Kochubey House

The building was erected in the second half of the 17th century in the style of Ukrainian (Cossack) Baroque. It has come down to our time in a somewhat rebuilt form. The functional typology of the object is an administrative-residential building, the residence of Judge General Vasyl Kochubey. The house is brick, single-floor with a basement.

The volume of the original building with an underground floor (basement) and an above-ground part, which have survived to the present day, is a prominent example of Ukrainian architecture of the second half of the 17th century.[1]

I. Mazepa's letters to Motria Kochubey.

The Kochubeys owned the house until 1917.

In 1925, on the initiative of the Society of Beekeepers, a museum of beekeeping named after Peter Prokopovich was opened in the building.

During the Great Patriotic War, the architectural monument was severely damaged, only the walls remained, and only in the early 70's began the restoration of the ruins.[2] In 1975 a museum of local lore was opened in the building.

In 1994 on the basis of the Baturyn Museum of History and Local Lore. Baturyn State Historical and Cultural Reserve “Hetman's Capital” was established. Large-scale restoration of V. Kochubey's house took place in 2003-2005.

Since 2007 a new exposition has been opened in the house.[3]

Museum exposition.

Located in four halls and the basement of the house.

The exposition of the first hall acquaints with the history of construction, restoration and use of the house. The history of the Kochubey family is revealed thanks to the family tree, family portraits.

A separate window is dedicated to the author of the famous Cossack Chronicle - Samiylo Wielyczko.

A separate hall is dedicated to the theme of love between Motri Kochubey and Hetman Ivan Mazepa, in which the letters of Hetman Mazepa to Motrona occupy a central place. The decoration of the hall is the icon of the Mother of God, donated in 1707 by Hetman Ivan Mazepa to the church of the city of Zhovkva in the Lviv region.

The works of artists dedicated to the history of Great Love are presented. The fourth exhibition hall acquaints with the history of the family of the last owner of the Kochubey estate – Vasyl Petrovych Kochubey. The exhibition presents original Kochubey furniture and documents.

A unique part of the building is the basement, which has not been rebuilt in several centuries. In the basement, the interior of the prison is recreated, with wax figures of a court clerk and a prisoner, instruments of torture and images of Cossack punishments.[3]

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  The Kochubey's House. The 17th century.
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  Museum exposition.
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  Museum exposition.
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  A unique furnace in the museum's exposition.

• Kochubey family

• Virtual tour of the museum
• The site of the reserve