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The Microminiatures museum of Nickolai Siadristyi
30/10/15
The museum collection presents the works only of one author – Nickolai Siadristyi (Ukr. - Mykola Siadristyi), the man who could “shoe a flea”. The key element of his art is that all works are handmade and made with the use of special technology invented by the author. During 50 ...
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St. Vladimir Cathedral
30/10/15
The Kievans always cherished idea to rear a cathedral in honor of the Great Prince Vladimir who introduced Christianity in 988 and who was later canonized. In 1852, metropolitan Philaret of Moscow suggested that a large cathedral should be built in Kiev to commemorate the 900th&nb...
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St. Andrew Church
30/10/15
Centre of the Eastern Orthodox faith
The Church was built in honor of Saint Andrew who is recognized as the "Apostle of Rus". According to the chronicle “The Tale of Bygone Years”, Saint Andrew came to the Dnieper river’s...
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Pinchuk Art Centre
30/10/15
Pinchuk Art Centre, from the richest businessmen in Ukraine
This international centre for contemporary art of the 21st century is one of the largest private museums in Eastern Europe and one of the most known world brands of the Ukrainian capital. It was opened by Vict...
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“One Street” Museum
30/10/15
The first private museum in Kiev
This museum was the first private museum in Kiev and the only one in the country that was dedicated to the history of one of the city streets. And no wonder that it is located at Andrew Descent (Ukr. - Andriyvskyi Uzviz) one of the oldest streets of Kiev. ...
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National Museum of Taras Shevchenko
30/10/15
The name of Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) is dear not only to the Ukrainians all over the world. His poems were translated in many languages and inspired many people to struggle for freedom and independence. Everything about the incredible life and creative abilities of this major ...
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National Museum of Russian Art
30/10/15
Kiev Picture Gallery based on the private collections. It is located in the house built in mid-1880s that belonged to Fedor Tereschenko (1832-1894) – influential public figure, merchant, one of the famous dynasties of the “sugar barons of Ukraine”, well-known patron of arts...
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National Museum of Fine Arts of Ukraine
30/10/15
The museum was founded in 1899 on the initiative of the Association of Antiquities and Fine Arts. The building itself is an architectural monument of the late 19th century; it was constructed by famous Kiev architect Vladislav Gorodetskyi. At that time there was hardly any concept of U...
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Museum of Sports Glory of Ukraine
30/10/15
Ukraine, motherland of best
The museum was opened in 1970 and it was the first one of that kind in the USSR. More than 3 000 exhibits tell about the history of sport events in Kiev starting from the first Russian Olympic Games that were organized in our city in 1913. Numerous photos ...
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Museum of Modern Art
30/10/15
First Museum of Modern Art in Ukraine by Sergei Tsypko
This museum was founded by Sergei Tsypko, businessman, jeweller and art-sponsor in 2005. It was the first such private museum in Ukraine. Its founder spent 20 years in collecting the works of famous and unknown names. The collection n...
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