The Museum of Folk Life is located at Heorhiivska Street 55 ( uk, вулиця Георгіївська),

Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russian i ...

, Ukraine. It displays the peculiarities of everyday life of representatives of different nationalities who inhabited the Azov region between the 18th and the beginning of the 20th century. The exposition is based on

ethnography Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject o ...

and the most widely represented cultures were those of

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...

and

Greeks The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, oth ...

History

The museum was opened in 1989 as a branch of the

Mariupol Museum of Local Lore The Mariupol Museum of Local Lore is a museum of regional history in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine, at 20 Georgievskaya Street ( uk, вулиця Георгіївська). The museum describes the natural conditions of the southern part of the D ...

through the reorganization of the museum. During the construction of Azovstal in the 1930s, a

Cossack The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...

dugout was found in Mariupol. Exhibits, including parts of dishes, a heel, ceramic pipes, and a spearhead were found, indicating that Zaporizhzhia Cossacks lived there. Some of the exhibits are presented in the Museum of Folk Life. The museum is located in the building which, since 1969, had contained the house-museum of A. Zhdanov. Between 1995 and 2001, the museum received a new exposition regarding the pre-Soviet era through reorganisation of

Exhibits

The displays include over 5,000 exhibits and reveals the features of a typical household and life of the time from the 18th to the beginning of the 20th century. Presented objects include tools, household items, including clothing, fabrics, jewelry, utensils, furniture of

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Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

and

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. An open-air complex, including a mill, smithy, and pottery workshop, was built in the yard. The section "Life and culture of the Jewish population" also elaborates on the celebration of

Hanukkah or English translation: 'Establishing' or 'Dedication' (of the Temple in Jerusalem) , nickname = , observedby = Jews , begins = 25 Kislev , ends = 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet , celebrations = Lighting candles each night. ...

. Most substantial is the collection that reflects the culture of the Greeks who arrived at the end of the 18th century from the

Crimean khanate The Crimean Khanate ( crh, , or ), officially the Great Horde and Desht-i Kipchak () and in old European historiography and geography known as Little Tartary ( la, Tartaria Minor), was a Crimean Tatars, Crimean Tatar state existing from 1441 to ...

. It contains carpets, woven wall decorations ("tohma"), embroidered shirts (national costumes) and handkerchiefs used in weddings, women's hats ("periphtar"), as well as jewelry, belts, metal dishes,

Easter egg Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are eggs that are decorated for the Christian feast of Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. As such, Easter eggs are common during the season of Eastertide (Easter season). The oldest tr ...

s, and more.

References

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History

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