Museum Tiles-Goritsvit

In Verkhovyna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region, there is a village Kryvorivnia known that at the time the director Sergei Paradjanov shot here his landmark film "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors."

Who is Paraska Tile-Goritsvit

But apart from that, there is another Kryvorivnia pride. The village is home, that wish to visit every tourist who comes here. It is a museum-Goritsvit P. Tiles - Hutsul writer, artist, folklorist and ethnographer. In the house where the writer lived and worked, the exposition, consisting of its items, figurines, photos from the personal archives and, of course, books that P. Tile-Goritsvit released more than 50, but in a single copy, accompanied by handwritten illustrations.

Paraska Tile-Goritsvit born to a blacksmith Stefan Tiles, who knew several foreign languages ​​taught and daughter. His mother was a weaver, and engaged in artistic embroidery. After the Second World War Paraska was arrested for taking part in the Ukrainian national liberation movement and sent to Siberian prison camps for 10 years.

Returning to his native land, she began to take an active part in public life, in parallel doing photography, painting, folklore and creative writing. But after a strong turmoil in his personal life he decided to devote themselves to God and began to lead an ascetic life.

Museum Exhibits

The house became a museum-Goritsvit Tiles, deserve special attention of her book. They writer and poet recorded his works and did illustration. Here you can find documentary evidence about her life and work. In addition, Paraska engaged iconography: the three holy image occupy a worthy place in the village church Kryvorivnia.

House-Museum is located at the Ivano-Frankivsk region, Verkhovyna district, village Kryvorivnia, priselok Grashparovka.