Ukraine · Lviv
The Museum of Folk Architecture and Life (the Museum, for short) is situated in an picturesque urban forest called the Shevchenkovsky Forest and is one of Europe's largest museums of this kind. The Museum occupies land that used to belong to the Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra.
The Museum was created in 1971; it is based on the ethnographic principle an...
Ukraine · Lviv
The Arsenal, a museum of weapons, is a branch of the Historical Museum of Lviv.
The Arsenal was built in 1554–1556, but the original building was almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1571. The building was rebuilt as soon as in 1574–1575.
In the Arsenal, weapons were not only stored, but also manufactured and repaired.
During the 1704 ...
Ukraine · Lviv
The Lviv Palace of Arts (the Palace, for short) was opened in 1996 to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine.
The Palace is a unique exhibition complex of 8,700 square metres (94,000 square feet); it is situated among architectural landmarks in the centre of Lviv.
The main purpose of the Palace is to organise activitie...