The Museum of the Kobzar written by Taras Shevchenko

Museum "Kobzar" Shevchenko will be very interesting for lovers of the great poet. The museum is a kind of unique - it informally called the museum a book.

The museum collection "Kobzar"

The museum exposition is conditionally divided into three divisions - Division vivo copies published posthumously and modern editions of the famous book. Each edition is accompanied by documents describing those events and circumstances.

The pride of the museum is "Kobzar" first edition, which was published in 1840 in St. Petersburg, with the assistance of Eugene Combs. He entered all eight works of the poet, although his role in the development of Ukrainian culture is difficult to overestimate - book was published despite serious obstacles tsarist censorship, which gave impetus to other Ukrainian writers do and move forward.

The collection contains another lifetime edition, dated 1860, which was published with the assistance of Plato Simirenko sugar manufacturer. Incidentally, the last son dedicated a memorial museum in the village Mliev Cherkasy region.

Interesting for comparison is Shevchenkiany other editions, published in Ukraine and abroad. It is almost 40 "Poet" who were born in other languages, diaspora edition, publication 20s from the Soviet Union, which differ from other printing feature.

History museum

The museum was opened in 1989 in the house of brothers Cybulski, which in fact he Taras Shevchenko stayed while in Cherkassy from 18 to 22 July 1859. Employees institution actively involved in educational activities.

In the residential buildings of the early days of the museum bookstore opened the first Ukrainian town called "Well", which to this day gives readers the latest new books. Today the museum annually receives more than 50,000 visitors and continues to educate young people of our city.

How to get to the museum "Poet" in Cherkassy

The museum is located at the corner of Khreshchatyk and Biden Vishnevetskogo in the heart of Cherkasy at st. Biden Vishnevetskogo, 37. You can use any transport that goes through the city center.

Hours: The museum is open daily from 9:00 to 17:00, except Mondays and Fridays.