Mystetsky Arsenal

Kyiv


Once a storage for gunpowder and harnesses, these days it is a playground for visionary curators – each exhibition becomes an event of national importance. Eclecticism rules – exhibitions feature both new and old art. Unfortunately, the place often closes for months on end in the interim periods between exhibitions. Check its website to see what's on during your visit.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kyiv attractions

1. Kyevo-Pecherska Lavra

0.05 MILES

Tourists and Orthodox pilgrims alike flock to the Lavra, set on 28 hectares of grassy hills above the Dnipro River in Pechersk. It's easy to see why…

2. Museum of Microminiature

0.13 MILES

Beneath the Great Bell Tower on the south side of the Upper Lavra, the Museum of Microminiature provides something even for atheists within this holiest…

4. Historical Treasures Museum

0.19 MILES

This museum in the Upper Lavra, behind the Dormition Cathedral, has an astounding collection of precious stones and metal found or made in Ukraine. The…

5. Holodomor Victims Memorial

0.21 MILES

At the far end of Vichnoy Slavy Park, which is centred around a Soviet-era war memorial, you will find a shrine from an entirely different epoch. Former…

6. Ivan Honchar Museum

0.25 MILES

This Pechersk-based facility is more than a museum, it's a crucible for preserving Ukrainian folk culture in the 21st century. In addition to permanent…

7. Great Patriotic War Museum

0.71 MILES

Located at the base of the towering Rodina Mat, this museum was built belatedly in 1981 to honour Kyiv's defenders during the Great Patriotic War (as WWII…

8. The Motherland Monument

0.72 MILES

As you journey into Kyiv from the airport, at some point this giant statue of a female warrior will loom up on the horizon and make you wonder, 'What the…