Attractions of Holovanivsk

The Holovanivsk Town-type Village History Museum was opened in 1985 as the Holovanivsk District Museum of History and Local Lore. It is located on the second floor of the village center of culture and leisure. The museum's funds include more than 7,600 exhibits.

The exposition in nine halls tells about the historical events of the Holovanivsk region from the settlement of the region to the present day. In particular, objects from the Stone Age, artifacts of the Trypillia culture, and things from the time of the Cossacks are presented.

In the exposition "Ukrainian Room" you can see a reproduced fragment of a Ukrainian house with a stove, household items of antiquity and mannequins in Ukrainian clothes. Cones, spindles, spinning wheels and details of workbenches, yokes and chains, rakes and pitchforks, roof tiles give an idea of the traditional life of a Ukrainian village.

The following expositions tell about the revolutionary events of 1917-1922, the Holodomor of 1932-1933, the Second World War and the reconstruction of the national economy. The exhibition "Holovanivsk region artisans" presents the works of local masters of decorative and applied art and visual arts.

The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Holovanivsk is the oldest architectural building in the village, an architectural monument of local importance. Located in the center of Holovanivsk.

The church was founded in 1764 as a Greek-Catholic church at the expense of the Polish magnate Frantsishek Saleziy Potocki, who at that time owned the town. It was probably originally made of wood.

In the future, the temple was rebuilt several times, in particular in the middle of the 19th century, when it acquired its current appearance.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, more than half of the population of Holovanivsk was Jews. One of several synagogues in the city has been preserved, located in the area of the market. It can be recognized by the windows in the pseudo-Moorish style.

Currently, the premises are occupied by the "Red Cross" department.