If you associate the concept of “museum” with boring school visits and outdated exhibits, then this information is for you.
Modern technical museums in Kyiv will break the stereotypes of “don’t touch” and turn them into “try to touch and interact.” These museums will show how science has developed and the incredible paths it is taking today.
Source: UkraineThis
Miniland
Address: Blockbuster RC, Stepan Bandera Avenue, 34 V
Hours: WED-FRI from 15:00 – 20:00; Weekends 11:00 -20:00
Price: Adult (14 years and older) – 300 UAH; child (4 to 14 years) – 250 UAH; discounted – 180 UAH (available only at the box office). -30% for group visits
The museum features a railway model covering an area of 87 m² at a scale of 1:87. It includes 510 meters of railway and 95 meters of roads. They pass by a Windmill from the village of Pustovity, the Train Station in Ivano-Frankivsk, Olesky Castle, a nine-story house in modernist style, a bridge over the Stryi River, and a canyon in Buky. There are also 1500 figurines depicting various scenes from life. All this is enhanced by a night and day cycle, moving traffic, and even real water. Thus, it feels like a real small world.
From October 11 to January 11, 2025, you will be able to see a unique LEGO model covering an area of 18 m². Characters from the worlds of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Harry Potter,” “The Simpsons,” and others will come to life on it. Every visitor will even be able to directly control the trains.
Mathematics Museum “Cuboid”
Address: Kyiv, Academician Hlushkov Avenue, 1, Pavilion 3, VDNH
Price: The entrance ticket costs 400 UAH, school ticket for organized groups of 10 students - 320 UAH. Entrance for privileged categories is free.
Hours: Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00, and on Saturday and Sunday – from 10:00 to 20:00.
Get ready to change all stereotypes about science – it is not boring. “Cuboid” is a unique interactive environment where complex mathematical principles are transformed into an exciting game. You won’t find old exhibits behind glass here; every object is designed to be touched, explored, and experimented with.
In the museum, you can build a Leonardo da Vinci bridge without any nails, get lost in a mirror maze demonstrating principles of optics. There are more than 120 exhibits in six thematic zones that allow children and adults to feel like true inventors and see the harmony and logic of the mathematical world.
NAU Museum and Hangar
Address: Lubomyr Huzar Avenue 1, K11
Ticket prices: Adults - 100 UAH; Students, schoolchildren, and pensioners - 60 UAH; Privileged categories - free.
Hours: Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 16:00. Tour schedule: 09:00-10:15, 10:30-11:45, 13:00-14:15, 14:30-15:45. Each tour lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes.
The History Museum of NAU is an integral part of the National Aviation University. Its aviation training hangar (building №11) is not only used for practical classes but also shows real aviation technology and its components.
The museum presents historical documents, photographs, rare books, models, and awards. In the hangar, you can see gas turbine engines, airplanes, helicopters, parts of weapons, and aviation rockets. Some airplanes have cut-out sections to allow viewing the interior.
KPI Museum
Address: Beresteiskyi Avenue, 37
Hours: weekdays from 09:00 – 16:30
The State Polytechnic Museum named after Borys Paton at KPI is not just an exhibition but a portal to the past of technology, narrated by the students themselves. In the halls, you can find the first Soviet computers, telephones, and even a turbojet engine.
The museum demonstrates how in the 20th century, the hands of students created what today is familiar to us.
The exhibits cover topics of radio, space, aviation, and television. Many interesting things are dedicated to Igor Sikorsky – a legend of KPI. And right outside, visitors are greeted by a steam locomotive, a helicopter, and a tank.
Auto Museum “Wheels of History”
Address: Malynska Street, 1
Hours: FRI – SUN from 10:00 -18:00
Price: 300 UAH
This retro-technology museum is a unique place that reveals the history of motorcycles and cars of the 20th century.
Here you can find more than 100 original restored cars, as well as unique retro artifacts from the 20th century – cargo advertising signs, children's toys, ancient gas stations, and even iconic household items.
Rail Transport Museum
Address: Pryvokzalna Square, 1
Hours: daily from 09:00 -18:00
On its territory, locomotives, diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, freight and passenger cars, as well as draisines from modern Ukraine, the Soviet period, and pre-revolutionary times share their stories.
There are also cars with luxurious interiors, for example, you will be able to see the car of V. Shcherbytsky or the one in which P. Stolypin traveled.
The museum is partially interactive and allows entering some cars and even the driver’s cabin.
Apple Technology Museum
Address: Khreshchatyk Street, 42
Hours: daily, 10:00-22:00
Entrance is free
Apple product enthusiasts will appreciate over 100 exhibits of technology. Here you will find the first models of computers, such as the Apple II Plus (1979). Visitors can also see the Apple III, MacBook, Lisa, Power Macintosh, Macintosh, iMac, and much more.
A complete range of technology that once saw the world is collected here. Many devices, despite their age, are still operational, and some exhibits bear the signatures of the founders of the legendary brand.
