The Victoria Museum, a private museum of historical costume and style, is resuming its work in Kyiv and preparing to open a branch in Barcelona, the museum’s press service has announced.
“On August 30, the Victoria Museum in Kyiv will reopen its doors to visitors. And on September 30, another Victoria Museum will be inaugurated in Barcelona. Two cities, two countries — but one soul: preserving beauty and cultural memory,” the museum’s Facebook page said.
As the museum’s founder, Victoria Lysenko, announced in April 2025, she had decided to suspend the museum’s operations for economic reasons.
“The museum has been closed since April 26. I don’t know when it will reopen. Unless a miracle happens, which so many people continue to believe in.
I am a realist. The museum will reopen when I am able to earn money abroad,” she said.
Now, starting August 30, the renovated Belle Époque-style halls in Kyiv will display more than 1,500 authentic exhibits from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and there will also be a new audio guide.
The Victoria Museum (23 Butishev Lane) is a private museum of historical costume and style in Kyiv, dedicated to European urban fashion from 1830 to 1920. The museum was founded by Victoria Lysenko in 2017.
