Museums in Ukraine
87 museums in Ukraine. Most visited: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum.
Top museums in Ukraine
M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum
History museum · 230,000 visitors a year
The M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum offers a vivid introduction to Kharkiv and the wider Sloboda Ukraine region. In the heart of the city, it brings together centuries of local life, showing...
Ivan Honchar Museum
In Soviet times, anyone who showed an interest in Ivan Honchar's private collection of Ukrainian folk art was registered with the KGB, and Honchar himself was accused of nationalism. That collection...
Khanenko Museum
Art museum
Early Byzantine Sinai icons from the 6th and 7th centuries, shown in a room of their own, are among the rarest works at the Khanenko Museum, which holds Ukraine's largest and most valuable...
Kyiv Fortress
Built over three centuries, from the 17th to the 19th, the Kyiv Fortress (Київська фортеця, Kyivska fortetsia), also called the New Pechersk Fortress, is a complex of fortifications spread across...
Kyiv Water Museum
Housed in one of the buildings of Kyiv's early centralised water-supply system, built in the middle of the 19th century, the Kyiv Water Museum is devoted to the city's water and how it is supplied,...
Maxym Rylsky Museum
The house where the Ukrainian poet Maksym Rylsky spent the last 13 years of his life is now the museum dedicated to him. Its official name is the Kyiv Literary and Memorial Museum of Maksym Rylsky...
Memorial in Commemoration of Famines' Victims in Ukraine
Memorial museum
Ukraine's national memorial to the victims of the Holodomor, the man-made famine of 1932–1933 that killed millions in Ukraine, the National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide (Національний музей...
Website of Memorial in Commemoration of Famines' Victims in Ukraine
Mikhail Bulgakov Museum
The plaque at No. 13 Andriivskyi Descent gives the address as No. 13 Andreevsky spusk, the street name Mikhail Bulgakov used in his 1925 novel The White Guard, which refers vividly to this street....
Museum of Concrete
Ukraine's first museum devoted entirely to concrete sits on the site of an Odesa enterprise that produces building materials. Its subject is the material itself and the technology of making it. The...
Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine
Archaeology museum
Objects made of precious metals and gemstones, valued both as historical artefacts and as works of art, are the focus of this museum on the grounds of the National Reserve Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra....
Museum of money the National Bank of Ukraine
Housed inside the National Bank of Ukraine, the Museum of Money traces the history of money circulation in Ukraine from ancient times to the present. Its collection covers numismatics, the study and...
Museum of Soviet Occupation
Few museums in Ukraine take as their sole subject the crimes of the Soviet regime in the country, from 1917 to 1991. The Museum of Soviet Occupation in Kyiv, signed in Ukrainian as Музей радянської...
Mystetskyi Arsenal
Art museum
With some 60,000 square metres of exhibition space, Mystetskyi Arsenal (Мистецький арсенал, literally "artistic arsenal") has one of the largest exhibition areas in Europe. Officially the Mystetskyi...
National Art Museum of Ukraine
Art museum
Ukrainian art is the sole focus of the National Art Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv, known locally as Національний художній музей України and often shortened to NAMU. Founded in 1899, it is a national...
National Historical Museum of Ukraine
Archaeology museum
Some 800,000 items, from world-famous archaeological finds to relics of the 20th-century Ukrainian national liberation movement, make up the collection of the National Museum of the History of...
National Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine
Ethnographic or open-air museum
Spread across 133.5 hectares in Kyiv's Pyrohiv neighbourhood, the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine (Національний музей народної архітектури та побуту України) is an...
Website of National Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine
National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II
Military museum
The 62-metre Mother Ukraine statue, one of Kyiv's best-recognized landmarks, stands at the centre of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II (Національний музей історії України...
Website of National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II
National Museum Тaras Shevchenko
The life and work of Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine's national poet and also a painter, are the sole focus of this museum in Kyiv, which appears in Ukrainian as Національний музей Тараса Шевченка. It was...
Odesa Fine Arts Museum
Art museum
The Potocki Palace, a monument of early 19th-century architecture, has housed the Odesa Fine Arts Museum since its founding in 1899. Also known as the Odesa National Art Museum (Одеський національний...
Odesa Museum of Regional History
Housed in a building listed as an architectural monument of local significance in Ukraine, the Odesa Museum of Regional History (Одеський історико-краєзнавчий музей) is devoted to the history of...
Museums by city in Ukraine
Ukraine’s museums reflect the country’s layered history, from Kyivan Rus and Cossack traditions to modern art, industry, and science. In Lviv, visitors can move between major art collections and historic interiors, while Kharkiv and Dnipro offer strong historical museums that help place regional stories in a wider national context. On Mooseum, these museums become easier to compare and explore, especially when planning visits across several cities.
Regional museums are an important part of Ukraine’s cultural map. Chernihiv and Chernivtsi preserve local artistic traditions, decorative arts, and city history, while larger institutions such as the Dmytro Yavornytsky National Historical Museum of Dnipro focus on archaeology, ethnography, and the legacy of southern and eastern Ukraine. The Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery adds another dimension, connecting Ukrainian collections with European painting, sculpture, and historic residences.
The country also offers more specialized experiences. The M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum presents Sloboda Ukraine through documents, artifacts, and everyday objects, while the Aviation Technical Museum in Luhansk points to Ukraine’s industrial and engineering heritage. Palace museums such as the Bakhchisaray Palace reveal the Crimean Tatar cultural legacy. Mooseum helps visitors discover this range, from fine art galleries to local history museums and technical collections.
Map of museums in Ukraine
Museums in Ukraine: questions
- How many museums are there in Ukraine?
- Mooseum lists 87 museums in Ukraine. Kyiv has the most, with 31.
- Which cities in Ukraine have the most museums?
- Kyiv (31), Odesa (9) and Lviv (5).
- What are the most visited museums in Ukraine?
- By annual visitors reported on Wikipedia: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum (230,000).
- What kinds of museums are in Ukraine?
- Of the 58 whose type we know, the most common are art museums (24), history museums (9), historic houses, palaces and castles (5) and archaeology museums (4).
- Regional history museums in Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Chernihiv document Cossack heritage, archaeology, urban history, and everyday life.
- Art museums in Lviv, Chernivtsi, and Chernihiv bring together Ukrainian painting, icon art, decorative arts, and European works.
- The Bakhchisaray Palace museum complex offers insight into Crimean Tatar court culture, architecture, and material heritage.
- Technical and science collections, including aviation and space-focused museums, reflect Ukraine’s engineering and industrial traditions.
- Many museums are housed in historic buildings, so a visit often combines exhibitions with notable architecture and preserved interiors.
- Check opening days carefully before you go: many museums in Ukraine close on Monday or Tuesday, and some regional branches keep shorter seasonal hours.
- Carry some cash as well as a card, especially outside major cities, since smaller museums may have limited payment options or separate photo fees.
- In larger cities such as Lviv, Kharkiv, Chernivtsi, and Dnipro, public transport is usually the easiest way to reach central museums; allow extra time for intercity rail travel.
- Read current local travel and safety guidance before planning museum visits, and use Mooseum to organize routes and confirm practical details where available.
All museums in Ukraine
Every museum in Ukraine listed on Mooseum. Search by name or type.
| Name | Type | Website | Links | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Transport museum | www.avia-museum.lg.ua |  | — | |
Historic house, palace or castle | handvorec.ru | | — | |
Art museum | lvivgallery.org.ua | | — | |
Art museum | galaganmuseum.art | | — | |
Art museum | hosted.sacura.net/museum | | — | |
Transport museum | niez-pereyaslav.com.ua/ua/m-13 | | — | |
History museum | www.museum.dp.ua | | — | |
Art museum | artmuseum.dp.ua | | — | |
— | moneymuseum.cash | | — | |
Art museum | feogallery.org | | — | |
Art museum | artmuseum.kh.ua | | — | |
Art museum | nt-art.net | | — | |
— | museum.dp.ua/affiliates/museum05 | | — | |
Science and technology museum | it8bit.club | | — | |
Ivan Honchar MuseumIn Soviet times, anyone who showed an interest in Ivan Honchar's private collection of Ukrainian folk art was registered with the KGB, and Honchar himself was accused of nationalism. That collection... | — | www.honchar.org.ua | | — |
History museum | ivankiv-museum.site | | — | |
Art museum | artmuseum.org.ua | | — | |
History museum | kachanivka.in.ua | | — | |
Khanenko MuseumEarly Byzantine Sinai icons from the 6th and 7th centuries, shown in a room of their own, are among the rarest works at the Khanenko Museum, which holds Ukraine's largest and most valuable... | Art museum | khanenkomuseum.kiev.ua | | — |
Art museum | mgallerykharkov.wordpress.com | | — | |
Art museum | www.artmuseum.ks.ua | | — | |
History museum | www.hokm.ks.ua | | — | |
Kyiv FortressBuilt over three centuries, from the 17th to the 19th, the Kyiv Fortress (Київська фортеця, Kyivska fortetsia), also called the New Pechersk Fortress, is a complex of fortifications spread across... | — | www.kyiv-fortress.org.ua | | — |
History museum | kyivhistorymuseum.org | | — | |
Kyiv Water MuseumHoused in one of the buildings of Kyiv's early centralised water-supply system, built in the middle of the 19th century, the Kyiv Water Museum is devoted to the city's water and how it is supplied,... | — | www.aqua-kiev.info/?lang=en | | — |