National Historic-Ethnographic Reserve "Pereyaslav", Historical and ethnographic reserve in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

The National Historic-Ethnographic Reserve "Pereyaslav" covers 3,050 hectares around Pereyaslav and part of Boryspil district, with 371 immovable monuments and 24 thematic museums. Its buildings include churches, former merchant and gentry houses, and peasant cottages, many of which house the museum displays. The main museum fund holds over 180,000 items, among them a Cossack-era collection of 1,800 objects and 10,000 early printed books from the 16th to 18th centuries.

The reserve grew out of a local history museum that occupied three rooms in the house of Taras Shevchenko's friend, the doctor A. Kozachkovsky. A new display opened on 13 April 1954, and in 1979 the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR created the state historical-cultural reserve by decree No. 123. On 15 March 1999 it was renamed historical-ethnographic, and on 1 June 1999 it received national status.

The grounds display how rural people lived through everyday objects and crafts passed down through generations. You see tools, clothing, and household items that show how village life actually worked.

The grounds are large, so wear comfortable shoes and allow plenty of time to explore everything. Guided tours help you understand the stories behind the buildings and objects on display.

Many buildings at this location were brought from their original sites and carefully reconstructed here. This makes the place a living open-air museum where you see authentic structures from across the region.