About the place
The Memorial complex includes a museum exposition dedicated to Ukrainian dimension of the Second World War. It is also a venue for solemn commemorative events devoted to modern defenders of Ukraine.
Motherland Memorial erected in 1981 is in the heart of the Memorial. It consists of a 40-metre pedestal and a 62-metre tall figure of a woman holding a sword and a shield in her hands. Its total height is 102 metres, weight is 540 tons. It’s a unique engineered sculpture listed among TOP 10 tallest monuments in Europe.
In this time of the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation, the Museum is focused on covering the events of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war. While having a tour around the memorial complex, now with an area of 11 ha, you can visit:
- Exhibition “Ukraine — Crucifixion” dedicated to the Russian-Ukrainian war. Exhibition Centre
- Multimedia death toll of children killed in the war. The Pechersk Fortress’s Upper Moscow Gate of the 18th century.
- Exhibition hall in the Lower Moscow Gate
- Exhibition of the military equipment and armaments of the 20th century.
Past events
Next to National Museum of History of Ukraine in the Second World War
27 Lavrska St
2 m. 27 Lavrska St
Making of the Ukrainian Nation Museum
14 m. 27 Lavrska St
(099) 015-04-52
361 m. 12, Kozyatynska Street
(044) 281-61-28
428 m. 31 Lavrska st
(093) 586-47-71
498 m. Navodnytsky Park, Naberezhne highway
Sightseeing Platform of the Kyiv Founders’ Monument
505 m. Embankment Hwy
531 m. 54 Michurina St
(044) 233-72-62
741 m. 19 Lavrska St
(044) 280-52-10
864 m. Vydubytska Street
