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The Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life in Uzhhorod
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The Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life is an open-air museum located in the city of Uzhhorod, the capital of Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine.
It features architectural monuments from old Transcarpathian villages and examples of the oldest and widespread forms of folk applied art. The Museum of Folk Architecture in Uzhhorod on Google Maps. Photos by: Taras Kashchak.
The museum was opened to visitors near the grounds of Uzhhorod Castle (Kapitul’na Street, 33a) in June 1970. It displays examples of the houses and farmsteads of the lowland Transcarpathians (Rusyns, Romanians, and Hungarians), as well as highlanders (Boikos and Hutsuls).
A monument of folk wooden architecture, this church from the village of Shelestovo (Mukachevo District) was built in 1777. The church combines tented and baroque styles.
This open-air museum has seven farmsteads, six residential buildings, a church, a bell tower, a school, a forge, a mill, and a tavern. In total, there are about 19,000 exhibits.
Tags: museum · Uzhgorod city · Zakarpattia oblast
