Discover Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

To get your bearings in the oblast, explore specific cultural and natural themes. The examples range from collections on city and regional history to a living folk art tradition and a nature reserve of national importance.

• Petrykivka painting is an ornamental folk art tradition from the village of Petrykivka and is included on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
• Several museums in Dnipro focus on history, art and technology; in Pavlohrad, the Museum of History and Local Lore preserves more than 50,000 objects.
• The Dnipro-Orilskyi Nature Reserve is located in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and is listed under Dnipro Raion.

The Museum of the History of Dnipro combines traditional exhibitions with multimedia and interactive formats. Topics include architecture, trade, education, medicine, cultural life and notable residents of the city. Short films about Dnipro complement the exhibitions; an audio guide is available for some of the galleries.

The D. I. Yavornytskyi National Historical Museum in Dnipro preserves archaeological finds, old prints, weapons and porcelain, as well as a large collection of relics of the Zaporozhian Cossacks. Its stone sculpture collection includes Polovtsian stone statues and the Kernosivka Idol. Some of the collection and premises can also be explored online through 3D tours of the galleries and virtual exhibitions.

Those interested in the history of Pavlohrad can find archaeological finds, ethnographic records, old prints, photographs and 20th-century objects at the city’s Museum of History and Local Lore. The collection also includes old postcards of Pavlohrad, Ukrainian embroidered cloths and coins from various countries. More than 1,400 digitised objects from the museum are available online through the National Museum Portal.

Petrykivka painting draws its fanciful flowers and other natural elements from close observation of local flora and fauna. You can learn more about the tradition at the Petrykivka Museum of Ethnography, Everyday Life and Folk Art, which preserves more than 3,000 objects relating to the region’s history, folk life and applied arts. It displays paintings from different periods and works by well-known artists; the museum also explains the symbolism, techniques and tools used to create the ornaments.

The Dnipro Art Museum’s collection includes paintings, graphic art, sculpture and applied arts, including works by artists whose lives and work are connected with Dnipro and the oblast. The museum regularly opens exhibitions by contemporary artists and thematic projects. The “Machines of Time” Museum in Dnipro offers a different perspective on technology, with vintage cars, motorcycles, bicycles, radios, cameras, clocks and other devices. Guided tours and quests are also available there.

The Museum of the History of Kamianske displays archaeological and ethnographic records and explores the city’s development as an industrial centre. The open-air area of the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih History Museum features large mining department machines that were once used in production.

The Dnipro-Orilskyi Nature Reserve is designated a nature reserve of national importance and is listed under Dnipro Raion. It offers a distinct natural perspective alongside the museums and collections described here. If the reserve is among your travel interests, check the latest information about visiting before you go.

The facilities described are located in different cities and towns, so compare a hotel’s exact location with the places you have chosen to visit. If a museum’s offerings are important to your plans, it is also worth checking the latest visitor information. This lets you tailor your hotel search to your interests without treating different places as one single visitor area.

To continue exploring, choose one of the destination pages: Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi Rih, Pavlohrad, Pidhorodne, Pishchanka, Svitlohirs'ke, Ordzonikidze, Stari Kodaky, Nikopol, Zarychanka, Ternivka, Novooleksandrivka, Semenivka, Yurivka, Mohyliv, Novoselivka, Surs'ke, Karnaukhivka and Bulakhivka.

What is distinctive about Petrykivka painting?

This ornamental folk art tradition originated in the village of Petrykivka. Its motifs feature fanciful flowers and other natural elements based on close observation of local flora and fauna. The tradition is included on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Which collections can you view online?

Some of the collection and premises of the D. I. Yavornytskyi National Historical Museum can be accessed through 3D tours and virtual exhibitions. More than 1,400 digitised objects from the Museum of History and Local Lore in Pavlohrad are also available online through the National Museum Portal.

What activities does the “Machines of Time” Museum offer?

The technology museum in Dnipro displays, among other things, vintage cars, motorcycles, bicycles, radios, cameras and clocks. It offers guided tours and quests.

What is known about the Dnipro-Orilskyi Nature Reserve?

It is a nature reserve of national importance in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and is listed under Dnipro Raion. Check the latest information about visiting before you go.

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