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The National Art Museum of Ukraine, dedicated to Ukrainian art, was designed and constructed in 1898 by architect Vladyslav Gorodetsky as the museum for the local society of patrons of arts and antique lovers. The founders of the museum tended to prove the fact, that Ukrainian talented people, including those who lived abroad, were able to create masterpieces of fine art.
Today the constantly growing exhibition includes over 20 thousand unique pieces. Unique works of such world-recognized artists as Vasyl Yermylov, Alexander Bogomazov, Davyd Burliuk, Oleksandra Ekster, Vadim Meller, Kliment Redko, Solomon Nikritin, Vyctor Palmov, Maria Sinyakova, Mykhailo Boichuk, Mykola Pymonenko, Taras Shevchenko, Ilya Repin, Volodymyr Borovikovsky, Vasyl Tropynyn, Mykola Pymonenko, Mikhail Vrubel, Nikolai Ge and Oleksandr Murashko can be seen in the halls of the museum.