Attractions of Zaporizhzhia region

The memorial-tourist complex "Scythian Camp" is located in Zaporizhzhia on the highest point of the Khortytsia island (59 meters above the Dnipro level), which is crowned by the largest of the Khortytsia burial mounds, the "Zorova tomb" that has survived.

A copy of the sculpture of a Scythian warrior is installed on the mound.

At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 129 burial mounds on Khortytsia Island. Only 3 of the 28 burial mounds that once belonged to the burial mound group "Zorova tomb" have survived. In 2005, archaeologists reconstructed 8 more burial mounds, among which one was investigated and restored, two were restored on the site of the destroyed ones, and the rest are model mounds and the sanctuary of Areus .

In the open-air museum, many stone artifacts are collected: a millstone (a symbol of abundance and fertility), a roller or garman (a device for threshing grain), stupas (for pounding grain), statues, anthropomorphic stelae, etc.

Museum of Architecture of Zaporizhzhia acquaints visitors with the main architectural and city-planning directions and styles of the city.

This is the first in a series of so-called "craft museums" that tell the story through "live", an interactive exhibition that demonstrates the urban development from the first Oleksandrivsk's fortress to modern neighborhoods.

The museum consists of four departments dedicated to the construction of Stariy Oleksandrivsk, Mennonite colonies, the era of industrial modernization, the postwar reconstruction of the city.

Copies of old Oleksandrivsk doors created by masters, video installations and carefully preserved architectural elements are woven into the design of the museum space.

Museum of History of Tavriya State Agrotechnological University named Dmytro Motorny in Melitopol was opened in 1982 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the school.

The exposition tells about the history of the university, the creation of various faculties, famous teachers and graduates.

A separate place is reserved for gifts presented to the school for different years during the celebrations.

Berdiansk Museum of Local Lore named after Vasyl Kravchenko was founded in 1929.

It is located on the first floor of a three-story residential building of the middle of the 20th century.

Objects from the Scythian period of the IV century BC are presented. The interior of a Ukrainian peasant house of the 19th century has been reconstructed. Separate expositions tell about the Greeks and Bulgarians of the Black Sea region.

In the square in front of the museum, a collection of Polovtsian stone women is exhibited, as well as an ancient cannon, raised in the middle of the 19th century from the ship "Boyets" sunk during the Crimean War.

The informal museum of Cossack Shipping "Chayka" was created in Zaporizhzhia on the island of Khortytsia on the basis of two ancient ships raised from the bottom of the Dnipro in these places.

The decision to establish a shipyard in Khortytsia was made in 1737, at the height of the first Russian-Turkish war, when Russian ships could not pass to the Black Sea through the Dnipro rapids. The construction of dowel-boats and Cossack-type vessels - boats and boats similar to Cossack Chaykas, as well as "Russian-style" brigantines - was carried out here. In 1739, about 400 ships of the Dnipro flotilla were based in Khortytsia. Some of them sank during the flood.

The hull of the Cossack Chayka, preserved at the bottom under the sand, was discovered in 1998, and a year later the vessel was raised to the surface. In 2007, the brigantine found there was raised, and later - a dowel-boat, a boat and a single-masted boat. The finds were conserved and placed in a restoration shed next to the Horse Theater, and work is underway to restore their appearance.

Active support for the restorers is provided by the charity fund created by the singer Andriy Makarevych. Excursions are conducted. It is planned to create a Museum of Shipping (Dnipro Flotilla Museum).

The museum-gallery of applied ceramics and painting of Illya and Oleksiy Burlay in Zaporizhzhia is located in the basement of the 18th century building, which once housed a laboratory for the study of clay for the production of bricks and tiles.

The collection includes materials related to the history and first buildings of the old Oleksandrivsk (now Zaporizhzhia), old maps and photo documents, a collection of old roof tiles and bricks, the history of the brick factory in the village of Karantinka.

The museum is also dedicated to the work of the socialist realist artist Oleksiy Burlay and the documentary artist Illya Burlay.

The "Museum and School" project is being implemented, within the framework of which festivals of creativity are held.

The Musical Instruments History Museum "BarabanZA" operates on the basis of the music hub of the same name in the Radio House of Zaporizhzhia city, which combines an ethnic music club, a school of playing ethnic musical instruments and a musical rehearsal base.

The museum was founded in 2016 by the public organization "Center for the Development of Business Technologies and Culture".

About 500 musical instruments from different countries of the world are presented in the exposition. Among them are such unique ones as a mechanical glass marimba, meditative singing jugs and stones, and a steel cello. Another unique exhibit is the drum of the last molfar of the Carpathians, Mykhaylo Nechay.

During the tour, you can not only see the exhibits, but also hear their voice. Visitors can play some instruments themselves.

The "BarabanZA" museum has a gift shop where you can buy replicas of musical instruments or order the manufacture of individual copies.

The National Historical and Archaeological Reserve "Kamyana Mohyla" (literally - "Stone Grave") is located in the village of Myrne near Melitopol.

A gigantic pile of stones up to 12 meters high - the remains of the sandstone of the former Sarmatian Sea. The shape resembles a mound, which is where the name comes from. It has been used as a sanctuary since ancient times. Many stones are covered with images of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Copper-Bronze and Middle Ages (from the 16th-13th millennia BC to the 10th-12th centuries).

Some researchers believe that the writings of the Stone Tomb are more archaic than the writing of Sumer, and are the oldest examples of writing on Earth. In order to preserve the petroglyphs, the passages to them are covered with sand. Copies can be seen in the building of the "Kamyana Mohyla" (Stone Grave) museum-reserve. The 7,000-year-old fish-man sculpture is especially impressive.

During the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the "Kamyana Mohyla" (Stone Grave) reserve was located on the territory occupied by Russian troops. In April 2022, the occupiers mined all approaches and the territory of the reserve. In November of the same year, the Russian occupation authorities transferred the "Kamyana Mohyla" (Stone Grave) reserve to the management of the "Khersones Tavriyskyi" museum-reserve in the previously annexed Sevastopol. The "Kamyana Mohyla" (Stone Grave) Museum was robbed.

The historical and local lore museum of the urban-type village of Novomykolaivka was opened in 1985.

The museum's collections include about 2,000 objects. The history of the region from ancient times to the present is reflected in the museum's four exhibition halls. In particular, the archaeological section exhibits Bronze Age artifacts from archaeological excavations near the village. Multinational culture of Zaporizhzhia is presented in the exhibition "Settlement of the Region". The "Ethnographic Treasures of the Novomykolaivka Region" collection contains household items of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Separate expositions tell about the events of the Ukrainian revolution, collectivization, the Second World War, and the post-war development of the village.

The exposition dedicated to the heroes of the Russian-Ukrainian war is constantly updated.

The Cathedral of the Holy Prince Oleksandr Nevsky of Melitopol was built in 1815-1831.

Since the city of Melitopol was then called Novooleksandrivka, they decided to name the church in honor of Grand Duke Oleksandr Nevsky.

At first, the church was wooden, then it was rebuilt in stone.

Today, the Oleksandr Nevsky Cathedral is active.

The Orikhiv Museum of Local Lore was founded in 1972. Since 1993, the museum has been located in the historic building of the city administration, which is an architectural monument of local importance. The building was erected in 1893 in the style of Ukrainian classicism.

The museum's funds include about 7,000 exhibits. The "Archaeology" hall acquaints visitors with the history of the region from the Stone Age to the second half of the 18th century, when the construction of the Dnipro fortified line began and the first Cossack settlement in Orikhiv Balka arose.

The exposition "Orikhiv region at the turn of the 19th – early 20th centuries" tells about the development of the modern city of Orikhiv.

There is an ethnographic exhibition in the exhibition hall, where old household items are presented: clothes, dishes, towels, irons, samovars, etc.

A separate exhibition tells about the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war, starting in 2014.

During the full-scale Russian invasion of 2022, when Orikhiv was close to the front line, the building of the Orikhiv Museum of Local Lore was damaged by shelling of the city by the Russian invaders.

Ancient pagan sanctuaries of the Early Bronze Age on the island of Khortytsya are located near the Velyka Molodnyaha stream near the Museum of the History of the Zaporizhzhia Cossacks.

The main sanctuary on Braharnya hill has the appearance of a small stonehenge (a circle of stones). Archaeologists who studied the complex in 1993-1997 concluded that it had an astronomical purpose - its axis was directed towards the sunrise on the day of the summer solstice.

Another complex of religious buildings is located on the southern slope of the stream. Stone structures have an egg-shaped shape.

In 1997, the followers of the pagan Runvira shrines in Khortytsya were reconstructed, and wooden idols of pagan gods were installed in the temples. Three of them are installed in the "Tryhlav" sanctuary.

The Petro Shmidt Memorial House-Museum in Berdiansk is dedicated to the famous revolutionary Lieutenant Petro Shmidt, who in 1905 raised an uprising on the cruiser "Ochakiv", as well as to his father Petro Shmidt, who in 1876-1886 served as the chief of the city and port of Berdiansk, greatly contributing to their landscaping

The museum is located in the mayor's house opposite the park laid out by Petro Shmidt the elder.

The exposition on the first floor tells about the Sevastopol Uprising of 1905, one of the organizers of which was Lieutenant Shmidt.

On the second floor, the interiors of the houses of wealthy citizens of the beginning of the 20th century are partially reproduced.

Phenomenal Strength Museum, dedicated to the history of prominent Zaporizhzhia athletes, opened in Zaporizhzhia in 2021.

This is the second of the so-called "craft museums", which provide an opportunity to get acquainted with the history up close, interacting directly with some exhibits.

In the museum you can learn about the history of various sports, see retro photos of important sporting events in Zaporizhzhia, get acquainted with the stories of the most outstanding athletes of city.

The exhibition presents 125 original exhibits, including personal belongings of athletes, awards, videos from their private archives. Among them - a ticket to the Olympics in Tokyo famous Ukrainian weightlifter Leonid Zhabotynsky, where he won the first Olympic "gold" in 1964, swimsuit swimmer Olha Strazheva, in which she competed at the Olympics in 1988-1989, medal medalist of the 2000 Olympic Games Olena Zhupina and others.

In addition, visitors can enjoy interactive elements of the museum space, including table football, treadmill, arm wrestling table and more.

The museum of the private joint-stock company "Dniprospetsstal" in Zaporizhzhia was opened in 1967.

It is located on the second floor of the building of the production department of this industrial enterprise, which has been operating since 1932 and specializes in the production of grade stainless steel.

The total number of museum objects is more than 6,000 storage units. In particular, the exposition presents mock-ups of the factory's production workshops, workers' overalls, samples of the company's products, awards and gifts to the team, photos of important events in the company's history, and documents.