Exhibition of the Yevpatoria Local History Museum

About exhibition

The exhibition of the Yevpatoria Local History Museum introduces visitors to the city’s 2,500-year history, the region’s natural environment, and the material culture of the peoples who inhabited Crimea and Yevpatoria. The Natural History Department presents the flora and fauna of north‑west Crimea and the inhabitants of the Black Sea. The Archaeology Hall is devoted to the Bronze Age and the ancient (classical) period of north‑west Crimea. On display are a variety of ceramics, painted black‑lacquered ware, stone reliefs of Heracles, and a collection of beads made of Egyptian faience, glass, amber and jet. The ethnographic section tells about the peoples who lived in the city, their history, and their material and spiritual culture. Objects of decorative and applied arts, household items, and examples of national dress of Crimean Tatars, Karaites, Krymchaks and Russians are exhibited. The development of Yevpatoria in the Modern and Contemporary periods is illustrated with view postcards from the early 20th century, drawings and architectural plans of the city’s monuments. Furniture, porcelain and faience items, and everyday objects used by the townspeople are also on display.