Yevpatoria Museum of Local Lore

The Yevpatoria Museum of Local Lore is located on Duvanovskaya Street near Gorky Embankment. Here you can see an interesting exposition on the history of Yevpatoria from ancient times to the present day. The ancient Kerkinitida Greek polis was founded on the site of Yevpatoria in the 5th century BC. Archaeological excavations were made in the vicinity of Yevpatoria. Their findings became the basis for the creation of the Yevpatoria Museum of Local Lore. 

The Museum of Local Lore of Yevpatoria was founded in 1921. Its collection was placed in one of the most beautiful buildings on Duvanovskaya Street, which was built in 1912 by the Karaite merchant Yufuda Gelelovich. Most of the mansions on Duvanovskaya Street are built in the Art Nouveau style, and the Gelelovich mansion is built in the Moorish style.  

The collections of the Yevpatoria Museum of Local Lore were divided into several expositions. Artefacts of archaeological excavations were of great interest. There were also exhibitions on ethnography and painting. During the WWII, most of the museum`s collections were removed, so after the war the exposition had to be restored anew thanks to the findings in new archaeological excavations.  

In addition to archeology, in the Local History Museum of Yevpatoria you can see a natural science exposition of the flora and fauna of the Eastern Crimea. Also of interest is the exposition dedicated to the WWII. In front of the museum there is a small exposition of ancient monuments found in the vicinity of Yevpatoria. Under the glass dome you can see the ruins of the fortress wall of the ancient Kerkinitida.