Interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places in the Pechersk region
The history of the museum’s creation dates back to 1922, on the day of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the artist’s stage activity. Even then, the anniversary commission asked the People’s Commissariat of Education of the USSR to open a museum. Maria Konstantinovna was the first among the actors who were approached by … Read more
The Vvedensky Monastery was founded thanks to the efforts of Matron Alexandrovna Egorova. After the death of her husband, she began to manage the considerable money that he left her. Material values helped her realize her dream – to create a women’s community, but for this purpose a large territory was needed. Egorova began buying … Read more
The permanent exhibition of the Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora, which was founded in 1999, tells about the life and work of famous Ukrainians (painters, sculptors, writers, choreographers) who were born and studied mainly in Kiev, but then for various reasons were forced to leave their homeland. In the first hall, visitors can learn about … Read more
The national cultural, artistic and museum complex Arsenal of Art (popularly Mystetskyi Arsenal) was created on the initiative of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko in 2006. Exhibitions, concerts, lectures, festivals are regularly held here, thematic museum exhibitions are exhibited, and an annual well-known event takes place – the book arsenal, which is a book … Read more
The park has an area of 2.3 hectares where more than 600 species of trees and bushes grow, most of which were planted by residents of nearby houses. There are many valuable and rare plant species – decorative paradise apple trees, maples, magnolias, sakura, red oak, blue spruce, thuja, pine, birch, linden, mulberry, and acacia … Read more
The Museum of Theatrical, Musical and Film Arts of Ukraine was founded on January 30, 1923 as a theater museum at the Berezil art association, headed by Les Kurbas. The museum collection began to be created in the same year, and at the same time a special museum commission was formed, which included actors. The … Read more