Boguslayev Technical Museum

Near the city centre of Zaporizhia is The Boguslaev Technical Museum, also known as the Museum of Aviation and High-Tech “Motor Sich”. Opened in 2013, it is housed in an elegant building on the edge of a city park. The Motor Sich engineering company was established in 1907. It began by making agricultural machinery and built engines from 1916. It became a leading manufacturer of aircraft-engines for planes and helicopters and later jet engines and gas turbines. The factory was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The museum contains a unique and impressive display of piston and jet engines together with models and examples of planes and helicopters. Other equipment produced in the region is also on show, such as chainsaws, milk separators and wind turbines. There is also a collection of historical motorcycles and an elegantly displayed collection of samovars for heating water. Outside, an open-air exhibition of military equipment includes tanks, lorries, guns and aircraft.