The Kam’yanets’-Podil’s’ky’s state historical museum-park was founded in 1890 as «the ancient things storage place». These ancient things were collected by the members of a committee on the historical monuments and the culture in Podillya. The members made the numerous checks in the provincial cities, towns and villages.
Since the time of its foundation, the museum has been formed as the local history studies organization, which accumulated the different materials and the information about the local history, the nature, the folk household traditions and the folk art. In 1903, the museum’s name was changed in connection with the re-naming of a committee on the historical monuments and the culture in Podillya to the Podillya’s churches historical-archeological association. Mr. Yu. Sitsins’ky, a Podillya’s famous researcher was a head of the two institutions. He created and published the detailed lists of museum exhibits (above the 7,5 thousands exhibits) in 1904, 1909. The following ancient things were listed: the church antiquities (around the 2 thousands samples), the collections of the archeology and history antiquities (around the 3,5 thousands samples), the ethnography antiquities (above the 1 thousand samples), «the language and letters» antiquities (around the 1 thousand samples), the art antiquities (around the 600 samples). The historical collections included: the numismatic collection; the materials, which were connected with the social-economical development of cities (the activities by the magistratures, the crafts workshops and the administrations); the collections of the ancient maps, plans, provincial atlases, some cities maps and fortresses maps; the documents and the signatures by the famous historical personalities; the rare manuscripts and the old books (from the 16–17 centuries).
In 1920-s the collected antiquities were passed to a collection of the local historical-archeological museum (presently, it is called as the Kam’yanets’-Podil’s’ky’s state historical museum-park).
In 1937, it was located at the Old fortress’s territory.
In 1997, the collection funds of the Kam’yanets’-Podil’s’ky state historical museum-park were passed to the new renovated offices building. Mrs. L. P. Stanislavs’ka became a museum’s director. After the general restoration in 1999, a new collection exposition at the museum’s art department at the outstanding monument of architecture from the 18-19 centuries was created. A big volume of restoration works at the towers and the underground dungeons at the Old fortress was started. In 2001, an exposition of the archeology department was created at the halls of the former Armenian trade house, which is an outstanding monument of architecture from the 16-17 centuries. «The History of Money Use in Podillya» and «The History of the Magdeburg rule and Self-Governance in Podillya» expositions were created by the museum at the rooms at the Town hall. In 2006, the museum workers began the night tours at the fortress. In 2008, the property rights on the Armenian water-well building - an outstanding monument of architecture from the XVII century – were passed to the museum by the city authorities. In 2009, «The Podillya in the ХХ-XIX centuries» new historical exposition at the Old fortress was opened. Since 2011, Mr. Viktor Stepanovych Travins’ky became a museum’s director.
The Kam’yanets’-Podil’s’ky state historical museum-park is listed at the international registry of the recognized museums in the world.
Address: The Kam’yanets’-Podil’s’ky state historical museum-park, 29А Soborna Street, Kam’yanets’-Podil’s’ky, Region of Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Тел.: (03849) 3-39-03
