МІНЦ-КАБІНЕТ УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ СВ. ВОЛОДИМИРА У ПЕРШІ РОКИ ІСНУВАННЯ. 1834–1842 рр.

Abstract

The article is devoted to the first years of existence of the Mints cabinet of the University of St. Volodymyr. Kyiv University of St. Volodymyr was created by decree of Emperor Nicholas I on November 8th (20th) 1833. However, back in September 1833, the State Trustee of the Kyiv Educational District Egor Fedorovich von Bradke issued an order according to which all collections, including numismatic ones, from the Kremenets Lyceum and Vilnius University, closed after the Polish uprising of 1830–1831, should be moved to Kyiv. Actually, this date can be considered the beginning of the existence of the Mints cabinet of St. Volodymyr. In early 1834 M. Y. Yakubovych brought numismatic collection of Kremenets Lyceum from Vilnius to Kyiv. Since at that time Kyiv University did not have its own building, several private houses in Pechersk were rented for this work. M. Y. Yakubovych reported to the University Council that the Kremenets collection consists of 8636 of ancient coins and 9200 coins and medals of the new age. In January 1834, P. O. Yarkovsky was appointed to the post of chief librarian and curator of Mints cabinet. In 1834 he was sent on a business trip to Vilnius, where he had to accept the property and library of the University of Vilnius. In September 1835, along with the library and property, the numismatic collection of Vilnius University, consisting of 2783 coins, arrived in Kyiv. In the following years, the collections of of Theophilpolskyi nobility county school, Uman basilian county school, Lutsk gymnasium were also transferred to the Mints cabinet. In April 1835, the first addition in the «new» Kyiv collection was recorded. Among the donors – the first rector of the University M. O. Maksymovych, governor G. S. Loshkarev, amateur researcher of ancient Kyiv O. S. Anenkov, etc. By the end of 1836, the collection received more than 500 coins and medals. Since 1838, one of the important sources of replenishment of the numismatic collection were treasures, which, by order of Kyiv, Podolskyi, Volyn Governor-General began to come to the university for consideration. During the period from 1838 to 1842, about 20 treasures were examined in the Mints Cabinet. In the new university building, the Mints cabinet received room № 21 on the third floor for arranging the exposition and storing coins. In fact, the Mints cabinet became the first museum institution in Kyiv.