Museum of Hutsul Folk Art and Life in Kosovo

Kosiv has long been called the capital of Hutsul folk art. It was here that the main branches of folk crafts were concentrated and developed: carving, pottery, artistic weaving and embroidery, artistic metal and leather processing. Today, this unique and rich historical, artistic and ethnographic heritage, which is part of our national culture, is represented in the exposition and funds of the Museum of Hutsul Folk Art and Life in Kosiv. Over the long history of the museum, more and more new works by masters have appeared in it, ranging from ancient works to works by contemporary authors. Each exhibit is an unforgettable and vivid part of the national spirit and culture of the Hutsul masters.

The Kosiv Museum as a department of the Kolomyia Museum of Hutsul and Pokuttya Folk Art named after Y. Kobrynskyi was opened in 1969. The museum was based on a collection of folk art by Yehor Sahaidachnyi (1886-1961), a famous Ukrainian artist and art historian.

The exposition presents folk decorative and applied arts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Attention is drawn to household items such as scoops, konovky, cowhides, caps and coats, taystras, belts, candlesticks, jugs and bowls, which are characterized by exquisite shapes and original decoration. The museum's collection includes about 5,000 works of the 19th and 20th centuries, including products of local masters of decorative and applied arts of various directions: ceramics, clothes with national embroidery, tableware and decorative woodwork.

The works of the classic potters of the second half of the nineteenth century, Oleksa Bakhmatyuk, Petro Baraniuk, and Petro Koshak, are widely represented. Traditional Kosiv ceramics of the mid-twentieth century is represented by works by Pavlyna Tsvilyk, the spouses Hanna and Mykhailo Rozshchybiuk, Yurii and Rozalia Iliuk, Nadiia Verbivska, Vasyl and Oleksandra Shvets, M. Riopka, Valentyna Dzhuraniuk, Yevhen Zarytska, Vasyl Strypko...

The collection of works of the family of the virtuoso of Hutsul carving Yurii Shkribliak and his sons Vasyl and Mykola from the village of Yavorova, Kosiv region, is valuable. The works of well-known masters of wood carving, honored masters of folk art, members of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Yurii Kopaniuk, Volodymyr Huz, Vasyl Kabin, Ivan Hrymaliuk, Oleksandr Khovants, Ivan Kocherzhuk, and many others are comprehensively presented.

There is a large collection of folk textiles and artistic products made of leather and metal.

The Museum often hosts various exhibitions. The original solution of building the entire exposition, excursions, consultations for specialists and ordinary connoisseurs of folk art make it possible to better and deeper understand the original history of culture and art of this magical Carpathian region.

Each exhibit carries a special meaning and spirit of the Hutsul people. The richness of symbols that have remained unchanged for many centuries gives everyone the opportunity to penetrate deeper and feel the history of the region and its indigenous people. Interesting images of animals and birds, magical creatures and natural elements will allow you to touch the beliefs and traditions of the Hutsul region.

Each visitor can learn a lot from lectures on a particular type of applied art, and even learn the simplest ways to create their own masterpieces. The museum will delight every tourist with the richness of the exposition, interesting history and leave unforgettable impressions of what they have seen.

• Tickets for the exhibition: for adults - 20 UAH, for pensioners - 10 UAH, for students - 10 UAH, for pupils - 5 UAH
• Excursion service: for adults - 60 UAH, for pupils and students - 45 UAH, family - 35 UAH
• The cost of photography: 50 UAH, video shooting: 100 UAH.
• Guided tour in a foreign language: 100 UAH.