Taras Shevchenko museum

Museum and Memorial complex of Taras Shevchenko An urban and architectural monument included in the list of monuments of history and culture of republican significance of Mangystau region.

Location

Tuppakaragan district, city of Fort-Shevchenko, park named after T.G. Shhevchenko, B. Maayavich street, 7.

Historical data

It was the first museum to be opened in the territory of Mangystau. The building of the museum was built in 1853, which was earlier the summer retreat of the commandant.

Exposures

The main part of the museum's exhibits is in the rooms of the commandant's summer house. The exhibition consists of materials that give information about the life and work of the famous Ukrainian poet, talented artist T.G. Shevchenko during the years 1850-1857 in the Mangystau region.

T.G. Shevchenko was the first European artist to sing the beauty of the Kazakh land.

It is also known that T.G. Shevchenko planted the first tree in the Novopetrovsk fortress. Thanks to T. Shevchenko, the garrison garden was transformed into a green park. Akin Guryev (now Atyrau) planted a redwood from the spike he brought. The inhabitants of Fort-Shevchenko waited for this sacred tree for more than a century.

In 2017, the Museum of Taras Shevchenko Poetry located outside Ukraine celebrated its 85th anniversary.