Razumovski Palace (Baturyn)


The Razumovski Palace or the Palace of Hetman of Ukraine Kyrylo Rozumovskyi is an architectural monument of national importance in the city of Baturyn in Chernihiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is a museum of the National Historical and Cultural Reserve “Hetman's Capital” and the only architectural masterpiece of Charles Cameron in Ukraine.

History

was Hetman of Ukraine from 1750–1764. During his hetmanship the city of Baturyn became the hetman's capital. Since 1794 Kyrylo Rozumovsky lived in Baturyn. It was then that he conceived the construction of a grand palace and park ensemble. During 1799–1803, the ensemble was built according to the project of the famous architect of Scottish origin Charles Cameron.
The ensemble consisted of a palace, two outbuildings and a regular planning park. After the hetman's death, in 1803 the ensemble became the property of his son Andriy Rozumovsky, who owned it until the end of his life. In 1824, a fire destroyed almost all the interiors of the building. In 1856 the palace and park ensemble became state property. At the beginning of the twentieth century the ensemble had an abandoned state.
In the middle of the twentieth century the park was completely destroyed and the outbuildings were dismantled.
In the second half of the twentieth century several attempts were made to restore the palace, which supported its condition but no restoration was completed. The central building of the whole complex – the palace – has survived.
In 2003–2008, under the auspices of President Victor Yushchenko and with the charitable participation of Ukrainian philanthropists, Kyrylo Rozumovsky's palace was restored. On August 22, 2009 the grand opening of the Palace for visitors took place.

Museum exposition

The total area of the palace is 2,483 m², the exposition area is 1,065.3 m².
On the ground floor of the palace there are exhibition halls, which represent the historical past of Hetman Baturyn through the prism of state activity of Kyrylo Rozumovsky and the history of construction and restoration of the palace and park ensemble in Baturyn.
The interiors of the second floor have been restored in analogy to the surviving works of Charles Cameron. In the ceremonial halls of the second floor, the focus is on the era of the Hetmanate.

Front dining room ceilings
Front Hall Interior
Church in the palace
Fireplace composition


Among the original exhibits belonging to Hetman Kyrylo Rozumovsky and his family, the palace exhibits: