Staroflotski barracks (History Museum)

You probably will not ever happen again in the museum. Most of them are similar and pretty boring, but the local history museum in Nikolaev pleasantly surprise you.

Firstly, the very location of the museum quite interesting. It is located in the so-called Staroflotskih barracks - part of a complex of buildings of the Admiralty. The barracks were built in the mid 19th century and were intended for sailors. At the same time there would be an average of 1,500 people. In 2012, it was decided to move into these buildings exposure museum.

Second, the rich diversity of exhibits does not leave anyone indifferent. The history of the museum begins with 1913. He acted on the basis of the cabinet of curiosities of the Black Sea Fleet. Nikolaev land have always been the general ethnography, so you will find in the museum exhibits belonging to the first settlers of these edges. Among them are household items found during excavations of the ancient Greek city of Olbia. Also, you can see the cultural values ​​of the Jews who inhabited the coast of Mykolayiv region. There are separate exhibitions devoted to the Kievan Rus and the Cossacks. This museum history comes alive. Through the prism of our history, you can see the development of other cultures. On the basis of Staroflotskih barracks is planned to open a pottery workshop, so visitors will have an opportunity to make something in memory of his journey.

In Nikolayev there are many more interesting places. Among the most popular note even Turkish fountain and Chestnut Square.