National Museum of the History of Ukraine

National Museum of the History of Ukraine

Національний музей історії України
Established	1899
Location	2 Volodymyrska Street Kyiv, Ukraine
Type	History museum
Collection size	800 000
Director	Fedir Androshchuk[1]
Website	nmiu.org

The National Museum of the History of Ukraine (MIST) (Ukrainian: Національний музей історії України) illustrates Ukraine's history from ancient times to the present. It is one of the leading museums in Ukraine. It holds about 800,000 items in its collection, and usually has approximately 22,000 items on permanent display. The museum holds world-famous archaeological, numismatic, ethnographic and weapons collections, examples of decorative and applied arts, manuscripts, prints, paintings and drawings, as well as relics of the Ukrainian national liberation movement of the 20th century.