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National Art Museum of Ukraine
National Art Museum of Ukraine – is the most representative collection of Ukrainian art in the world. The museum collection includes more than 40 thousand exhibits, including masterpieces of Ukrainian iconography, painting, sculpture, graphics, and media from the XII century to the present day.
The museum was founded by the efforts of Ukrainian intellectuals and industrialists-patrons in the late XIX century as the first public museum in Kyiv. On September 21, 1897, the foundation stone was laid while the treasury allocated first 50 thousand rubles.
The museum building was designed by architect Petro Boitsov in the neoclassical style. The famous Kyiv architect Vladyslav Horodetskyi finalized the project and supervised the work. The sculptural decoration of the facade was made by the workshop of Elio Sala.
The first exhibition on the occasion of the XI All-Russian Archaeological Congress opened in the unfinished premises of the Kyiv City Museum of Antiquities and Arts on 5 (17) August 1899. The official opening and consecration of the institution, which was named the Kyiv Art, Industrial and Scientific Museum, took place on December 30, 1904.
Over its 120-year history, the museum has changed its name 12 times. The change of the museum’s name reflects the complex processes of the country’s life and certain stages of the formation of the national museum business. In particular, the names can be used to trace how the profile of the collection changed and how certain parts of the original collection left to become the basis for the birth of other museums in Kyiv and Ukraine.
The latest name of the institution, the National Art Museum of Ukraine, appeared in 1994, at the time of Ukraine’s independence, which confirmed the museum’s highest status as a leading collection of national art.
Exhibitions
Opening of the Exhibition by Serhiy Pustovyi: “In the Face of Crimea”
Apr 21, 2025
On April 25, the National Art Museum of Ukraine will open the painting exhibition In the Face of Crimea by Serhiy Pustovyi — a poignant artistic narrative about a place that became for the artist not only a geography but also a part of his personal worldview and a source of inner light.
Exhibition Project “Siren Sickle Satellite” by Nikita Kadan
Mar 17, 2025
NAMU presents an exhibition project by contemporary artist Nikita Kadan. The exhibition will be on view from March 22 to May 18, 2025.
“In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900s–1930s”
Feb 18, 2025
On February 21, 2025, the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) will open a major exhibition titled In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine.
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The National Art Museum of Ukraine is the most representative collection of Ukrainian art in the world. The museum’s collection includes over 40,000 exhibits, including masterpieces of Ukrainian iconography, painting, sculpture, graphics, and media from the 12th century to the present day.
The museum was founded by the efforts of Ukrainian intellectuals and industrialists-patrons at the end of the 19th century as the first publicly accessible museum in Kyiv. On September 21, 1897, the first stone of the museum was laid; the first 50,000 rubles were released from the treasury.
The museum building was built according to the design of architect Petro Boytsov in the neoclassical style. The famous Kyiv architect Vladislav Gorodetsky finalized the design and supervised the work. The sculptural decoration of the facade was made by the Elio Sal workshop.
The National Art Museum of Ukraine is the most representative collection of Ukrainian art in the world. The museum’s collection includes over 40,000 exhibits, including masterpieces of Ukrainian iconography, painting, sculpture, graphics, and media from the 12th century to the present day.
The museum was founded by the efforts of Ukrainian intellectuals and industrialists-patrons at the end of the 19th century as the first publicly accessible museum in Kyiv. On September 21, 1897, the first stone of the museum was laid; the first 50,000 rubles were released from the treasury.
The museum building was designed by architect Peter Boytsov in the neoclassical style. The famous Kyiv architect Vladislav Gorodetsky finalized the project and supervised the work. The sculptural decoration of the facade was made by the Elio Sal workshop.
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The National Art Museum of Ukraine is the most representative collection of Ukrainian art in the world. The museum’s collection includes over 40,000 exhibits, including masterpieces of Ukrainian iconography, painting, sculpture, graphics, and media from the 12th century to the present day.
The museum was founded by the efforts of Ukrainian intellectuals and industrialists-patrons at the end of the 19th century as the first publicly accessible museum in Kyiv. On September 21, 1897, the first stone of the museum was laid; the first 50,000 rubles were released from the treasury.
The museum building was built according to the design of architect Petro Boytsov in the neoclassical style. The famous Kyiv architect Vladislav Gorodetsky finalized the design and supervised the work. The sculptural decoration of the facade was made by the Elio Sal workshop.
The National Art Museum of Ukraine is the most representative collection of Ukrainian art in the world. The museum’s collection includes over 40,000 exhibits, including masterpieces of Ukrainian iconography, painting, sculpture, graphics, and media from the 12th century to the present day.
The museum was founded by the efforts of Ukrainian intellectuals and industrialists-patrons at the end of the 19th century as the first publicly accessible museum in Kyiv. On September 21, 1897, the first stone of the museum was laid; the first 50,000 rubles were released from the treasury.
The museum building was designed by architect Peter Boytsov in the neoclassical style. The famous Kyiv architect Vladislav Gorodetsky finalized the project and supervised the work. The sculptural decoration of the facade was made by the Elio Sal workshop.
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The National Art Museum of Ukraine is the most representative collection of Ukrainian art in the world. The National Art Museum of Ukraine is the most representative collection of Ukrainian art in the world.
The museum's collection includes over 40,000 exhibits, including masterpieces of Ukrainian iconography, painting, sculpture, graphics, and media from the 12th century to the present day. The museum's collection includes over 40,000 exhibits, including masterpieces of Ukrainian iconography, painting, sculpture, graphics, and media from the 12th century to the present day.
The museum was founded by the efforts of Ukrainian intelligentsia and industrialists-patrons at the end of the 19th century as the first publicly accessible museum in Kyiv. The museum was founded by the efforts of Ukrainian intelligentsia and industrialists-patrons at the end of the 19th century as the first publicly accessible museum in Kyiv.
On September 21, 1897, the foundation stone of the museum was laid; the first 50 thousand rubles were released from the treasury. On September 21, 1897, the foundation stone of the museum was laid; the first 50 thousand rubles were released from the treasury.
The National Art Museum of Ukraine is the most representative collection of Ukrainian art in the world. The National Art Museum of Ukraine is the most representative collection of Ukrainian art in the world.
The museum's collection includes over 40,000 exhibits, including masterpieces of Ukrainian iconography, painting, sculpture, graphics, and media from the 12th century to the present day. The museum's collection includes over 40,000 exhibits, including masterpieces of Ukrainian iconography, painting, sculpture, graphics, and media from the 12th century to the present day.
The museum was founded by the efforts of Ukrainian intelligentsia and industrialists-patrons at the end of the 19th century as the first publicly accessible museum in Kyiv. The museum was founded by the efforts of Ukrainian intelligentsia and industrialists-patrons at the end of the 19th century as the first publicly accessible museum in Kyiv.
On September 21, 1897, the foundation stone of the museum was laid; the first 50 thousand rubles were released from the treasury. On September 21, 1897, the foundation stone of the museum was laid; the first 50 thousand rubles were released from the treasury.
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Tickets
Please note that the permanent exhibition was removed on February 24, 2022 for security reasons.
So we invite you to NAMU exhibition projects:
full ticket – 150 UAH,
discounted ticket (schoolchildren, students, pensioners) – 100 UAH,
entry is free for military personnel.
Museum lecture hall:
full ticket — 250 UAH,
discounted ticket (students, schoolchildren, pensioners) — 150 UAH.
The cost of participation in the master class is 200 UAH per person,
the master class and mini-lecture — UAH 250,
only the mini-lecture without the master class — UAH 100.
Tours
Guided tours are currently unavalable. However, different events take place in the museum every week, which you can find out about in the “News and events” section.
Visitor Guidelines
We humbly ask you to adhere to the following rules while visiting the museum:
– Outer clothing and umbrellas are to be left at the cloak room. Separate cabinets are reserved for large bags
– Photos and videos are allowed without flashes, provided that the use is non-commercial
– Do not approach the exhibits closer than 40 cm (15,7 inches)
– No food and beverages are allowed in the museum halls
– Do not touch the art/exhibits
– Do not enter the museum with pets or other animals
In case of the air raid alert, the events are suspended, and all visitors must proceed to the nearest bomb shelters – the underground passage under the European Square (Yevropeiska ploshcha) or the “Maidan Nezalezhnosti” metro station.