Lesya Ukrajinka Museum (Kiev)
Coordinates: 50 ° 26 ′ 24 ″ N , 30 ° 30 ′ 3 ″ E
 The Lesja Ukrajinka Museum |
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| place | Kiev , Ukraine |
| opening | 1962 |
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The Lesja Ukrajinka Museum ( Ukrainian Музей Лесі Українки ) is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Ukrainian poet, dramaturge and translator Lesja Ukrajinka in her former home, built in 1889 in the Ukrainian capital Kiev .
The museum in Kiev's Shevchenko Raion on Wulytsja Saksahanskoho ( Вулиця Саксаганського ) number 97 is part of the "Museum Complex of Prominent Personalities of Ukrainian Culture", which is housed in the former homes of the latter.
The museum, opened in 1962, consists of two floors. The lower one shows the family's rooms as they lived back then and on the upper floor is a literary exhibition that describes the life and work. The museum's exhibits include portraits of the poet, manuscripts, rare books and magazines, household goods, embroidery and souvenirs she brought back from her travels.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lesja Ukrajinka Museum on visitkyiv.com.ua ; last accessed on May 30, 2014 (Ukrainian)
- ↑ museum on the primetour.ua ; last accessed on May 30, 2014
- ^ Museum of Eminent Personalities of Ukrainian Culture on Kievtown.net ; last accessed on May 30, 2014 (Ukrainian)