Museum of Folk Architecture and Life is an open-air museum located in Uzhhorod,

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. It features over 30 traditional structures collected from villages across Zakarpattia Oblast, the

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province of which Uzhgorod is the capital. According to Michael Benanav of

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, "the museum's centerpiece is 16th-century St. Michael's Church, with a roof and onion-domed steeple covered in wooden shingles."Michael Benanav
"Onion Domes and Cellphones in Uzhgorod"

, January 29, 2006. The date in the New York Times article appears incorrect. The church is dated to 1777 according to 4-volume academic edition ''"Pamiatniki gradostroitelstva i arkhitektury Ukrainskoĭ SSR"'', Kiev, "Budivelnyk", 1983-1986. Uzhgorod Castle, located nearby, is an imposing fortress that housed the regents of the

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. In English, the museum may also be known as ''Subcarpathian Rus' Museum of Folk Architecture and Customs'', ''Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Customs'', ''Uzhhorod Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways'' or ''Uzhhorod Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life''.

Gallery of living spaces

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References

External links

An unofficial website of the museum

Official website of the museum
Museums in Zakarpattia Oblast Architecture museums Folk museums in Ukraine Uzhhorod Open-air museums in Ukraine {{Ukraine-museum-stub