Attractions of Kyiv

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 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.

The Kyiv Museum of Toilet History is a unique exposition that tells about the sanitary history of mankind and the development of toilet culture. It is located in Pechersk, in Tower G5 of the Kyiv Fortress. The collection was collected by businessman M. Bogdanenko. The museum presents various modifications of the water closet of different eras: from night pots to a toilet with touch control. All exhibits of the museum are divided into several sectors in chronological order. The exposition covers almost all periods of civilization. There is a collection of souvenir toilets, which has more than 550 copies and is certified by the Guinness Book of Records.

The Treasury of the National Museum of History of Ukraine offers a valuable chronicle of Ukraine in jewelry made of precious metals and precious stones from the Bronze Age and Antiquity to the present. This is a museum of Ukrainian historical treasures, which is a branch of the National Museum of History of Ukraine. It is located in the Kovnir building of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra - a monument of architecture of the Ukrainian Baroque era, built in the middle of the XVII century by the Kiev architect Stefan Kovnir.

The treasury was founded in 1963 as the Golden Pantry of the State Historical Museum. The exposition was based on a collection of gold ornaments found by archaeologist Oleksiy Terenozhkin in 1954 during excavations of a Scythian mound of the IV century. B.C. in Melitopol. About 1,500 exhibits of different epochs came from the collection of Kyiv patron Bohdan Khanenko. Jewelry, tableware, church objects made by talented masters in the styles of Baroque, Rococo and Classicism are introduced to the works of Ukrainian, Russian and Western European goldsmiths. There is also a unique collection of Jewish ceremonial silver.

Today, the museum has more than 56,000 items of archeology and applied art made of gold, silver and precious stones. The exposition in nine halls is built on the historical and chronological principle. The pride of the museum is the largest collection of Scythian gold, in particular the famous gold pectoral of the IV century. B.C. from the excavations of the mound Tovsta Mohyla. There are also monuments of jewelry art of the early Middle Ages, Ancient Rus, Ukrainian jewelry art of the XVI - first quarter of the XX centuries.

In addition to a sightseeing tour of the exhibition, visitors to the Treasury of the National Museum of History of Ukraine are also offered a theatrical tour "Secrets of steppe mounds."

Vysotsky Gallery is the first museum of the poet, singer and actor V. Vysotsky in Ukraine. Located on Vozdvyzhenka in Kyiv, near Andriyivsky Descent. Valuable exhibits are collected here, as well as unique memories of Vysotsky's contemporaries. In particular, rare photographs of A. Gershman's work, books with and about Vysotsky's poems, CDs with films in which Vysotsky acted were presented. There is a cafe "Taganka", where recordings of Vysotsky's songs are constantly heard. In memory, you can buy souvenirs - T-shirts, mugs, etc.

The largest private collection of Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Europe is presented at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Kyiv (HD Museum), which opened in 2019. The collection includes more than 20 models of motorcycles: rally, military and civilian. In particular, one of the first Harley-Davidson X8A Single models of 1912, the most popular military motorcycle Harley-Davidson WLA 45 of 1942, the only Harley-Davidson Topper H scooter in the history of 1964, one of the first comfortable travel models Harley-Davidson FLHT Electra Glide Standard 1968, etc. Some exhibits are almost the only ones in the world. There are also many artifacts related to the history of Harley-Davidson and biker culture in Ukraine. Visiting the museum is possible only by appointment.