Regional Museum

Western Ukraine


The obscure Regional Museum is worth a spin for its back-to-the-1980s exhibition and light-switch monitors. Highlights include some interesting Cossack and Kyivan Rus–era finds, some surprisingly modest folk costumes and photos of prewar Kremenets.


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