Savka House

Savka House is a museum of Ukrainian rural life, located 10 km (6 mi) from Kiev at Novye Petrovtsy village. The museum features an old Ukrainian house made of clay covered with straw. Highlights of Savka House include numerous ancient household items: tiny glass bottles, ancient shoes with wooden nails which “cost like a cow”, various pots, wooden wheels, a large wooden bowl for making bread. In the yard there is a real smithy, a boots workshop, a pottery, three old bee hives, a kitchen garden and an old well.

The museum's working hours are on weekends, preliminary arrangement is necessary. The excursion program includes Ukrainian traditional performance, tales on Ukrainian customs and Ukrainian dinner.

External links

The article: Savka House - The Ukrainian Traditions Keeper

Museums in Kiev, Ukraine

Art museums and galleries	Ivan Honchar Museum Museum of Russian Art in Kiev Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema Arts of Ukraine Museum of Ukrainian folk art Museum of Western and Oriental Art National Art Museum of Ukraine PinchukArtCentre

History	Kiev Archive Museum of Transitional Period Museum of Ukrainian Revolution (1917-1921) Memorial in Commemoration of Famines' Victims in Ukraine Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Museum of Soviet Occupation National Museum of the History of Ukraine National Museum-Preserve "Battle for Kyiv 1943" Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum

Religion	Kiev Pechersk Lavra St Andrew's Church St Sophia Cathedral St Cyril Church St Nicholas Cathedral

Transportation	Kiev Museum of Electric Transportation Kiev Railway Museum Ukraine State Aviation Museum Kiev Subway Museum

Culture	Golden Gate Kiev Fortress Mamayeva Sloboda Mikhail Bulgakov Museum Museum of Cultural Heritage in Kiev One Street Museum Pyrohiv Savka House

Infrastructure	Pedagogical Museum Kiev Fire Service Museum Kiev Pharmacy Museum Kiev Recycling Museum Kiev Sewer Museum Kiev Toilet History Museum Kiev Water Museum National museum of health care in Kiev

Coordinates: 50°37′55″N 30°26′40″E / 50.63194°N 30.44444°E / 50.63194; 30.44444

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