Museum-Preserve of Ukrainian Pottery


An old potters' village, Opishnya has revived the craft by opening this interesting museum where you can see lots traditional and not-so-traditional pottery as well as partake in the production of pots, plates or art objects. The museum-preserve consists of the main exhibition grounds, which comes with a sculpture-filled garden, and about a dozen potters' households, where you can spend time with local families learning secrets of the craft and seeing rural Ukrainians in their element.


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