Maxym Rylsky Museum
Maxym Rylsky Museum (officially known as Kyiv Literary and Memorial Museum of Maxym Rylsky Ukrainian: Київський літературно-меморіальний музей Максима Рильського) is one of the museums in Kyiv, Ukraine, dedicated to Ukrainian poet Maksym Rylsky.
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| Location | 7 Maxym Rylsky St, Kyiv, Ukraine |
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| Coordinates | 50°23′45″N 30°30′50″E |
It was founded in 1966 and was opened for visitors 2 years later.
The museum is located at the house where the poet lived for the last 13 years of his life.
The museum exposition includes a collection of poet's manuscripts, a memorial library numbering nearly 10,000 volumes, personal belongings, and art samples from the period 1940-1960s.
The museum survived 3-time reexposition (1968, 1985, 2006).
References
- Museums of Kyiv. Guidebook, 2005. - P. 87
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