National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art

The Folk Art Museum established in 1899 is the largest art museum in Ukraine, dedicated to the collection of Ukrainian folk decorative arts, and is very popular among folk art lovers. Located in the Kyiv Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve, the museum now houses more than 75,000 Ukrainian traditional folklore and decorative arts from the 15th century to the present. Including a very distinctive variety of Ukrainian national costumes from the 19th to the mid-20th century. A cross carved from wood from 1576, a pipe from the 18th and 19th centuries, and a sash woven from silk from the 18th century are also worth seeing.