Peter Loboda

Peter Loboda

Peter G. Loboda is the Founder and Director of the Odessa Numismatics Museum.

Loboda graduated from the Odessa Marine Academy and worked as a Naval officer. Since 1970 for more than twenty years he has worked on the seagoing ships of the Black Sea Shipping Company all over the world.

Loboda is an ereditary numismatist. He concerned himself with numismatics since 1960s, paying special attention to antique coins. He is the author of 5 books and numerous articles of numismatics of the Northern Black Sea Region, participant and lecturer of many scientific conferences. He is the founder of the Odessa Numismatics Museum (1999) and the Gallery "Monetary Yard" (2004). Loboda donated his collection to the Museum.

Loboda is an active participant of Odessa's political life . Since 1991 he is the President of the Odessa City Collectors' Society. He was the Deputy of Odessa City Council (1994–2002), the Adviser of City Council on cultural relations (2002–2010), Chairman of Board of Guardians of Odessa Regional Scientific Library named after M.Grushevsky (1997–2000) and Museum "Christian Odessa" (since 2004).

Loboda is the author and presenter of popular TV historical projects: "World of Collections", "About what the coin has told", "Projection of Time". He is also the author and presenter of youth TV program "Club of Discoverers". He meets and talks with schoolboys and students about history of the Ukrainian State and history of Hero-city Odessa on a regular basis.