Dublyany brings together several clearly distinct themes: the history of Stepan Bandera, the development of agricultural education and science in Galicia, and the classification of the arboretum as a park monument of garden and landscape art. This does not create a single historical focus, but rather different perspectives on a person, the history of a field, and the landscape. When planning your trip, you can therefore first decide whether you are more interested in political history, the agricultural-science perspective, or the arboretum’s classification as a work of landscape art.

Stepan Bandera: liberation struggle and studies

The exhibition at the Stepan Bandera Museum covers the Ukrainian national liberation struggle in the 20th century and Bandera’s studies in Dublyany. From 1928 to 1933, he studied at the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry of the Lviv Polytechnic. The exhibition thus combines a broad historical framework with a clearly defined period of his academic biography. These two aspects offer different ways into the subject: the liberation struggle places Bandera in the context of 20th-century history, while his studies focus on a specific phase of his education. Keeping the themes distinct helps you see both the political and academic focus of the exhibition.

The bronze monument to Stepan Bandera, erected in 2002 in front of the Academic Building, adds a second form of commemoration to this group of themes: unlike the exhibition, which covers political history and studies, the monument is dedicated directly to an individual.

Agricultural science in Galicia

The History Museum of Lviv National Agrarian University offers another historical perspective. It covers agricultural education and science in Galicia from the 19th to the 21st century. Unlike the Bandera exhibition, it is not about a single person or that person’s studies, but about the history of agricultural education and science in Galicia. The longer period changes the scale: the focus is on developments in these fields, not on one person’s biography. This allows you to distinguish a personal historical focus from a regional history of a field.

Arboretum and landscape art

In 2015, the arboretum in Dublyany was designated a park monument of garden and landscape art of local significance. This designation adds a distinct focus alongside the historical orientation of the museums: here, the focus is on the arboretum’s classification as garden and landscape art. If you are weighing up different themes for your stay, the contrast lies in the subject matter: a historical figure and the history of a field on one hand, and landscape art on the other.

A historical trail: 2.5 km

The historical and local-history trail “Stezhkamy Stepana Bandery” is 2.5 km long and is intended for walking and cycling. In 2025, the trail was still being tested; a university regulation describes it as a year-round route. These time references relate to different aspects: the testing took place in 2025, while the year-round information comes from the regulation. If you would like to include the trail in your stay, check its current availability in advance.

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See the regional travel overview: Lviv Oblast.