Kharkov Museums are as interesting as the history of the city itself . In total there are more than twenty different museums and galleries in this large and beautiful Ukrainian city, thanks to which the curious guest not only learns more about the history and culture of the city, but also looks at remarkable very interesting exhibitions devoted to art, architecture or even the most important component of human life - water . In this regard, Kharkov seems to demonstrate to everyone an example: you can dedicate a museum to any subject matter . The main thing is that it should be entertained and tasteful . Moreover, some museums are the only one of its kind in the country .

An excursion into the history of Kharkov, which the city has been conducting since the middle of the 17th century, can be performed in the Kharkov Historical Museum, the collection of which contains about 250 thousand . exhibits - archeological, ethnographic, numismatic, as well as various documents, photographs, books and periodicals, utensils, weapons and t . d . About the constant exposition of the museum is worthy of attention. It tells about the invaluable role and heroism of the Ukrainian people during the Great Patriotic War . Here you can see collections of rare wartime documents, photographs, a collection of weapons, badges and military decorations, flags, military uniforms and much more .Continuing this theme, one can not but mention the existence in Kharkov of a separate museum dedicated to the victims and tragedy of the Holocaust, especially since this is the first such museum in Ukraine .

Kharkov Art Museum is considered one of the most important museums of the city and the whole country. Among more than 25 thousand exhibits there are works of such famous artists as IE Repin, KP Bryullov, IK Aivazovsky, II Shishkin. In his collection there are paintings of Russian, Ukrainian and European painters, a lot of sculptures, graphics and exhibits of decorative and applied art.

In addition to these important museums that help to learn more about Kharkov and throughout Ukraine, there are very interesting and unusual museums in the city. For example, the Water Museum mentioned earlier, which informs about this integral part of our life the facts previously unknown to the majority. In addition, visitors to the museum will be able to learn about the history of the first Kharkov waterpipe, the sources of urban water supply and various processes that are part of the complex system of equipping the city with water.

Kharkov was the first city in Ukraine to open a museum dedicated to cosmonautics - the Museum "Space". Once in the planetarium of the museum, you can move to the open space and see from our side the Earth, which from there seems tiny and vulnerable. The exposition of "Space" tells about interesting features of our planet, life in the universe, flights to space, contacts with aliens and much more.

Unique in its kind Scientific and Educational Museum of Sexual Cultures of the World is also in Kharkov. The exposition of the museum tells about the culture and traditions of different nations of the world in the field of sex: here are represented such countries and parts of the world as Japan, India, America, China, Africa and Europe. The museum will help to learn more about the anatomy, physiology and psychology of human and animal sexuality, about relationships, behavior and the influence of sex on life.

Kharkiv Maritime Museum, Police Museum, Kharkov Literary Museum are not less noteworthy among the Kharkov museums. @@