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Mystetskyi Arsenal
The national cultural complex
The national cultural, art and museum complex in the old arsenal by the Lavra.

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- Exhibitions
- Book Fair
- Address
- Pechersk, Kyiv
- Nearest metro
- Dnipro
850 m · 11 min walk
More distances - Website
- artarsenal.in.ua
About Mystetskyi Arsenal
The Mystetskyi Arsenal is the national cultural, art and museum complex, in the old arsenal building on the road to the Lavra; book guided tours from Wednesday to Sunday on +38 098 416 4063 (artarsenal.in.ua).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Mystetskyi Arsenal before you go.
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What’s nearby
Distances from Mystetskyi Arsenal are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- DniproMetro850 m11 min walk
Key sights
- Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 9 min
- National Opera3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- St Michael’s3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- The Golden Gate3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- St Sophia’s Cathedral3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
The station and the squares
- Maidan Nezalezhnosti2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station4.6 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 22 min
Location
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