Museum of Arts

An architectural monument, the former passage has become a home for the modern Museum of Arts in Kropyvnytskyi, which opened here in 1993. The museum’s history itself began back in 1870, when, on the initiative of representatives of the progressive intelligentsia, a fine arts museum was created and opened in Kropyvnytskyi . Its picture gallery features works by Ukrainian and Russian artists. Among them are such renowned masters as T. Yablonska, V. Makovsky, I. Shishkin, P. Kodieva, and others. 

Today, at the Museum of Arts, you can see tens of thousands of exhibits by artists from different centuries. 

Interesting facts:

• The museum building was erected in 1897 in the style of late Art Nouveau.
• The museum houses exhibits from the State Hermitage, the Directorate of Art Exhibitions of Ukraine, the Tretyakov Gallery, and the Kyiv Art Museums.
• The hunting banner depicting St. Eustace Placidas is one of the museum’s oldest and most valuable exhibits.
• For those who do not like standard guided tours, audio tour services are available in the nature section.
• The museum offers a ceremonial service that allows lovers to get married in an unusual and beautiful place.  

The Museum of Arts is one of the most famous museums in Kropyvnytskyi.