Ivan Honchar Museum

Ivan Honchar Museum
National Centre of Folk Culture
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EstablishedSeptember 1993
Location19, Lavrska, Kyiv, 01015
Coordinates50°25′55.9″N 30°33′27.9″E / 50.432194°N 30.557750°E / 50.432194; 30.557750
DirectorPetro Honchar
Websitehonchar.org.ua

Ivan Honchar Museum (National Centre of Folk Culture) is a museum in Kyiv, Ukraine showcasing the culture of Ukraine and preserving Ukrainian folk art.[1]

The museum was founded on a private collection of Ivan Makarovych Honchar shortly after his death in 1993. During the Soviet period, Ivan was accused of nationalism. Each individual showing an interest in his private collection was registered with the KGB.[2]

  1. ^ "Музей Івана Гончара". Музейний Портал. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. ^ "Київ. Скарбниця народної культури - Музей Івана Гончара | КПІ ім. Ігоря Сікорського". kpi.ua. Retrieved 2023-08-02.