Kiev, Museum of historical treasures of Ukraine
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Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine differently is also called Museum of Scythian gold. Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra sheltered very interesting museum expositions at its territory, one of them is an exposition of Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine.
This museum exposition includes rare jewels of gold, platinum, silver, inlaid with brilliants, rubies, emeralds and pearls, made by masters of old Sarmatian and Scythian tribes, rare enamels and chased decoration of Kievan Russia, exhibits from Byzantine Empire and Iran. In museum collection of coins there are coins of Ancient Greece, Rome, Kievan Russia, Byzantine Empire, and also coins, which were issued and became rarity already during present period of history – for example coins timed to 22 Olympic Games, taken place in Moscow in 1980.
Looking over showcases of halls in Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, visitors can imagine how great was the level of ancient jewelers’ skill. For example, the treasures, found at excavation of sepulchral mounds Gaymanova grave and Tolstaya (Thick) grave, and objects, found at other Scythian burial places, date from 4 century B.C. So long as such burial places usually belonged to nobility, members of imperial families or outstanding soldiers and commanders, they were buried, according to pagan traditions, with great honour. Weapon inlaid with gold and jewelry, expensive harness, articles of everyday life and personal ornaments were put into the grave, as all this considered to be useful to the deceased in afterlife.
Phone: +38 (044) 290 13 96, +38 (044) 290 13 47
Working hours: from 10:00 till 17:00, day off – Monday
How to get: go by bus № 24 from metro station Arsenalnaya towards Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra till the terminal station
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