Ivan Honchar Museum

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Ivan Honchar Museum

Established	September 1993
Location	29, Sichnevoho povstannya, Kyiv, 01015
Director	Ihor Poshivailo
Website	www.honchar.org.ua

Ivan Honchar Museum (Ukrainian Centre of Folk Culture) is a museum in Kiev, Ukraine showcasing Culture of Ukraine and preserving Ukrainian folk art.

The museum is 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 KGB.

The collection consists of over 15,000 items from 16th to early 20th centuries. A good example is a painting of the Ukrainian folklore hero Cossack Mamay. Other items include over 500 icons of the 16th century, 100 paintings by famous Ukrainian artists, impressive collection of over 2,500 items of textiles from 18-19th centuries, pottery, toys, Easter eggs, wood carvings, and Ukrainian folk music instruments. Another part of the museum consists of Honchar's private library with books containing material that landed the possessor in prison during soviet times.

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