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National Museum “The Fortress of Kiev”
30/10/15
Like any old city Kiev had a strong fortification system in the past. Big fortresses were built in the 10th-13th, 15th-17th centuries, but all of them have not survived, and only some elements of the last one that was constructed in the 18th – 19th centuries still can be seen...
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National Museum of History of Ukraine
30/10/15
It is one of the most famous and oldest museum centers in Ukraine. It was founded in 1899 as a division of the city Museum of Antiquities and Arts. The present building of the museum was given to the museum in 1944 some months after Kiev was liberated from the German occupation. Its location...
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The National Folk Decorative Art Museum
30/10/15
75,000 artifacts of Ukrainian traditional folk
The museum is located on the grounds of Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery in the house of the former Metropolitan's residence. The museum collection was established in 1899 as part of the collection of the newly founded City Antiquity and Art...
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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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“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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Bogdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts
29/10/15
Museum of Western and Oriental Arts
This museum is more known under the name of Museum of Western and Oriental Arts. It was founded in 1919 on the basis of Varvara (1852-1922) and Bogdan (1849-1917) Khanenko’s private collection, which originated in 1870 and was donated in 1919...
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