The Vyacheslav Lypynsky Memorial Museum in Zaturtsi is the world's only museum dedicated to the prominent historian, political scientist, and statesman of the early 20th century. It operates in the family home of the Lypynsky estate in the village of Zaturtsi in Volodymyr District and has been open since August 22, 2011.
Lypynsky Estate
The estate was founded in 1871 by Vyacheslav's father, Kazimierz Lipiński. The single-story house, 32 meters long and 12 meters wide with a gabled roof, was surrounded by a park. At the end of the 19th century, the family owned 717 hectares of land, 272 of which were forest. Vyacheslav Lypynsky was born on April 17, 1882, and spent his childhood here. From here, he corresponded with prominent contemporaries and worked on historical and journalistic pieces.
Following the defeat of the Hetmanate, Lypynsky, who served as its ambassador to Austria, lived and worked in Reichenau, Austria, and Vienna. During the First World War, artillery destroyed the house, and in the 1929–1930s, Vyacheslav's younger brother Stanisław built a new two-story house with a mansard roof on the old foundations — this is the one seen today.
How the Museum Came to Be
Conferences and readings in memory of Lypynsky have been held in Lutsk since 1992, and it was around that time that the idea for a museum in Zaturtsi emerged. The house received the status of an architectural monument, a corresponding department was created under the regional local lore museum in 1995, and correspondence was established with the Lypynsky family while exhibits were being collected. Few of the historian's personal belongings survived, so the environment in which his worldview was shaped has been recreated.
Tip
The museum is small, and an hour will be enough for it. Nearby is the family cemetery and Lypynsky's grave. Combine the trip with Volodymyr and the Zymne Monastery.
How to Get There
Zaturtsi is located between Lutsk and Volodymyr, about an hour away from Lutsk. More can be found in the article Volodymyr District.
