Museum of Kyiv History. The capital’s largest museum association, with exhibitions in the city center

The Museum of Kyiv History building on a street corner
The facade of the Museum of Kyiv History
Ancient clay pottery at the Museum of Kyiv History
An old handwritten book at the Museum of Kyiv History
Display cases in a hall of the Museum of Kyiv History
Old bone skates at the Museum of Kyiv History
The Museum of Kyiv History building on a street cornerThe facade of the Museum of Kyiv HistoryAncient clay pottery at the Museum of Kyiv HistoryAn old handwritten book at the Museum of Kyiv HistoryDisplay cases in a hall of the Museum of Kyiv History

The main museum of the capital’s history – from Kyivan Rus to the 20th century. Today it operates as the Museum and Exhibition Center at 7 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street, where historical and art exhibitions change constantly. The museum association also has nine branches, including the Bulgakov Museum and the Kudriavka Estate.

Why visit

  • The capital’s largest museum association – a main venue and nine branches all over Kyiv
  • Archaeological finds from ancient Kyiv: clay pottery, bone carvings and weapons from the 10th–13th centuries
  • Several historical and art exhibitions at once – the program is updated regularly, so it is worth coming back
  • Right in the center – a few minutes’ walk from Teatralna and Zoloti Vorota
  • Combine it with a visit to the branches – the Bulgakov Museum, the Kudriavka Estate or the Museum of the Avant-Garde

Good to know

Ticket prices
Tickets are sold for a specific exhibition, and the price depends on the project – usually UAH 100 to 200; reduced tickets are half price.
Opening hours
Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00 to 19:00; box office until 18:30. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Getting there
Teatralna and Zoloti Vorota metro stations – a few minutes’ walk along Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street.
Museum branches
The Bulgakov Museum, the Museum of the Avant-Garde, the Serge Lifar Museum, the Museum of the Sixtiers, the Kudriavka Estate, the Museum of the Occupation of Kyiv, the Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora, the Sholem Aleichem Museum and the Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Museum.
Guided tours
Tours of the exhibitions are available for groups and individual visitors – the current schedule is published on the museum’s website and social media.

The Museum of Kyiv History was founded in 1978 and opened to visitors the following year in the Peter I House in Podil. Later the museum spent more than twenty years in the Klov Palace, and since 2012 it has been in the city center – at 7 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street. The museum’s collection covers the capital’s entire history: archaeological finds from ancient Kyiv – pottery, bone carvings and weapons – as well as documents, photographs, paintings and graphic art that tell the story of the modern city. Today the Museum and Exhibition Center runs several exhibitions at once – historical, documentary and art shows devoted to Kyiv, its people and events. The program is updated regularly, so it is worth coming back. The Museum of Kyiv History is the capital’s largest museum association. It includes the Mikhail Bulgakov Literary and Memorial Museum, the Museum of the Avant-Garde, the Serge Lifar Museum, the Museum of the Sixtiers, the Kudriavka Estate, the Museum of the Occupation of Kyiv, the Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora, the Sholem Aleichem Museum and the Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Historical and Memorial Museum.