5 Free Museums in Kyiv Worth Visiting After the War

Learning something new about the cultural and historical heritage of Ukraine is a pleasure available to everyone who is in Kyiv not only on 18 May, International Museum Day (when admission is free), but also on other days. For those who want to broaden their knowledge and avoid paying admission again, we offer a selection of interesting and popular museums in Kyiv.

National Historical and Architectural Monument-Museum "Kyiv Fortress"

"Kyiv Fortress" is not just a museum, but a part of history. It is one of the largest earthen fortresses in Europe, built over almost two centuries. With walls featuring embrasures and loopholes for rifles and cannons, this building had all the conditions for convenient artillery enfilade fire.

You can learn more about the history of fortification from the exhibition of the second museum, which is also located in "Kyiv Fortress". And visitors will be able to see everything for free who come here on the last Friday of the month at the address:

24-a Hospitalna St.

Tel.: 234-19-70

Museum of Hetmanship

Visitors to the Museum of Hetmanship, located at 16-b Spaska St., can immerse themselves in the times of the emergence of the hetmanate in Ukraine or feel part of the Cossack state. It houses more than 3000 books, including not only scholarly works on Cossack and hetman themes, but also a variety of historical publications. This museum preserves one of the largest collections belonging to the family of Hetman P. Skoropadskyi.

Free of charge you can visit the Museum of Hetmanship on the last Saturday of the month.

Tel.: 462-52-90

Museum of Outstanding Figures of Ukrainian Culture: L. Lysenko, L. Ukrainka, P. Saksahanskyi and M. Starytskyi

The museum’s name is no accident: it brings together the names of four well-known Ukrainian figures, since the apartments of the famous poet, theatre figure, musician, Ukrainian playwright and actor were located in one block. Now their personal belongings are kept there, along with a variety of exhibits connected with their work and lives. Each of the departments of the Museum of Outstanding Figures of Ukrainian Culture offers free admission for visitors monthly, on the first and third Thursday.

The department of the L. Ukrainka Museum is located at 97 Saksahanskoho St. (tel.: 289-16-51)

The Lysenko Museum department — 95-b Saksahanskoho St., (tel.: 289-02-91)

The Starytskyi Museum department — 95 Saksahanskoho St., (tel.:289-44-20)

National Museum of the History of Ukraine

The National Museum of Ukraine is an incredible place that will impress with the number of unique historical and cultural landmarks. It is the only museum whose name has changed 13 times. But what makes it most interesting is that it is located on Starokyivska Hill, where the founder of Kyiv, Kyi, once fought. On the last Monday of each month thanks to the numerous exhibits, visitors have the opportunity to learn almost everything from the most ancient times to the present day absolutely free of charge at the address:

2 Volodymyrska St.

Tel.: 278-65-45

National Art Museum

The National Art Museum is one of the oldest museums of Ukraine, built with funds from the industrial intelligentsia in the 19th century. The museum's current collection includes more than 40 thousand exhibits, among them true masterpieces of Ukrainian sculpture and painting, works created by masters of Kyivan Rus. The pearl of the museum collection is antique icons, which visitors can free of charge see on the last Sunday of the month.

6 Hrushevskoho St.

Tel.: 228-64-29