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In the Cherkasy region, the Great Kobzar’s parent’s house in the Shevchenko Museum was renovated
22 may 2024
The renovated roof of Taras Shevchenko’s ancestral house was presented on the International Day of Museums in the National Preserve Homeland of Taras Shevchenko. This is one of the cultural heritage objects, a part of tourist locations around Shevchenko’s homeland in the Cherkasy region. The renovation was financed by the MHP-Gromadi Charitable Foundation in partnership with NPF Urozhay LLC on the initiative of the NGO Ecological Movement of Cherkasy Region.
In fact, the parental house of the Great Kobzar, which he mentions in his novel “The Princess,” was not preserved. In 1989, the house was recreated on the territory of the National Reserve based on a drawing by Taras Shevchenko. The interior was decorated with antiques made at the beginning of the 19th century. The latest repair works were carried out in 2006.
“In these dark times for the state, we should unite in support of the military and of what identifies us as a nation. I was born in the Cherkasy region, and I am happy to be here today. The cooperation of the National Preserve Homeland of Taras Shevchenko and the MHP-Gromadi team allowed us to implement a project on the preservation and support of historical monuments that are dear to every Ukrainian,” notes Yurii Melnyk, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the MHP-Gromadi Charitable Foundation.
The old straw, covering 160 square meters of the roof, which no longer fulfilled its function, was removed and substituted with reeds. The cost of repair works exceeds UAH 300,000.
“Today, the Shevchenko parents’ house is a nice building preserving the spirit of its time. It’s important that we are the masters of our households. In your house, your strength and freedom,” noted Liudmyla Shevchenko, the museum director.
The roof renovation on the territory of the National Reserve became the next stage of the nationwide project on Ukrainian museum support, which MHP-Gromadi CF started to implement in 2022.
“Currently, we cannot postpone the process of preserving cultural heritage, we should preserve it for future generations,” claims Yurii Melnyk.
By the way, this is already the second cultural heritage object whose restoration has been initiated by the NGO Ecological Movement of Cherkasy Region. Last year, the NGO team carried out project management on the restoration of the only windmill left from Shevchenko’s times, which is located between the villages of Budyshche and Shevchenkove.
“The Shevchenko parents’ house is one of the most important cultural heritage objects. It preserves unique information and data about our history that Ukrainians wish to learn, a place where they look for answers when studying their identity,” notes Vadym Lioshenko, head of the NGO Ecological Movement of Cherkasy Region.