Eastern Europe
Ukraine
Kyiv Oblast

National Museum of History of Ukraine

The National Museum of the History of Ukraine illustrates Ukraine's history from ancient times to the present. It is one of the leading museums in Ukraine.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historical museum in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Also known as: “National Historical Museum of Ukraine” and “National Museum of the History of Ukraine”
  • Address: Володимирська вулиця 2

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Andrew’s Church and Remains of Desiatynna Church.

Church
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St Andrew's Church is an Orthodox church in , constructed between 1747 and 1754 to a design by the Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli. It is a rare example of Elizabethan Baroque in Ukraine. is situated 150 metres northeast of National Museum of History of Ukraine.

Archaeological site
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The Church of the Tithes or Church of the Dormition of the Virgin was the first stone church in . Originally it was built by the order of Grand Prince Vladimir the Great between 989 and 996 by Byzantine and local workers at the site of death of martyrs Theodor the Varangian and his son Johann. is situated 110 metres southeast of National Museum of History of Ukraine.

Church
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The in , Ukraine, is an architectural monument of Kyivan Rus'. The former cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage site in Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List along with the Kyiv Cave Monastery complex. is situated 620 metres south of National Museum of History of Ukraine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyiv Kremlin and Honchari-Kozhumiaky.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
is a historical neighborhood of . Other names include Upper City, Old Town, and others. It is located at the far eastern portion of the Shevchenkivskyi District.

National Museum of History of Ukraine

Latitude
50.45833° or 50° 27′ 30″ north
Longitude
30.51613° or 30° 30′ 58″ east
Levels
4
Open location code
9G2GFG58+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62818443
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2084457
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“National Museum of History of Ukraine” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ուկրաինայի պատմության ազգային թանգարան”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны музей гісторыі Украіны”
  • Chinese: “烏克蘭國立歷史博物館”
  • Czech: “Národní muzeum historie Ukrajiny”
  • French: “musée national de l’histoire de l’Ukraine”
  • French: “Musée national de l’histoire de l’Ukraine”
  • Georgian: “უკრაინის ისტორიის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Nationales Historisches Museum der Ukraine”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum der Geschichte der Ukraine”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי להיסטוריה של אוקראינה”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Staire na hÚcráine”
  • Italian: “Museo storico nazionale dell’Ucraina”
  • Japanese: “ウクライナ国立歴史博物館”
  • Korean: “우크라이나 국립역사박물관”
  • Macedonian: “Национален музеј на историјата на Украина”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Historii Ukrainy”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de História da Ucrânia”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul de Istorie a RSS Ucrainene”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul de Istorie a RSSU”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul de Istorie a Ucrainei”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul de Istorie din RSS Ucraineană”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul de Istorie din RSSU”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul de Istorie din Ucraina”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie a RSS Ucrainene”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie a RSSU”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie a Ucrainei”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie din RSS Ucraineană”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie din RSSU”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie din Ucraina”
  • Russian: “Исторический музей УССР”
  • Russian: “Национальный исторический музей Украины”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей истории Украины”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia de Ucrania”
  • Swedish: “Nationalmuseet för Ukrainas historia”
  • Ukrainian: “Державний історичний музей Української РСР”
  • Ukrainian: “Державний республіканський історичний музей”
  • Ukrainian: “Київський державний історичний музей”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей історії України”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей історії України”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральний історичний музей ім. Т. Шевченка”
  • Western Armenian: “Ուքրանիոյ պատմութեան ազգային թանգարան”
  • Western Armenian: “Ուքրանիոյ Պատմութեան Ազգային Թանգարան”

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