Museum of Postal Station
On the basis of horse postal station was established Museum "Postal Station" in Orlando apartments . It played its arrangement modeled on 19th century buildings. For visitors to the museum reopened after the declaration of independence of the country. Exposure institution established at the premises of the postal station, formerly located at the intersection of Michael Sikorski and Starokyivskaya.
History museum
The museum was opened in 1993. By the time the station "Pereyaslav" was the third of Kyiv, where travelers changed horses and rested. The station was a state institution who has forwarding press, correspondence, money orders and sending various assumptions. However, the main function of the station at the time was a passenger on a certain tariff.
To use the service stations could only if the traveler - a document testifying that the person of the traveler and the purpose of his trip. These travelers were of two types: public and private needs.
In viznytskomu room coachmen rest from a long road, eating, debug harness and fun.
Today visitors coming to the museum to get a typical situation postal station at the time. Play the interior of those times is impressive, as accurately conveys not only the location of objects, and even the then atmosphere.
The museum exhibition
Heritage museum acquaint visitors with the history of postal services in contemporary Ukraine, reveal the special moments of life of employees, travelers postal station.
The 4 rooms of the museum in detail recreated inside view of the office, residential building Stationmaster and special lounges where the drivers stopped and travelers.
The room, which was formerly office, equipped workplace superintendent. Great carving table with accessories for writing, money box and log travelers. Also on display saved copies of Pushkin, Shevchenko, Maksymovych and Gogol.
Alongside the exhibition is coins and paper money that was used to pay for travel. Here a permanent exhibition of postcards 20th century.
The room, which served as the Stationmaster housing, reproduced in a typical philistine interior of the 19th century. In addition to furniture and suitcases in the room is the harmonium and the gramophone, which acted as the radio discerning travelers in anticipation.
How to get there
Museum "Postal Station" located on the street Chronicles, 2. Reach can transport from the metro station "Chernihiv", "Boryspil" or "Kharkiv" in Lenin Square. Then move down the street to the museum.
Museum Hours: The museum is open from 9:00 to 17:00. Off - Monday and Tuesday.
Contact: +38 (045) 675-28-55, +38 (045) 675-53-28, +38 (045) 675-56-26.
