Attractions of Hadiach

The Historical and Local Lore Museum of the city of Hadiach opened in 2012 in a specially built house of original architecture, which is located in the historical part of the city, not far from the place where the Drahomanov estate once stood. Before that, a district historical and local history museum had existed in Hadiach since 1951, but in the 1990s it was closed, and the exposition was disbanded.

The current exhibition has about 2 thousand exhibits that tell about the history of the region, prominent figures whose lives and work are connected with Hadiachchyna. In particular, a large ethnographic collection is presented. The historical section tells about the times of the Hetmanate, about the founding and development of the city from ancient times to the present day.

The room "Berehynias of the Drahomanov Family" is dedicated to Larysa Petrivna and Olha Petrivna Kosach and highlights the history of the Drahomanov-Kosach family. Among the exhibits are original furniture from the living room of the Drahomanov house, Lesya Ukrayinka's own embroidery and the "Egyptian Woman" statuette brought by the writer from Egypt.

Next to the museum is an ethno-courtyard with a stylized village barn, which is used as an ethnographic photo location. In the museum shop you can purchase various souvenirs, as well as craft-made honey and gingerbread cookies.

The Assumption Cathedral in Hadiach was founded in 1831 at the expense of the merchant Ivan Marulyev.

In 1934, the church was closed by the Bolsheviks, and after the Second World War it was dismantled for building materials.

Restored in 1998 at the former place in its original form. It belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The literary and memorial museum of the Drahomanovy family was created in 1991 in the city Hadiach, where the outstanding Ukrainian public figure Mykhaylo Drahomanov was born, as well as his sister, the famous writer Olena Pchilka, the mother of the poetess Lesya Ukrayinka.

The exhibition includes 170 exhibits that reveal the fascinating period of the Drahomanovs' life and work.

The most interesting exhibits: the "Egyptian woman" statuette, which Lesya Ukrayinka brought from her trip to Egypt; Scythian amphora of the III-II centuries BC; handmade oak furniture set of the end of the 18th - beginning of the 19th century. .