets and Serhiy Dutka's ceramic workshop are operating.

The public space "Vilni" functions on the first floor.

The private museum of Hutsul art of the Kornelyuk family was established in the yard of their private house in Kosiv.

The museum presents a large collection of Hutsul hats, towels, ceramic plates, axes and Hutsul household items.

The Museum of the Kosiv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts was founded in 1936 by Oleksiy Solomchenko, the first director of the Kosiv Art and Industrial School.

Currently, the museum's funds include more than 3,000 items. The exposition presents Hutsul folk art of the 19th - first half of the 20th century, works of famous masters of Kosiv region of the second half of the 20th century, diploma works of students of the educational institution from 1975-2009.

In particular, the works of outstanding artists of Hutsul Oblast are presented: Yuriy Shkriblyak, Mark Mehedynyuk, Vasyl Devdyuk and others.

The wooden Orthodox Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist was built in Kosiv in 1912 in the Hutsul style.

It is located in a cemetery where many interesting crypts and tombstones have been preserved. Until the 18th century, there was an ancient monastery with the Church of Saint Nicholas on this place.

The current Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist is known for the fact that in 1990, Patriarch Volodymyr (Romanyuk), who is buried near Sophia of Kyiv, was ordained as a monk.

The museum of the Strynadyuk creative family in Kosiv was opened by the famous Ukrainian master carver Mykola Strynadyuk, who works under the creative pseudonym "Koka", at his creative workroom.

Mykola Strynadyuk was born and grew up in a Kosiv family of artisan carvers, studied at the Kosiv Technical School of Folk Art Crafts, and worked as a master of wood carving and interior design all his life. His sons Bohdan and Zakhar continue the family business. Mykola Strynadyuk's works are distinguished by the author's technique, which combines traditional techniques of carving with toning, application and even embroidery.

The exposition presents more than a hundred of the master's own works. Among them are ornamental icons, plates, paintings, copies of Hutsul hand crosses, traditional zgards and modern decorations. A collection of antique and rare porcelain cups is also presented.

Nearby is the Museum of Sacred Art, where the works of Taras Strynadyuk, Mykola's brother, are presented.