The History Museum in Kharkov is a must see for any foriegn visitor to the city. Kharkov like many Ukrainian cities lacks good quality tourist attractions and general things to do. I guess they just don’t recieve enough foriegn visitors to warrant investing in upscale attractions. The History Museum is therefore an exception, a high quality and interesting tour of kharkov’s history.
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Cost of entrance ticketsPeanuts. Like most state owned establishments the entrance fee is so low that It’s not worth mentioning. You can also leave your jacket in the manned coat room for a small fee. |
Review
Inside the building you will find three floors, with different exhibits on each. My understanding is that the World War Two exhibit is permanent while the others change periodically. When I visited they had a ground floor display with local artefacts from 18th to 20th century and on the top floor they were showing historical items made by the large Kharkov Chocolate Factory which produced foodstuffs for the local region and Russia (still does). |