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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.
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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.
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“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 exhibition “In the Eye of the Storm. Secession in Ukraine”
Dec 2, 2024
We invite you to visit the exhibition "In the Eye of the Storm. Secession in Ukraine", which will be open to the public from November 29.
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«Origins» exhibition jointly with NMHU
Oct 17, 2024
The "Origins" exhibition allows you to see ancient objects (54 storage units) that were probably displayed in the very first exhibition of the museum!
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VR-exhibition “Ukrainian portrait of the 17th-20th centuries”
Oct 10, 2024
Starting today, you can visit a virtual tour of the 1925 exhibition "Ukrainian portrait of the 17th-20th centuries". This is a legendary event that took place about 100 years ago in the walls of the current NAMU.
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Multimedia exhibition “How do you Dance in a War Zone?”
Jul 4, 2024
In this multimedia exhibition visitors can find the powerful medium of dance operating in the most extraordinary and unexpected ways in Ukraine during the war. Project is the culmination of two trips to Ukraine (Lviv and Kyiv) by two photographic artists, Maria Falconer and Paul Hill, in collaboration with Viktor Ruban (as co-curator, co-producer and dance-artist), sound artist Grigory Semenchuk and a group of Ukrainian contemporary dance artists: Alla Shliakhova, Khrystyna Slobodianiuk, Kristina Shyshkariova, Larysa Venediktova, Liudmyla Mova, Mariya Salo, Mykyta Kravchenko, Svitlana Oleksiuk and Taisiia Tymofieieva.
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“In the Eye of the Storm. Modernism in Ukraine” (Great Britain)
Jun 29, 2024
The exhibition "In the Eye of the Storm. Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930"" is open for visitors at the Royal Academy of Arts in London from June, 29 till October, 13. The British public will see the works of Davyd Burliuk, Oleksandra Ekster, Anatol Petrytskyi, Oleksandr Bohomazov, Mykhailo Boichuk and his students, representatives of the Culture League, and others.
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In the Eye of the Storm. Secession in Ukraine (Slovakia)
Jun 26, 2024
From June, 22 today til September 22, 2024, the exhibition project "In the Eye of the Storm. Secession in Ukraine", as before in Vienna, now on show in Bratislava. European viewers have the opportunity to see 38 works from the NAMU collection, including works by Oleksandr Murashko, Fedir and Vasyl Krychevskyi, Heorhii Narbut, Vsevolod Maksymovych, Mykhailo Zhuk and others.
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Exhibition “Needle work” by Anastasiia Podervianska
May 10, 2024
On May 18, International Museum Day, at 6:00 p.m., we invite you to the opening of the exhibition "Needle work" by the famous artist Anastasia Podervianska. As part of the exhibition project, the artist's works from textiles, with which she has been working since 2015, will be presented. The artist's works trace the traditions of baroque and folk art, appeal to world art and elements of mass culture.
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“Futuromarennia: Ukraine and the avant-garde” (Belgium)
Mar 19, 2024
On Sunday, March 17, in Drogenbos (Belgium), the FeliX Art & Eco Museum opened the exhibition "Futuromarennia: Ukraine and the Avant-Garde", in which 16 works from the NAMU collection are presented. In particular, the European public will see the works of Viktor Palmov, Oleksandr Bogomazov, Anatoly Petrytskyi, Vasyl Yermilov and many others.
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New season of museum lectures “Ukrainian Art: Figures Against the Background of Epochs”
Mar 1, 2024
As part of a new lecture series titled "Ukrainian Art: Figures Against the Background of Epochs," museum scholars will focus on those prominent figures who shaped the development of Ukrainian art. The 15 lectures will cover the period from antiquity to the end of the twentieth century, and will focus on different art centers and the contribution of different communities to the rich artistic palette of Ukraine.
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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.