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Which museums in Kyiv can be visited for free in June

2 June , 2026  

According to the Interfax-Ukraine Culture project, dozens of Kyiv museums will traditionally open their doors for free admission in June. Journalists from the culture department of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency have compiled a list of museums where you can explore the capital’s history, art, and cultural heritage without purchasing a ticket.

Museum June will begin on June 2 with an open house at the National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art on the grounds of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

The very next day, June 3, free admission until 2:00 p.m. will be available at three popular art venues in the capital—the National Museum “Kyiv Art Gallery,” the Khanenko Museum, and the “Chocolate House” Art Center.

On June 19, you can visit the Museum of Outstanding Figures of Ukrainian Culture for free.

The largest number of museums offering free admission will open on June 24. On this day, the National Museum of Ukrainian History, the Museum of Ukrainian Literature, the Museum of the History of Kyiv, the Museum of the 1960s Movement, the Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora, the Sholom Aleichem Museum, the Museum of the Occupation of Kyiv, the Museum of the Avant-Garde, the Kudriavka Estate, and the Museum of Books and Printing of Ukraine will welcome guests.

On June 25, the Taras Shevchenko National Museum, the Taras Shevchenko House-Museum “Hata na Priortsi,” the Mykhailo Hrushevsky Historical and Memorial Museum, and the Mykhailo Bulgakov Literary and Memorial Museum will hold open house events.

The following day, June 26, free admission will be available to the Hetmanate Museum, the Ivan Honchar Museum National Center for Folk Culture, and the Kyiv Fortress National Historical and Architectural Museum.

At the end of the month, the Maria Zankovetska House-Museum, the Kyiv Literary and Memorial Museum of Maksym Rylsky, and the Pavlo Tychyna Literary and Memorial Apartment Museum will join the campaign, and visitors will be able to visit them for free on June 28.

On June 29, the Viktor Kosenko Apartment Museum and the Museum of Theater, Music, and Cinema Arts of Ukraine will open their doors to visitors.

The National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II will conclude the June program of free visits on June 30.

In addition to these special days, the Boris Paton State Polytechnic Museum, the Museum of Modern Art of Ukraine, and the Apple Museum on Khreshchatyk offer free admission on a regular basis.

Meanwhile, the Forest Museum can be visited for free every Wednesday, and the Money Museum of the National Bank of Ukraine offers free tours upon prior online registration.

https://interfax.com.ua/news/culture/1173008.html

 

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