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Національний культурно-мистецький та музейний комплекс "Мистецький Арсенал", Київ
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Art Arsenal

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The National Cultural, Art and Museum Complex "Art Arsenal" (Mystetskyi Arsenal) in Kyiv is a leading Ukrainian cultural institution that integrates various types of art – from contemporary art, new music and theater to literature and museum work. Founded in 2005 on the initiative of President Victor Yushchenko.

The museum is located in the complex of historic buildings of the Old Arsenal opposite the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. This is the best preserved building of the Old Pechersk Fortress of the XVIII century, which later became the citadel of the New Pechersk Fortress. The large two-storey rectangular building was erected in 1784-1801 by the military engineer Carl de Chardon from yellow Kyiv bricks without external plastering, which is why contemporaries called the Arsenal porcelain. Also preserved is part of the main fortress wall with bastions, Vasylkiv and Moscow gates, two powder cellars. From the beginning of the XIX century the Arsenal was at the disposal of the Kiev military garrison, during the XX century the military unit was located here, the defensive Kiev repair plant worked.

Since 2005, the restoration and transformation of the monument of architecture and military engineering into a modern cultural and artistic space has been carried out. So far, less than half of the total exhibition area, reaching 60,000 square meters, is used for exhibitions of contemporary art and various art events. In the future, the Art Arsenal will become a progressive museum complex that will present the history of Ukrainian art from ancient times to the present and will host collections of masterpieces from the world's leading museums. Now there is a Small Gallery, which presents young Ukrainian art, as well as chamber projects of leading domestic artists. The largest annual event is the Book Arsenal International Festival.

According to the project "Inclusive Travels in Ukraine: accessibility of museums of Ukraine", this largest cultural, artistic and museum complex in Ukraine is successfully implementing a program to increase inclusiveness.

Map pin icon Lavrska Street, 12 Kyiv

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Музей "Становлення української нації", Київ
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Museum Formation of the Ukrainian Nation

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More than 100 realistic figures of prominent figures of Ukrainian history are presented in the exposition of the innovative museum "Formation of the Ukrainian nation" in Kyiv. It is located on the territory of the National Museum of History of Ukraine in the Second World War, on the back of the pedestal of the Motherland. During the two-hour tour, visitors will get acquainted with the centuries-old history of the Ukrainian nation and its protagonists: kings and hetmans, military and scientists, artists and athletes.

The exposition consists of 25 plot compositions that model various historical scenes or reproduce real events in the history of Ukraine in chronological order: prehistoric period from Trypillia culture to the early Slavs, Kievan Rus (Princess Olga, Svyatoslav the Brave, Vladimir the Great, Yaroslav the Wise), Cossack era (Prince Kostiantyn Ostrozky, Dmytro "Baida" Vyshnevetsky, Petro Konashevych-Sagaidachny, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ivan Vyhovsky, Ivan Mazepa and Pylyp Orlyk), periods of nation revival (Hryhoriy Skovoroda, Taras Shevchenko, Lesya Ukrainka, etc.), of Ukrainian Revolution (Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Simon Petliura, etc.), of liberation movements (Stepan Bandera, Andriy Melnyk, Roman Shukhevych), of modernity (Igor Sikorsky, Mykola Amosov, Vyacheslav Chornovil, Bohdan Stupka, etc.).

Each installation is accompanied by interactive audio and video content combined with special effects that immerse the viewer in the atmosphere of the era. Dioramas, multimedia stands, interactive screens, maps, holograms are presented. Media guides in eight languages are available to visitors. The installations are specially designed as photo locations. Separate stands are adapted for children. There are recreation areas, cafes, souvenir shop.

According to the project "Inclusive Travels in Ukraine: accessibility of museums of Ukraine", this innovation Museum with three-dimensional sculptures of figures in the history of Ukraine has a barrier-free exhibition space.

Map pin icon Lavrska Street, 27 Kyiv

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Музей історії України у Другій світовій війні
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Museum of Ukrainian History in World War II

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The grandiose memorial complex of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War was built in Kyiv in 1981 on the Pechersk Hills above the Dnieper, for which the terrain was significantly changed. Since then, a colossal statue of the Motherland (62 m high, 102 m with a pedestal, weighing about 500 tons) has become a visual landmark of Kyiv next to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The author of the monument is the sculptor Vasyl Borodai.

The unique all-welded steel construction is made of special stainless steel and assembled by means of the special crane. According to legend, the sword in the statue's hand was shortened at the request of the Kyiv metropolitan to make it lower than the cross of the Great Lavra bell tower. On an inclined elevator you can climb to a circular observation deck on a pedestal (37 m), and then - on a vertical elevator to chest level and up the stairs to the upper edge of the shield (92 m), which is significantly swaying in the wind.

The Motherland Pedestal is the main exposition of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War. In 16 halls on three floors there are materials that reveal the themes of hostilities, strategies for survival in war and postwar, genocide, the struggle for independence between the two totalitarian regimes. Visitors walk the "Road of War" past a number of museum artifacts, art installations and multimedia panels.

In total, the memorial complex covers an area of over 11 hectares. The way to the museum passes through the main square with the Alley of Hero Cities and sculptural compositions "Forcing the Dnieper" and "Transfer of Weapons", the gallery of heroes of the front and rear, the bowl of "Fire of Glory", an exhibition of military equipment of different times. On the back of the pedestal there is an interactive historical museum "Formation of the Ukrainian Nation".

According to the project "Inclusive Travels in Ukraine: accessibility of museums of Ukraine", this one of the most visited museums in Ukraine provides a high level of accessibility for people with disabilities.

Map pin icon Lavrska Street, 24 Kyiv

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Ocean Aquarium

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The aquarium of the Ocean Plaza shopping mall in Kyiv is considered to be the largest in Ukraine. The giant artificial reservoir with acrylic windows has a volume of 360 thousand liters. All the main galleries of the shopping complex have access to the 16-meter panorama of the aquarium. Visitors can watch sharks, stingrays, moray eels, groupers, starfish and other inhabitants of the underwater world free of charge.

Map pin icon Volodymyr Antonovycha Street, 176 Kyiv

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Teacher's House (Pedagogical Museum)

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The building of the Teacher's House was built especially for the pedagogical museum at the beginning of the XX century. In 1917-18 pp. The sittings of the revolutionary Ukrainian parliament, the Central Rada, which proclaimed the independence of Ukraine and the creation of the Ukrainian People's Republic, took place here. Today, the Teachers' House of Ukraine and some organizations are located in the Teacher's House. In 2009, the Museum of the Ukrainian People's Republic was opened, which tells about the events of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917-1921. The center of the exposition is the 4th Universal of the Central Rada, which proclaimed the full state independence of the UPR on January 22, 1918. A monument to the outstanding historian, chairman of the Central Rada M. Hrushevsky was erected near the Teacher's House. On April 29, in the Teachers' House, the Central Rada elected Hrushevsky president of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which gives grounds to consider him the first president of Ukraine, but Hrushevsky did not work in this position for a single day.

Map pin icon Volodymyrska Street, 57 Kyiv

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Astronomical Museum of the Astronomical Observatory

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One of the oldest university observatories in Ukraine, founded in 1845, shortly after the founding of the University in Kiev. The first director was a prominent astronomer V. Fedorov. For a century and a half, many scientific discoveries have been made in the field of astrometry, solar physics and prediction of solar activity, meteor astronomy, observations of artificial satellites of the Earth. In the arsenal of the observatory there are several ancient instruments: the meridian circle, 8 "and 10" refractors Repsold, astrologist Zeiss, there is a library, which contains rare editions of the XVI-XVIII centuries. The house designed by architect V. Beretti is an architectural monument of the XIX century. There is a museum at the observatory.

Map pin icon Observatory Street, 3 Kyiv

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Babin Yar Historical and Memorial Reserve

Historic area , Museum / gallery , Monument

The deep ravine between Syrets and Kurenivka is known all over the world as a symbol of genocide. A memorial to the victims of Nazism was erected at the site of the mass extermination and burial of 1941,000 Kyivans during 1941-43. On September 29-30, 1941 alone, the Nazis executed 33,000 Jews here. In 1976, a monument to the fallen citizens and prisoners of war was erected, in 1991 - a memorial sign "Menorah" in the form of a Jewish ritual seven candlesticks, in 2001 - a monument to the fallen children. Every year on September 29 there is a mourning procession.

Map pin icon Yuriy Ilyenko Street, 44 Kyiv

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Bulgakov Literary Memorial Museum

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The Mikhail Bulgakov Museum was opened in the so-called "Turbins House", where the writer lived from 1906 to 1919 and where he "settled" the heroes of the novel "White Guard". The interiors of the rooms are reproduced in the form in which they are reflected in Bulgakov's photographs and descriptions: a grand living room with a piano, a medical office, a room for the writer's sister Varya, as well as a room for Bulgakov himself and the hero of Mykolka's novel. apartment N50 from the novel "The Master and Margarita". The effect of the "fifth dimension" is especially impressive - from the dining room through the mirror you can see the room where Alexei Turbin died, and in real life - Bulgakov's father. The exposition presents many Bulgakov's relics collected by the writer's relatives and enthusiasts. Tea parties are arranged for visitors on the veranda.

Map pin icon Andriyivskyi Uzviz Street, 13A Kyiv

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Bykivnia Graves National Historical and Memorial Reserve

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The Bykivnia Graves National Historical and Memorial Reserve was established at the site of the mass burial of victims of the political repressions of 1937-41. In Stalin's time, a special purpose NKVD facility was located near the village of Bykivnia (now within Kyiv near the Kyiv-Brovary highway), where executed Kyivans, Polish officers, and other victims of Bolshevik terror were secretly buried. In particular, prisoners of Kyiv prisons, who were shot after the German attack on the USSR, were hastily buried here. According to preliminary data published in Soviet times, 6,783 victims of repression are buried near Bykivnia, but the actual number may be several times higher. Research continues today. A monument to the victims of repressions has been erected at the entrance to the Bykivnia Graves Memorial. Funeral services are held every year in mid-May.

Map pin icon Brovarsky Avenue, Bykivnia Kyiv

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Center for Contemporary Art M17

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The M17 Center for Contemporary Art occupies 2 floors, its area is 1600 sq.m. The art center provides support and production of Ukrainian contemporary art. Exhibitions of young and leading artists of Ukraine are held in the halls.

Map pin icon Volodymyr Antonovych Street, 102-104 Kyiv

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Center of Ukrainian Culture and Art

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The Center of Ukrainian Culture and Arts in Kyiv was established in 2005 to revive national customs and traditions. Children are taught the technique and culture of embroidery, weaving, painting and other arts and crafts, as well as acquainted with ancient customs and rituals. Since 2011, the Center of Ukrainian Culture and Arts has its own building in Podil, which houses a gallery of traditional Ukrainian art, exhibitions and various events.

Map pin icon Khoriva Street, 19B Kyiv

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Chocolate House Art Center

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The mansion of the forest industrialist S. Mohyltsev in Pechersk Lypky is nicknamed the "Chocolate House" for the color and texture of the exterior walls. The author of the project is called the academician of architecture V. Nikolaev. Unique interiors are made in different artistic styles (modern, renaissance, gothic, baroque). In Soviet times, the house was used as a residential, then as a city wedding palace. Today, the Chocolate House is a branch of the Kyiv National Art Gallery.

Map pin icon Shovkovychna Street, 17/2 Kyiv

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Chornobyl Museum

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The National Museum "Chornobyl" is a multifunctional historical and cultural institution that preserves and tells the story of the nuclear accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 as the most severe radioecological catastrophe of the twentieth century. The museum was opened in 1992 at the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the historic building of the Fire Tower of the early XX century, which originally housed the Podolsk Fire Department, and later the Kyiv Regional Fire Department, which coordinated the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident.

The exposition covers an area of 1100 square meters has more than 7 thousand exhibits: declassified documents, secret cards, photographs, special devices, personal belongings of the liquidators, items from the exclusion zone. Perceptions are expanded by modern audiovisual and information media, art installations. The current three-phase diorama "Chernobyl NPP before, during and after the accident" is presented, as well as the current model of the 4th power unit of the Chernobyl NPP. The electronic "Book of Memory of the participants of the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident" is supported. The museum offers excursions in Ukrainian, Russian, English and German, audio guides, tours to the Chornobyl zone from the museum's partners.

Map pin icon Khorevyi lane, 1 Kyiv

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Cinema Museum

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The Museum of Cinema was established in 2015 on the basis of the National Center of Oleksandr Dovzhenko - the state film archive of feature films of Ukraine, which also includes the state film copying laboratory. The museum is located on the 5th floor of the Dovzhenko Center building. Its purpose is to popularize Ukrainian and world cinema, systematize information about its history, museification of film archive funds, paper and material artifacts.

Map pin icon Vasylkivska Street, 1 Kyiv

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Музей кіностудії Довженка
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Dovzhenko Film Studio Museum

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Museum of the National Film Studio O. Dovzhenko invites you to get acquainted with the work of the legend of Ukrainian cinema - film director Oleksandr Dovzhenko. On the territory of the film studio the atmosphere of the director's personal office is recreated: a table under a green cloth, an old telephone, an openwork lamp. The exposition presents Dovzhenko's personal belongings, rare posters of his films, declassified documents from party archives. Only group excursions are conducted.

Map pin icon Peremohy Avenue, 44 Kyiv

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