The Museum of outstanding figures of Ukrainian culture was founded in 1987. The basis for its creation was the historical fact that at the end of the XIX - the beginning of the XX century, families of prominent Ukrainian artists lived in the close neighborhood - Lesya Ukrainka, Mykola Lysenko, Mykhailo Starytsky, Panas Saksagansky, who then presented the culture of the Nadnepryanskaya region at its highest Qualities. The museum expositions are housed in memorial houses that have survived to our time, they are the natural limits of the territory of the Museum, which has been granted the status of a protected area, and which is a real oasis among the bustling urban life. Visitors and guests of the Museum have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the exquisite atmosphere of the life of the Ukrainian intelligentsia of the late XIX — early. XX century., because the interiors are recreated as they were during the life of the illustrious inhabitants.In the house on the street. Mariinsko-Blagovishchenskaya, (now st. Saksagansky) family of the great Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka (Larisa Petrovna Kosach-Kvitka) lived from 1899 to 1909. This family gave Ukraine more than one glorious name. Lesya Ukrainka's mother is a famous writer, ethnographer, cultural and public figure Olena Pchilka (Elena Petrovna Kosach from the Drahomanov family). Uncle is an outstanding scientist, historian and philosopher Mykhailo Dragomanov. Nearby, in the house No. 95-B lived and worked an outstanding composer, social and cultural figure Mykola Lysenko (1842 — 1912). Mykhailo Starytskyi (1840 — 1904) lived with his family on the same street at number 93 with his family. United by long-standing friendship, common creative interests, active civic position aimed at raising national self-consciousness, these families created a unique artistic and cultural center, which contemporaries called Ukrainian Parnasom. The structure and composition of the Museum is logically determined by important historical events in Ukrainian culture, related to the formation and self-awareness of the Ukrainian nation. The overall development strategy of the Museum is to recreate on the protected museum territory a peculiar and unique Ukrainian center, which would present the historical heritage of national culture and at the same time organically develop as a modern art center. After all, in the context of the cultural activities of the Museum — literature, musical art, theater, and folk art. The fund collection of the Museum of outstanding figures of Ukrainian culture is constantly replenished, it contains many real treasures of national culture, which attract the attention of many scientists, is a remarkable basis for interesting of research. The Museum has a lot of interesting cultural and social programs, because literature, musical art, theater, and folk art are in the thick of this activity. Literary and musical evenings, which are held within the framework of meetings of the museum club “Rodina”, the competition of young poets “Nadezhda”, have gained great popularity. The competition of young artists “Vision”, an annual scientific seminar “The role of outstanding personalities — artists, figures of science, culture in the process of forming national self-consciousness” has been launched. The revival of Ukrainian Parnas in its modern dimension involves the creation of theater and cinema halls, a technically equipped scientific library, a summer amphitheater for concerts, art workshops, etc.