Museum of Ukrainian Culture (partially barrier-free) in Svidník is a national institution whose mission is to document the basic stages of cultural, historical, political and social development of the Ukrainians of Slovakia from the earliest times to the present day. It was founded in 1956 in Prešov, while in Svidník since 1964.
The main cultural-historical exhibition is located in a reconstructed listed building from the second half of the 19th century and its purpose-built extension on the pedestrian zone in the centre of the town.
Three-storey exhibition area with an area of 1 700 m2 provides visitors with a brief description of the natural and climatic conditions of the region, as well as an overview of the history of settlement, economy, state administration, social, national and cultural development of the respective ethnic group from the earliest times to the present day.
The exposition opened in 1983 is located in a Baroque manor house from the 18th century. It presents the development of folk and professional art of Ukrainians in Slovakia from the 16th century to the present day.
The central place in the exhibition is occupied by the works of the national artist Dezider Milly (1906 - 1971), a member of the Generation 1909, who entered the history of modern art in Slovakia as one of its founders.
Ethnographic exposition in nature gives visitors a comprehensive idea of the basic living conditions of the Ukrainians of Slovakia in the past historical periods. The typical monuments of folk architecture and housing in the area of north-eastern Slovakia are concentrated here.
The open-air museum is located above the Svidník amphitheatre on an area of 11 hectares and it houses around 50 objects of folk architecture. Its construction started in the year 1975. In the area there is a possibility of sitting and refreshment in a traditional touring (furman) tavern with a wagon house from the beginning of the 20th century.
