Attractions of Kyiv region

Kyiv Oceanarium "Sea Tale" in Darnytsia opened in 2012 in the shopping center "Children's World". In the first gallery in the form of a sunken wooden ship there is an exposition of the coral complex. An underwater tunnel at a depth of 2 m leads to the second hall - all underwater life takes place in front of visitors. In the next hall you can see corals of acropolis, jellyfish, flocks of chrysipters, fish-surgeons, as well as an aquarium with more than 20 species of clownfish. The next gallery is home to fish-thinkers, several species of dangerous moray eels, seahorses, and a green sea turtle. One of the pearls of the aquarium is the outdoor pool with starfish and stingrays, which can be touched by hand. The show "Feeding Sharks" is held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 15:00.

Park "Ukraine in Miniature" is an exhibition of models of the most famous monuments of Ukraine in the open air. Collected in the park area on the banks of the Dnieper, in the Hydropark. The exhibition opened in 2006 as a park "Kyiv in Miniature". On an area of ​​1.8 hectares under collected about 50 models of famous Kiev buildings, monuments and structures on a scale of 1:33. All models are made of modern synthetic material, but require regular care due to environmental influences. At the moment, the "population" of the mini-Kiev is almost 1,000 figures of residents. It has its own Khreshchatyk and Independence Square, and the mini-Dnieper is crossed by four bridges: North, Pedestrian, Metro, South. Monuments to Ukrainian cultural, political and artistic figures are located in the parks and squares of the mini-city, and five planes from around the world landed at the airport. Recently, the exhibition has been replenished with models of the most famous monuments of other cities of Ukraine. Among them are the famous Crimean palaces, Chernivtsi University, Kachaniv Palace and Park Complex, Donbass Arena Stadium and others. Park "Ukraine in Miniature" is open all year round.

The first private pharmacy in the city was opened in 1728 by the German pharmacist Johann Geiter, but it went down in history as a "Bunge pharmacy" (named after Geiter's son-in-law). In 1986, the pharmacy was restored in the surviving building, an exposition of the history of pharmacology and pharmacy was opened. The museum displays utensils for preparing herbal mixtures, various jars and glasses for medicines, ancient recipes, tools of pharmacists of past centuries, alcoholic snakes and crabs and many other interesting things. In the basement of the museum there are installations - the basement of the alchemist and the house of the sorceress. Here you can buy fragrant handmade soap.

PinchukArtCentre is an international center of contemporary art, an open platform for artists, art and society. Created by one of the greatest Ukrainian businessmen and philanthropists V. Pinchuk in 2006. Pinchuk Gallery is located in the ancient architectural ensemble of Kyiv's Bessarabian quarter, which was restored at the beginning of the XXI century. The architectural design and interior design of the art center was designed by French architect F. Kiambaretta. The center is located on 6 floors and combines exhibition halls on 4 floors, video-lounge and cafe on the 6th floor, as well as the administrative part. Main areas of activity: collecting, exhibitions, projects, communication, education, publication, research. In addition to large-scale projects, the art center holds short-term exhibitions as part of the PAC-UA art space, designed to showcase exclusively new works by Ukrainian artists. On the sixth floor of the Pinchuk Art Center is SkyArtCafe, decorated in exclusively white tones, which offers creative vegetarian dishes.

Rzhyshchiv Archaeological and Local Lore Museum is housed in an original brick building of the late XIX - early XX centuries. downtown. The exposition is based on archaeological materials found during excavations in Rzhyshchiv. The first hall presents archeological finds of different cultures: Trypillia, Chornoliska, Zarubynets, Chernyakhiv and Ancient Rus. The local lore hall shows Rzhyshchiv of the XVI-XX centuries, significant historical events are noted: the creation of the Rzhyshchiv Cossack Hundred, the meeting of the Hetman's Council B. Khmelnytsky and others. Ethnographic material gives an idea of ​​the life and way of life of peasants and burghers of the XVIII-XX centuries, their beliefs, crafts, clothing, everyday life. Separate expositions are dedicated to the Holodomor of 1932-33 and the events of the Second World War. The exhibition hall exhibits from the museum and the works of folk artists and craftsmen from Rzhyshchiv and Kyiv region.

Sholom Aleichem Museum in Kyiv is the first state museum of Jewish themes in modern Ukraine. Opened in 2009 to the 150th anniversary of the writer's birth on the site of the house where he lived in 1896-1903. The exposition tells in detail about the life and work of Sholom Aleichem, as well as introduces Jewish culture. Some ceremonial Jewish objects, objects of traditional Jewish life are presented. On the monitors installed in the hall, you can see fragments of films and performances based on the works of Sholom Aleichem, Jewish architecture, Jewish tombstones (matzevot), ancient Jewish books, ancient manuscripts, copies of Jewish calligraphy. The museum program includes many lectures and presentations.

The Pereyaslav Collegium was opened at the Ascension Monastery in Pereyaslav in 1738. Its main purpose was to train the Orthodox clergy to fight against the union and Catholicism on the Right Bank. The school had six classes: two grammars, one each - rhetoric, poetics, philosophy and theology. The term of study was six years. Children of the clergy, Cossack officers, burghers, and peasants studied here.

From 1750 to 1751, the outstanding Ukrainian philosopher-humanist, poet and educator Hryhoriy Skovoroda taught poetry at the Pereyaslav Collegium. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of his birth, a memorial museum was established in the reconstructed building. The atmosphere of the library, classroom, teacher's room is recreated. The atmosphere of the era is conveyed by antique furniture and interior items - cabinets, chairs, secretary, astronomical globe, ancient musical instruments. A copy of the Peresopnytsia Gospel, which was kept in the collegium until 1862, is presented.

In the art department you can see a portrait of Skovoroda by an unknown artist of the XVIII century, a sculptural portrait of the philosopher Ivan Kavaleridze, rare folk paintings: "Cymbalist", "Near the house".

The magnificent 19-domed Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv is the oldest architectural monument of Rus, one of the largest Christian churches of its time, a UNESCO world cultural heritage site. The temple complex of the Sophia Monastery is located in the historical center of Kyiv, on Old Kyiv Hill, within the City of Prince Yaroslav.

According to the latest research, St. Sophia Cathedral was founded by the Kyiv prince Volodymyr the Great in 1011, and it was built no later than 1018. Earlier it was believed that the cathedral was erected in 1037 in honor of the victory of Yaroslav the Wise over the Pechenegs, as indicated in the Tale of Bygone Years. A grandiose building for those times with a very complex structure was built by Byzantine craftsmen on the model of the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Constantinople. The temple acquired the current Ukrainian Baroque style during the reign of Hetman Ivan Mazepa as a result of the reconstruction initiated by Metropolitan Peter Mohyla, carried out in the 17th century by the Italian architect Octaviano Mancini. The interiors have preserved priceless ancient Rus mosaics and frescoes, including the iconic mosaic image of the Mother of God of Oranta.

St. Sophia Cathedral was the main temple of the Kyiv state, under its arches ceremonial entrances to the grand prince's throne, church cathedrals and receptions took place. Buried in the church are Prince Yaroslav the Wise, his wife Iryna (Ingigerda) and son Vsevolod with his family, Prince Volodymyr Monomakh, and many Kyiv metropolitans. A valuable source of historical information is numerous ancient graffiti, which can be considered an unofficial chronicle of the St. Sophia Cathedral and the entire Rus-Ukraine of the 11th-18th centuries.

Today the National Reserve "Sophia of Kyiv" unites 77 architectural monuments. Around the cathedral there are monastic buildings of the 17th-18th centuries: the house of the metropolitan, the fraternal building, a bursa, a refectory, a bakery, cells and a hotel. The complex is surrounded by a wall with Zaborovskiy gates and a southern entrance tower. The bell tower, which serves as the main gate, is open to the public. On the square in front of the bell tower, there is the grave of Volodymyr, Patriarch of the UOC-KP, who was buried at the entrance to Sofia on Black Tuesday, July 18, 1995 after a violent clash between believers and police. There is also a tactile model of the cathedral with relief plaques in front of the entrance. The reserve is made more accessible thanks to an inclusive information center.

Separate objects of the reserve are the Golden Gate, St. Andrew's Church and St. Cyril's Church in Kyiv, the Sudak Fortress in Crimea.

Baroque pearl - St. Andrew's Church - welcomes visitors to St. Andrew's Descent in Kyiv. The church was founded on the site of St. Andrew's Bastion of the Old Kyiv Fortress in 1744 before the arrival of Elizabeth I in Kyiv. According to legend, St. Andrew the First-Called erected a cross on this site and foretold the emergence of the "eternal city". Probably, this is the only work of architect V. Rastrelli that has survived in Ukraine. Rich interior decoration is close to the Rococo style. The balustrade of the church offers a picturesque panorama of Podil. The St. Andrew's Church holds services of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - daily morning liturgies, evening services, water consecration, baptisms, weddings, other rites and spiritual rites. A night service is held on the night from Saturday to Sunday.

The largest technical museum in Ukraine, a structural unit of the National Aviation University. Located near the airport "Zhulyany". Created for the 100th anniversary of aviation. Almost all major types of aircraft and helicopters that were in the service of the USSR Air Force or flew in civil aviation were collected on the territory of 14 hectares. The historical collection includes models of aircraft, prototypes of which have not survived: the world's first aircraft of the Wright brothers "Flyer-1", a light bomber "Anatra-Anasal", a YAK fighter. In the collection of ANs - the three most popular aircraft: An-2, An-24, An-26. The exposition of the design bureau of Mikoyan and Gurevich includes four generations of MiG combat aircraft. The Tu-22M strategic supersonic missile bombers are impressive. Civil aviation is also represented by Tupolev's planes. In total, the museum has more than 70 planes and helicopters, as well as missiles, weapons and engines. It is possible to rent exhibits (holding events inside the aircraft: filming, presentations, etc.).

The State Toy Museum in Kyiv is a division of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. The collection, which has more than 15,000 exhibits, has been assembled for about 70 years. Toys of different years are presented: dolls-militiamen of the 30s, the first transformers of the 30s, celluloid figures of the 40s, retro bears of the 50s, stuffed animals of the 60s, clockwork animals of the 60s. In addition to industrial designs, you can see the author's and Ukrainian folk toys. The only collection of board and printed games in Ukraine is exhibited here.

The building, which now houses the Stavyshche Museum of Local Lore, is a fragment of the estate of Polish magnates Branicki, which has survived, rebuilt beyond recognition. The only original building is a dilapidated tower next to the house. The estate in Stavyshche was founded by the Branytskys in the early 19th century in the middle of a park founded in 1785 by Academician Andzhievsky (12.2 hectares). Currently, Stavyshche Park is a monument of landscape art of regional significance. The park offers a picturesque view of the pond, which gave the village its name.

A new format of recreation and training is offered by the Cultural and Educational Center "Svitlytsia" in Brovary. It was created in 2019 to acquaint visitors with interesting facts from the life and work of Taras Shevchenko, as well as with the history of Brovary city. This uses modern computer technology, including augmented and virtual reality. There are also workshops for children, parties, literary and musical evenings, activities, competitions and quests.

The Taras Shevchenko Literary Memorial House-Museum covers the Kyiv period of the poet's life. It is located in the house of official I. Zhytnytsky, built in 1835 on the former Goat Swamp (now Independence Square). The poet lived here from the spring of 1846 until his arrest on April 5, 1847. The Kobzar Museum was established in 1928, now a branch of the Shevchenko National Museum. The stock collection consists of unique values: Shevchenko's memorial items, his etchings, autographs, photographs, the poet's first works. Watercolors by M. Sazhin, unique engravings of landscapes of Kyiv, photos of the XIX century, works of outstanding artists on Shevchenko's theme, works of decorative and applied art are presented. According to the recollections of contemporaries, the room in which Shevchenko lived was recreated. The poet's desktop attracts special attention, where unique exhibits are presented: a pen, a pen, an inkwell, a coffee pot, a T. Shevchenko flask, a cradle donated to the poet by M. Kostomarov.

The Taras Shevchenko National Museum in Kyiv is the leading center of Shevchenko studies and the richest treasury of works by the most famous artist of Ukraine. Here is the largest collection in Ukraine of his paintings and graphics, as well as manuscripts of his poetry, rare photographs of the poet and his friends, the first editions of Shevchenko's works with his autographs, personal belongings of Kobzar. In total – 4 thousand exhibits in 24 halls.

The main exhibits are the originals of Shevchenko's most famous paintings: "Odaliska", "Katerina", "Maria", "Gypsy fortune teller", a portrait of Anna Zakrevskaya, several self-portraits. Also of great interest to visitors is the portrait of the poet Vasily Zhukovsky by Karl Bryullov, which was drawn in a lottery to buy Taras from the serfs.

The exposition of the National Museum of Shevchenko is located in a mansion of the XIX century, which once belonged to the patron and businessman Mykola Tereshchenko. After the reconstruction in 2014, the interior of the museum turned into a modern cultural and artistic center, where interactive exhibitions, children's and educational programs are practiced.

The Shevchenko National Museum also includes the Shevchenko Literary Memorial House-Museum and the Memorial Museum "Hut in Priorka", which were opened in burgher houses where the poet lived in 1859 during a visit to Kyiv.