Museums & Art Shows

National Museum of Fine Arts
6 Hrushevskoho vul.
Tel: 38 044 229 64 82

Built in 1900 in a Greek Doric style. Houses a huge collection of icons 12-18 cent., painting and sculpture of Ukrainian masters. Ukrainian Avant-Garde.

Taras Shevchenko National Museum
12 Tarasa Shevchenka blvd.
Tel: 38 044 234 40 39

A collection of 4,000 items displayed in 24 halls of Shevchenko’s manuscripts, first editions, rare photographs, personal items, his autographs and painting.

The Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko Museum
15 Tereshchenkivska vul.
Tel: 38 044 235 32 90

Houses the Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko collection dating to 1870’s containing such chefs d’oeuvre as Bellini’s “Madonna with Child” and Velasques’ “Portrait of Infanta Margarita”, Perugino, Rubens, Goya, Weenix, Tiepolo and huge Oriental collection.

State Museum of Ukrainian Literature
11 B. Khmelnytskoho vul.
Tel: 38 044 235 13 70

Special collections display the development of national literature from the times of Kyiv Rus-Ukraine till this day.

Museum of the History of Kyiv
8 Pylypa Orlyka vul.
Tel: 38 044 293 13 44

Housed in 10 rooms of the Klovsky Palace it tells of the history of founding and development of Kyiv over the centuries – from archeological findings to culture and life of early 20th cent.

Museum Historical Treasures
21 Sichnevoho Povstannya vul.
Tel: 38 044 290 13 96

Unique collection of precious metal and precious stone artifacts dating back to pre-Christian era, Kyiv Rus-Ukraine, Byzantium, middle-age Ukraine and until today.