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Bohdan & Varvara Khanenko
Museum of Arts MUSEUM
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( www.khanenkomuseum.kiev.ua ; vul Tereshchenkivska 15/17; adult/student 30/15uah, last Wed of
month free, tour in English per group 250uah; 10.30am-5.30pm Wed-Sun, to 2pm last Wed of
month; Pl Lva Tolstoho) Kyiv's most impressive collection of European art boasts Bosch,
Velázquez and Rubens among the many masters represented, but they are only part of the
attraction. The house, with its frescoed ceilings and intricately carved woodwork, alone
is worth the price of admission. All the better that it's packed with priceless antique fur-
niture, ancient Greek sculptures, porcelain ceramics and dazzling paintings, such as a
version of Hieronymus Bosch's Temptation of St Anthony . The museum's climax is on
the top floor: four rare religious icons from the 6th and 7th centuries. Even if icons aren't
your thing, it's hard not to be moved by these primitive Byzantine treasures. And we've
only described the 'Western' wing. The 'Eastern' wing has Buddhist, Chinese and Islam-
ic art.

PinchukArtCentre GALLERY
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( www.pinchukartcentre.org ; Arena Entertainment Complex, vul Baseyna 2A; noon-9pm Tue-Sun;
Pl Lva Tolstoho or Teatralna) The rotating exhibits at this world-class gallery fea-
ture elite names in the world of European contemporary art and design, all financed by
billionaire mogul Viktor Pinchuk. Works by world giants like Antony Gormley, Damian
Hirst and Ai Weiwei have exhibited here. Don't miss the view of Kyiv's roofs from the
excellent coffeeshop on the top floor. The oligarch-style security at the door and inside
the gallery can be a little off-putting, but you may regard them as modern art objects.

Russian Art Museum MUSEUM
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( www.kmrm.com.ua ; vul Tereshchenkivska 9; adult/student 30/10uah, tour in English per group
250uah; 11am-7pm Tue & Fri, 10am-6pm Wed, Sat & Sun; Teatralna or Pl Lva Tolstoho) With
2000 paintings, it is the largest collection of Russian artwork outside Moscow and St
Petersburg.

Taras Shevchenko
Memorial House Museum MUSEUM
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