Mystetskyi Arsenal

“Mystetskyi Arsenal” is a large-scale cultural project of national and international importance the aim of which is to create a district of culture in the historic center of Kyiv.nThe total area of the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Cultural-Arts and Museum Complex is 9.8 hectares. Exhibition area of the Old Arsenal building is 56,000 sq.m. The Old Arsenal building is a historical and architectural monument of national importance in the conservation area of the Old Kyiv-Pechersk fortress. It was built by Ivan Meller, the general-lieutenant of artillery, in 1784-1801 years. The Old Arsenal is the first building designed in the style of classicism in Kyiv.