The museum was founded in 1981 on the day of Ivan Olbracht centenary celebrations. It is a museum of history and ethnography. There are two sections in the museum exposition: the first one is dedicated to Ivan Olbracht, the second represents folk clothes and household utensils.

Ivan Olbracht is a well-known Czech writer. He lived in Kolochava in 30s years of XX c. He is the author of the novel 'Nykola Shuhay-highwayman', written in 1933. The leitmotif of the novel is the fate of Mykola Shuhay, the last of Opryshky (participants of local liberation movement) movement.

In 1933-1934 Ivan Olbracht together with Vladyslav Vanchura, a film producer, shooted a film 'Mariyka-unfaithful' in Kolochava. The film fully depicted the every day life of local people — highlanders (verkhovyntsi), Jews and Czech. Thanks to the authors's skills, the film became a masterpiece of Czech cinematography. As far as literature is concerned, the novel 'Nykola Shuhay-highwayman' and other literary works of I. Olbracht became the classics in Czech culture. The writer has performed great services for Kolochava and Rus Podkarpatska by the fact that a big attention of pre-war society was attracted to the region.

There is a monument to Ivan Olbracht in Kolochava, nearby the school, where the museum is located.

Should be arranged in advance.

Free of charge. Offering is greeted.

Kolochava village
T. Shevchenko St., 77

Теl.: +38 (067) 713-20-47
+38 (067) 305-60-24

By public transport
Go to Volovets by any train of Uzhgorod direction, then go by bus to the centre of Kolochava village.
Go by bus Lviv — Khust, Lviv — Тyachiv, Кyiv — Khust to Mizhgirya village, then go by bus to the centre of Kolochava village. The museum is situated in the historic center of the village, in the school building.
Detailed information about public transport.

By car
Follow the highway Кyiv — Lviv — Chop (М-06), outside Nyzhni Vorota village turn to Volovets and follow Mizhgirya direction. In Mizhgirya turn to Kolochava following the sign board and go along the main road to the center of Kolochava. The museum is situated in the historic center of the village, in the school building.