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This is a tourist and cultural hub for virtual entrances in the city of Kyiv, showing tourist events, museums, known with culturally acquired tables for additional digital instruments
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Museums and culture: Travel around the city

Our portal contains the most interesting museums and exhibitions in Kyiv. You can visit them virtually,
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Building of the Pedagogical Museum, Where the Ukrainian Central Rada Worked (Pedagogical Museum)

The current site No. 57 on Volodymyrska Street originally formed part of the large estate of the First Men’s Gymnasium. The Pedagogical Museum building was constructed in 1910–1912 to the design and under the supervision of the prominent Ukrainian architect Pavlo F. Alyoshyn.

The three-storey structure features a central semi-cylindrical section in plan, covered by a glazed segmental dome, flanked by two lateral risalits. The museum building was among the first in Kyiv to make extensive use of reinforced concrete, employed in the cornice’s load-bearing structure, the amphitheatre and balconies, the floor slabs, and the spherical wall of the main hall, which endowed the interiors with a sense of lightness and spaciousness.

One of the building’s principal adornments is its multi-figure sculptural frieze, depicting the development of enlightenment and education through allegories of classical mythology, executed from designs by L. A. Dietrich and V. V. Kozlov. In 1937–1938, rear extensions were added according to a project also by Alyoshyn. The architect conceived the museum as a monumental public building in the style of Neo-Classicism (or Modern Classicism).

The building holds exceptional historical significance: in 1917–1918, it housed the Ukrainian Central Rada (UCR) — the supreme representative body of Ukraine, led by Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, which pursued the policy of national and territorial autonomy of Ukraine.

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Building of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. Memorial Building Where Academician Mykola M. Krylov Worked (1929–1951)

The building was constructed in several stages, gradually acquiring its present complex plan configuration. Despite the different construction periods, the building presents a cohesive architectural appearance, as all stages were executed under the direction of the same architect, who adhered to a consistent Classical stylistic approach. It was originally designed to house the Women’s Ministerial Gymnasium (Olha Gymnasium), which since 1894 had been located at 4 Tereshchenkivska Street.

The architect was Pavlo Alyoshyn. Construction proceeded in multiple phases and was completed in 1927–1928, when the building was transferred to the All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (later the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR). In 1936, a fourth storey was added above part of the volume along Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Street.

Due to the slope of the terrain, the building is three to four storeys high. It has a complex plan layout with an internal corridor system. The base (plinth) is faced with reddish-brown granite, and the walls are brick, plastered. The compositional structure is asymmetrical, enriched with a monumental corner volume at the intersection of Volodymyrska and Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Streets, a risalit with a tower along Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Street, and a cour d’honneur with a central arched passage on the Tereshchenkivska Street side.

From 1929 to 1951, the building housed the office of Academician Mykola Mykolaiovych Krylov, a prominent mathematician and mechanic, making it not only an architectural landmark but also a memorial site of Ukraine’s scientific history.

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Kyiv Theological Seminary, 1888–1901, 20 Voznesenskyi Descent

The building, located at the bend of Voznesenskyi Descent, is three storeys high, four storeys on the courtyard side, and partly basemented. It has a symmetrical plan, consisting of two longitudinal and three transverse wings that form two enclosed courtyards with driveways from the rear façade. The walls are brick, painted in two tones, and the multi-pitched roof, covered with sheet metal, includes an attic. The façade decoration is executed in the brick style.

The first design proposal for the new seminary building was developed by Kyiv architect Volodymyr Nikolayev (1894), while the final version was prepared by St. Petersburg architect Yevhen Morozov (1898). The construction was supervised by Kyiv diocesan architect Yevhen Yermakov. In 1960, a new four-storey academic wing was added, and during 1975–1980, the building underwent reconstruction and extensions to its side sections.

The Kyiv Theological Seminary was designed to accommodate 500 students, with its foundation ceremony held on April 27, 1899. The complex originally included several ancillary structures — a hospital, bathhouse, stable, and icehouse — of which the hospital and bathhouse were destroyed during World War II.

In 1918–1919, the building served as barracks for the Sich Riflemen Corps, commanded by Yevhen Konovalets and Andrii Melnyk.

Since 1925, the building has housed the Kyiv State Art Institute (now the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture).

The building is closely associated with the activities of many prominent figures of Ukrainian science and culture, including Kyrylo Stetsenko, Pylyp Kozytskyi, Oleksandr Bohomazov, Mykhailo and Vasyl Boichuk, Fedir Krychevskyi, and Kazymyr Malevych, among others.

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Building with Shops

The building with shops was constructed in 1874–1875 according to the design of architect P. Shleifer, commissioned by L.-K. M. Falberg, a mechanic and optician at the University of St. Volodymyr in Kyiv.

Built of brick, the structure is four storeys high, with a basement and an attic (originally two storeys, and three storeys on the courtyard side). The first floor accommodated four retail shops, while the upper floors contained residential apartments.

The main façade is dominated by a central risalit, featuring four columns extending through the second to fourth floors, surmounted by a projecting entablature and a stepped attic. The ground floor façade is decorated with rustication, and the central section includes a carriage entrance to the courtyard, covered by a segmental arch.

At the turn of the 20th century, the building housed the bookstore of the journal Kyivska Starina, managed by the Ukrainian folklorist V. Stepanenko. The shop was a gathering place for writers, scholars, and public figures, including Mykhailo Starytskyi, Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi, Lesia Ukrainka, and Arkhyp Teslenko, among others.

In 1906, the property was transferred to the South Russian Society for the Trade of Pharmaceutical Goods. After 1917, the building was converted into residential use, and in the early 2000s, it underwent a major reconstruction — with two additional floors and an attic added — transforming it into a modern office and business center.

 
 

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What are the best places to walk in Kyiv?

The best places for walking include the Park of Glory, Mariinsky Park, Trukhaniv Island, Volodymyrska Hill and the Grishko Botanical Garden.

Which museums in Kyiv are open on weekends?

Most museums in Kyiv are open on weekends, including the National Museum of History of Ukraine, the Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art and the PinchukArtCentre. It's always best to check opening hours on the museums' official websites.

How to get from Boryspil Airport to the centre of Kyiv?

Kyiv city centre can be reached from Boryspil Airport by the Kyiv Boryspil Express train, SkyBus bus, taxi or car sharing services.

Where do the main cultural events take place in Kyiv?

Major cultural events take place in venues such as the Mystetskyi Arsenal, the National Palace of Arts ‘Ukraine’, the Podil Theatre, the Palace ‘Ukraine’ and various galleries and concert halls in the city.

What are the main cultural institutions in Kyiv worth visiting?

In Kyiv, the Taras Shevchenko National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Mystetskyi Arsenal, PinchukArtCentre and the Kyiv Academic Theatre of Drama and Comedy are worth visiting.