Ivan Honchar Museum
Ivan Honchar Museum | |
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| Established | September 1993 |
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| Location | 19, Lavrska, Kyiv, 01015 |
| Coordinates | 50°25′56″N 30°33′28″E / 50.43219°N 30.55775°E |
| Director | Petro Honchar |
| Website | honchar.org.ua |
The Ivan Honchar Museum (official name: National Centre of Folk Culture "Ivan Honchar Museum", Ukrainian: Національний центр народної культури «Музей Івана Гончара») is a museum in Kyiv, Ukraine showcasing the culture of Ukraine and preserving Ukrainian folk art.
The museum was founded on a private collection of Ivan Honchar shortly after his death in 1993. During the Soviet period, Ivan Honchar was accused of nationalism. Each individual showing an interest in his private collection was registered with the KGB.