A complete list of interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places that are located on the right bank of Kyiv
Initially, there was a small collection, which its owner, businessman and philanthropist Sergei Tsyupko, began collecting 20 years ago. The basis was non-figurative painting by contemporary Ukrainian artists. Then a desire arose to expand the time and geographical scope of the collection, but focusing specifically on the art of Ukraine from the second half of … 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
“Ar-Rahma” means “Mercy” in Arabic. The mosque was built in the historical part of the city on the top of Mount Shchekavitsa. The very name of the area, Tatarka, preserves the memory of its former residents – Muslims who lived compactly here since the mid-19th century. It took the faithful of Islam almost 150 years … Read more
The history of production began in 1894, when entrepreneur Mikhail Richert acquired a plot of land at the corner of Kirillovskaya and Nizhnee-Yurkovskaya streets. Here, back in the 18th century, there was a small brick factory Kirillovsky Monastery, which later became the property of the Gudim-Levkovich family. Richert significantly improved the factory – in 1895 … Read more
The history of the development of oxygen production in Kyiv began in the pre-war period, when, with the growth of the industrial potential of the region, a significant need for oxygen and acetylene arose. By the beginning of 1941, production buildings were built and the Kiev oxygen plant received domestically produced equipment manufactured by the … 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