Heritage Museum, Kiev
This amazing museum tells his guests about the fate of Ukrainian immigrants have acquired international fame. The exhibition, which presents the work of writers, poets, artists, located in an old merchant`s house of the 18th century, made in the classical style.
The museum opened in 1999. Today collection, presented in eight halls, more than three thousand exhibits. Here you can find rare paintings, records with records of Ukrainian artists, manuscripts and photographs. On the shelves of Ukrainian-find books which were published abroad, personal belongings of prominent figures who had to leave their homes.
One of the largest halls of the museum is dedicated to Serge Lifar - choreographer, who was awarded an honorary medal from the mayor of Paris. Medal itself is the pride of the museum`s cultural heritage. Serge photographs with Charlie Chaplin and Charles de Gaulle, look to the visitors from the walls. There is also a room that is dedicated to pianist, glorify Ukraine - Victor Horowitz.
In the museum you will meet for the Ukrainian artist living in Canada, who painted in Edmonton St John`s Cathedral. It will be interesting to see the picture and Ukrainian artist Lyudmila Morozova, whose portrait entered the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery (wrote her outstanding teacher).
No less worthy of attention and himself a mansion, which houses a museum. It is linked with the fate of the oldest district of Kiev - Pechersk. It is therefore not surprising that in the exposition of the first hall has exhibits on the history of this region.
