Overview of the best and most interesting museums of Crimea

Museums are a special part of Crimean sights. There are a lot of opportunities for sightseeing on the peninsula: literary, archaeological, historical, and art exhibitions. Children will like many of them, for example, the museum of dinosaurs, sunken ships, emoticons, nature. The main thing is to make a list of establishments that will be located near your places of stay and are interesting to you. We offer a brief description of the most popular of them on the Crimean peninsula.

One of the most famous literary museums of Crimea is located in Yalta. In this city, the writer lived fighting a serious illness. He not only did not stop working during this period, but also wrote many of his famous works, including the great “Cherry Orchard” and “Three Sisters”. After the death of the writer, his cottage and cultural heritage went to his sister Maria, who opened access to fans of Chekhov’s work.

Today, this summer cottage has become the cultural and historical heritage of the country. Around the cottage there is a small botanical garden, the plants of which were once looked after by the great writer. In the house itself, the atmosphere that surrounded Anton Pavlovich was preserved, you can see his personal items, books, photos, epistolary heritage. Chekhov House offers excursion programs for adults and schoolchildren. In addition, you can visit a musical evening, an exhibition, the annual Chekhov readings.

This is a unique instance of the architecture of the Crimean Tatars. It was built in the XVI century as the official residence of the Girey clan. In fact, it was a city in a city with a ceremonial area, a library, a tower, a stable, gardens, mosques, a bathhouse, a cemetery and a harem. The palace impressed with its luxury. Today the museum occupies about 4,500 m 2, you can see the Falcon Tower, the Fountain of Tears in it, admire the unique ornaments, patterns and stained glass. Bakhchisaray Palace is a real diamond in the crown of the Crimea, considered a must-see.

This attraction is considered one of the oldest. There you can see the prehistoric exhibits of the kingdom of Bosporus, antique and medieval relics. Everyone who visits the museum must inspect the Golden Pantry, showing coins of gold and silver of all periods of rule in the Crimea up to Alexander the Great. TYou can also see collections of weapons and jewelry from all historical eras.

Her visit will be interesting to fans of military history. Many exhibits reflecting the history of the fleet in the Black Sea are amazing. The museum has 8 rooms in which visitors can see awards and cards, trophies and personal belongings of sailors of all periods of military history. An impressive collection of modern sailing ships and ships in mock-ups, a collection of naval weapons, military naval instruments.

This is an unusual museum that attracts tourists with its uniqueness. It is located in the basement of a modern church, which in itself is interesting for tourists. The non-canonical version of the church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker combines the functions of not only the church, but also the lighthouse. It was to this saint that the sailors in distress prayed. The exposition presents many exhibits telling about the famous shipwrecks on the Black and other seas.

Spectacular video projections that occur randomly make it possible to see the wreck of ships. Among the halls there are “Titanic”, “Admiral Nakhimov”, “Novorossiysk”, “Kursk”. Very interesting is the hall demonstrating diving subjects of different periods. An observation deck in the shape of a sailboat allows you to enjoy sea views, you can spin the helm on it.

Another literary museum worthy of tourists' attention is the house of the most popular Soviet writer Julian Semenov. It so happened that the life of the creator of the great espionage saga ended in the Crimean Oliva, where the museum is now located. Every fan of the detective genre considers it his duty to look into the writer's former home. It was in Crimea Semenov who was in love with the peninsula wrote his best books. He called his dacha “Villa Shtirlitsa”, because, reflecting in the novel the hero’s country house, he described the house of his dreams.

Maximilian Voloshin, like many artists, poets, was at one time fascinated by Crimean landscapes. Voloshin’s house stands out for its architecture, as it is the only surviving house in the village of the late 19th century. The artist, during his lifetime, built his house for bohemian relaxation, often there were Chukovsky, Gorky, Alexey Tolstoy, Bulgakov, Petrov-Vodkin. After the death of the owner, he became the home of creativity for many years.

Every year, diving enthusiasts go to this cape. In addition to the traditional water area, there is also an underwater museum. It is located at a depth of 12 m, 100 m from the coastline. The first exhibit of the famous "Avenue of Leaders" was a monument to Lenin, after him the images of Karl Marx, Stalin, Voroshilov, many Soviet leaders sank to the bottom of the sea. In addition to monuments to politicians, you can see statues of Beethoven, Mayakovsky, Tchaikovsky, Vysotsky, Yesenin, Blok, Shukshin.

In this video you can learn more about the Museum of Maritime Disasters, which is so fascinating with its unusual atmosphere and expositions.