Museums Kiev

Name

Address

Work schedule

Description

Drugstore-museum

м. «Kontraktova Ploshcha», Pritissko-Nikolsky str., 7

Daily, except Sun., 09–00–16–00.

Pharmaceutics history. Interior of an ancient drugstore. Constant exposition. An operating drugstore.

National museum of Ukrainian history

m. «the Maidan of Nezalezhnosti», Vladimirska str., 2

Daily, except Wed, 10–00–16–45.

Unique archaeological and ethnographic finds, ancient coins, art works, Cossacks history. Monetary circulation history of Ukraine, awards of world countries. Constant exposition.

Memorial complex

National museum of  the Second World War history

m. "Arsenalna", I. Mazepy str. 44

Daily, except Fr., 10–00–16–00.

Constant exposition counts more than 300 thousand of unique exhibits, valuable collections of cold and firearms, awards, fighting flags, documentary photographs, letters and diaries of wartime, subjects of front life.

House on a hillock

m. "Nivki", Vyshgorodska str. 5

Daily, except Fr., Sun, 10–30–17–00.

Last shelter in Ukraine of T.G. Shevchenko, the wooden 150-year-old house, from wich in 1859 the Poet gone to Petersburg. Atmosphere of old Kiev, signs of Kiev traditional dwelling of that time. Photos, household things. Constant exposition.

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Museum of Hetmanate

m. «Kontraktova Ploshcha», I.Spasskaja str., 16б

Daily, except Fr., 10–00–17–00.

«Ivan Mazepa – famous Ukrainian hetman», «Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky and Ukrainian state of 1918». Constant expositions.

Museum of historical values of Ukraine

m. "Arsenalna", I.Mazepy str., 21

Daily, except Fr., 10–00–17–00.

Scythian gold, Jewish silver, church utensils, modern products from jewels, in particular world famous Scythian Pektoral. Constant exposition.

Book and publishing museum

m. "Arsenalna", I.Mazepy str., 21 (block 9–10 in Lavra’s territory)

Daily, except Tue, 10–00–18–00.

History of Ukrainian book and book business since the Kievan Rus up to now. The hand-written book, beginning of Cyrillic publishing, Ivan Fedorova's activity. Editions of the XIX-XX centuries, periodical press, book drawing, documents, samples of printing, polygraphic technics, papers, fonts.

Museum of one street

m. «Kontraktova Ploshcha», Andreevsky descent, 2б

Daily, except Mon, 12–00–18–00, Sat, Sun. 11–00–18–00.

History of Andreevsky descent from the Kievan Rus and up to now. Personal things of street inhabitants, art works, paintings, books, ancient photos, constant exposition are presented.

National museum of Chernobyl

m. «Kontraktova Ploshcha», lane Horevoj, 1

Daily, except Sun, 10–00–18–00. Last Monday of a month – sanitary day.

It is devoted to chronicle of Chernobyl events of 1986, the analysis of reasons and failure consequences. More than 7 thousand exhibits. Unique things, photos, relics from the alienation zone, declassified documents, cards. Three-phase diorama of Chernobyl atomic power station to, during and after failure. Video materials, demonstration computer programs about the accident and its consequences. Constant exposition.