Interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places in Shevchenkivskyi district
The opening of the Alexander Pushkin Museum in Kyiv took place in May 1990 and was timed to coincide with the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the poet’s birth. The exhibition is based on the private collection of the philologist and writer, a resident of Kiev, Yakov Berdichevsky, who throughout his life collected materials … Read more
The history of the collection began immediately after the death of Taras Shevchenko. As is known, he died at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, in a small workshop that served the artist both as a home and as a workplace. All the things that were in that workshop became the basis for the future … Read more
The history of circus art in Ukraine begins in the 9th century. Traveling performers entertained audiences until 1797. That year, the Contract Fair was moved from Dubno to Kyiv, which led to the appearance of “booth booths” and “circuses-pillars”. They were built from cheap boards and old boxes. This method of construction made the booths … Read more
It is one of the largest scientific and natural history museums in the world, located next to National Opera of Ukraine. It was created in 1966 as a single exhibition-territorial complex as part of the geological, paleontological, zoological, botanical and archaeological museums. On an area of 8,000 m² in 24 halls, more than 30,000 exhibits … Read more
In 1852, the Kiev Metropolitan, in his letter to Emperor Nicholas the First, expressed the idea of the need to build a temple in Kyiv, which would be a monument to the Grand Duke of Kyiv Vladimir Svyatoslavich. In July 1853, the emperor approved the report of the Holy Synod on the construction of a … Read more
Beginning in 1916, a group of young actors, united in a theater studio, actively worked on creating performances and performed them at various venues in Kyiv. Having received the premises at Proriznaya 17, they made repairs with their own hands and, at their own expense, equipped it for showing performances. Having a huge success with … Read more