Museum of the Hetmanate. The historic “Mazepa House” in Podil and the story of the hetmans from Khmelnytskyi to Skoropadskyi

The Mazepa House in Podil, home of the Hetmanate Museum
The facade of the Hetmanate Museum with its balcony
Old photographs in the Hetmanate Museum exhibition
A portrait and documents in the Skoropadskyi hall of the Hetmanate Museum
The Hetmanate Museum courtyard with flowers
The Mazepa House in Podil, home of the Hetmanate MuseumThe facade of the Hetmanate Museum with its balconyOld photographs in the Hetmanate Museum exhibitionA portrait and documents in the Skoropadskyi hall of the Hetmanate MuseumThe Hetmanate Museum courtyard with flowers

A museum of the Cossack Hetmanate era in a historic stone house in Podil that Kyiv residents have long called the “Mazepa House”. Its halls are devoted to Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, Ivan Mazepa, Pylyp Orlyk, Pavlo Skoropadskyi and Symon Petliura. The compact exhibition of Cossack weapons, regalia, documents and the hetmans’ personal belongings is easy to see in an hour or an hour and a half.

Why visit

  • A historic late 17th-century stone house in Podil that Kyiv residents have long called the “Mazepa House”
  • Ukraine’s largest collection related to Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi and his family
  • Halls on Khmelnytskyi, Mazepa, Orlyk, Skoropadskyi and Petliura – documents, portraits and personal belongings
  • More than 9000 items in the collection: Cossack weapons, regalia, seals, documents and the hetmans’ personal belongings
  • Children’s programs “Meet the Hetman”, “Museum Quest” and “Cossack Duel”, by advance booking
  • A compact exhibition that is easy to see in an hour or an hour and a half during a walk around old Podil

Good to know

Ticket prices
Admission is UAH 50, UAH 42 for Kyiv Resident Card holders, and UAH 15 for the temporary exhibition. A general tour for a group of up to 15 people costs UAH 300; a private or themed tour costs UAH 100 per person.
Discounts and free admission
A reduced ticket for UAH 25 – for school and university students, pensioners and members of large families with ID. Preschoolers, war veterans and other eligible groups visit free, and on the last Friday of the month entry is free for everyone.
Opening hours
Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00; box office until 16:30. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. During an air-raid alert, visitors are directed to the nearest shelter.
Tours and children’s programs
Book tours 1–2 days ahead and children’s interactive programs 2 days ahead by phone at (044) 425-55-49. An interactive tour costs UAH 100 per child, an entertainment program UAH 200 per person. The museum also hosts children’s birthday parties.
Souvenir photos
Photographing the interiors costs UAH 10, and for a souvenir shot you can dress up in a “real hetman’s” costume.
Getting there
Podil, a few minutes’ walk from Kontraktova Ploshcha metro station.

The Museum of the Hetmanate opened in 1993 in a late 17th-century architectural landmark with 19th-century additions. Kyiv residents have long called this stone house on Spaska Street the “Mazepa House”, so the journey into the Hetmanate era begins right at the door. The permanent exhibitions are devoted to key figures of Ukrainian statehood: “Bohdan Khmelnytskyi – Founder of the Hetmanate”, “Mazepa – the Great Hetman of Ukraine”, “Pylyp Orlyk – a Hetman in Exile”, “Pavlo Skoropadskyi and the Ukrainian State of 1918” and “Symon Petliura and His Circle”. The museum takes pride in Ukraine’s largest collection related to Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi and his family. The collection holds more than 9000 items – Cossack weapons, regalia, seals, documents and the hetmans’ personal belongings. There is also a gallery of portraits of Cossack leaders: Dmytro Vyshnevetskyi, Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, Ivan Vyhovskyi, Petro Doroshenko, Ivan Samoilovych and others. For children, the museum runs interactive tours and entertainment programs – “Meet the Hetman”, “Museum Quest” and “Cossack Duel” – and for a souvenir photo you can dress up in a “real hetman’s” costume. Kontraktova Ploshcha metro station is a few minutes’ walk away through old Podil.