Lebedyn Local History Museum tells the history of the Lebedyn region from prehistoric times to the present day. It operates at 37 Taras Shevchenko Street, in an 1820 architectural monument. The museum was established in 1996 based on a public museum of local history, and since 1997 it has been independent.
Building
At first, there was a guard post on the outskirts of Lebedyn here, where gendarmes, town bailiffs, and officials served. From 1865, the building became an inn, later a dormitory of the men's gymnasium, and then the music building of the pedagogical school.
What to see
In the two-story building with an area of about 550 square meters, there are over ten thousand exhibits. The first hall tells about the settlement of the region from the Late Paleolithic: here are finds from the Novotroitske hillfort and mammoth remains. Next are significant events, economy, industry, and culture of the Lebedyn region.
Nearby
Rudnyov Art Museum, St. Nicholas Church, Church of the Resurrection are other sights of Lebedyn.
