Lavra Museums

It is sure that the Louvre, the Hermitage, or the Prado would be happpy to have such a collection of Scythian gold as this museum. The gem of the collection is the so-called Pectoral, Scythian queen’s neck adornment from the 4th century B.C. The 1.4kg Pectoral was made of pure gold by a maste [...]

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Ivana Mazepy 21 (Lavra)

tel. (+380) 44 280 13 96

Open 10:00-17:45,
Mon Closed. Metro station:

Arsenal’na

State Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema Arts of Ukraine

The museum was created in 1923. Here we can see the so-called ’vertep’ (the Ukrainian puppet theatre of the 18th century), playbills and pictures of the plays of different Ukrainian theatre troupes and the personal effects of famous artists and musicians. [...]

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Ivana Mazepy 21 (Lavra)

tel. (+380) 44 280 18 34

Open 10:00-17:00,
Tue Closed. Metro station:

Arsenal’na

State Museum of Ukrainian Decorative Art

The original art of the Ukrainian people is widely represented here: icons, decorated eggs, embroidery, clothing, pottery, glass, faience, etc. There are special displays devoted to the work of the famous artists Kateryna Bilokur and Mariya Pryimachenko. [...]

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Ivana Mazepy 21 (Lavra)

tel. (+380) 44 280 36 93

Open 10:00-18:00,
Tue Closed. Metro station:

Arsenal’na

Ukrainian State Museum of Books and Printing

The museum is located in the space formerly occupied by the Lavra typography, which was built in the 18th century. The collection includes manuscript volumes from the times of Kyivan Rus, the first Ukrainian printed editions of the Lviv ’Apostle’ (1574) by Ivan Fedorov (Ukraine’s first printer), the ’Ostroh Bible’ as well as fine examples of old Ukrainian book illustrations and many other rare exhibits. [...]

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Ivana Mazepy 21 (Lavra)

tel. (+380) 44 280 22 10

Open 11:00-17:00,
Tue Closed. Metro station:

Arsenal’na

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