Berretti Anatomical Theatre 1853

National Museum
of Medicine of Ukraine

Medicine is the noblest of all the arts

Schedule & tickets

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Visitor information

Museum phone numbers

+38 044 234-15-74 — excursions desk
+38 044 234-29-12 — administration

You can also send a message on the museum's Facebook page or on Instagram.

Tours of the exhibition are guided only. Drop-in groups daily: Monday to Friday at 14:00; Saturday at 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00; Sunday at 12:00 and 16:00. For drop-in tours held on Saturdays and Sundays, please register in advance. Maximum group size — 25 people.

Full ticket — UAH 240, reduced — UAH 180. If you plan to visit the museum with a drop-in tour as part of a group of 5 or more, please let us know in advance. Group and private tours can be booked by phone +38 044 234-15-74.

Attention

The nearest shelter is Universytet metro station. During an air-raid alert the museum and the escape room are closed.

If the maximum permitted number of visitors is reached, a new tour group is formed (subject to availability).

01Permanent exhibition

Interactive overview tour

"The history of Ukrainian medicine from ancient times to the present"

Museum of medicine exhibition — Halls of the Anatomical Theatre · 37 B. Khmelnytskoho St.

Grades 4–7up to 1 hr

Grades 8–11up to 1.5 hrs

Adultsup to 1.5 hrs

Group5–25 people

Cost of a visit with guided tour

Adults240 ₴

Schoolchildren / students / pensioners180 ₴

For groups of 15 or more, one accompanying adult visits free. Free admission: orphans, children under 6, museum staff, and combat and ATO veterans (on presentation of ID).

The overview tour presents, in an accessible form, the main periods and themes in the history of medicine. As you explore the exhibition you will immerse yourself in the past world of the art of healing. You will learn how the science and practice of this important field developed on Ukrainian lands from the earliest times to the present day. The guide's account will carry you between eras and countries and span a great many medical specialties.

The exhibition is arranged chronologically and comprises three halls:

IHall one

The ancient history of Ukraine, the era of the Kyivan state, the history of the Cossacks, the founding of the first medical schools, pages of zemstvo medicine, the basics of sanitary education, and pharmacy.

IIHall two

The creation of medical faculties at universities; the history of anatomy, pathology, surgery, obstetrics and internal medicine. Also covered are military field medicine, the fight against infectious diseases (epidemiology and microbiology), and medical patrons.

IIIHall three

The early 20th century, the Holodomor of 1932–1933 and Stalinist repressions, medical aid during the Second World War, Ukrainians' contribution to world medicine, the Chornobyl disaster and its medical consequences, and the modern period — the creation of specialised medical research institutes and medical aid during the Russo-Ukrainian war.

You will discover medicine anew — through the prism of historical events and inventions, learn about outstanding physicians and striking facts, and see unique photographs, documents, medical instruments, works of art and lifelike human figures made of plastic materials.

While exploring the museum's exhibition, and thanks to the guide's engaging narration, visitors gain rich and varied information and a better understanding of the historical context. The objects reveal their secrets, while the interactive displays, interiors and dioramas help find answers to the difficult questions society faces in the 21st century.

Group of 5 to 25 people. Up to 50 people can be admitted at once (then two groups of 25 run in parallel).

During an air-raid alert the museum and the escape room are closed.

You can book a tour by calling +38 044 234-15-74. Or write to us on Instagram or on Facebook.

02What's On

New this season

Two formats · Escape room · Solo performance

№ 01 · Escape room · 12+

Project "SUPERHOMO"

An escape room inside a real former Anatomical Theatre. Mysterious medical experiments in a forgotten laboratory… Why did the scholars of the past fail in their attempts to create a superhuman?

You have the chance to play the creator, uncover the secrets of the human body, and solve the scholar's riddles by completing his 8 experiments — then escape the room in 60 minutes. There is no room for fear here, but plenty of work for the brain.

Price for a group of up to 51500 ₴

Each additional participant350 ₴

Maximum group size15 people · 10:00–18:00

№ 02 · 16+

Legends and true tales of the Anatomical Theatre

Take a journey through time! The one-of-a-kind guide Dmytro Nazarenko, fascinating and striking stories from the lives of outstanding Kyiv physicians, and the mysterious atmosphere of the Berretti building will not leave you indifferent.

Adults only! Registration required by phone +38 044 234-15-74. Follow the announcements for this event.

Ticket500 ₴

Ageadults only

Bookingrequired

03Reviews

What people say

On my way to the museum I thought it would be an ordinary, dull tour. But how glad I am that I was wrong! A very engaging story from the guide and a lovely idea with the audio accompaniment. Thank you for the chance to spend at least an hour immersed in the times when medicine was only just being born.

Lida Platonova

We visited the museum with our pupils. Despite the large amount of information, the children didn't even get tired — they loved it. Later we came back and took part in the escape room: we had to rack our brains, but we got a huge amount of positive emotion. Thank you so much for everything you did for us!

Miss Smile

A very interesting tour! A few hours in one breath. A rich collection, moving display cases, audio and video accompaniment. Interesting for children and adults alike.

Yuliia Kobizka

04Visiting hours

Schedule & announcements

Format · I

Private tours for up to 5

By mandatory prior booking by phone. Duration — up to 90 min. Price — UAH 1000 for the whole group of up to 5; tour in English — UAH 1500.

Mon–Sat · 10:00–16:30 · 1st Mon of the month — maintenance day

Format · II

Group (drop-in) tours

At fixed times, no booking needed, but where possible please tell us the number of attendees so we can form groups. Duration — up to 90 min. Ticket price: UAH 240 — adults, UAH 180 — reduced.

Mon–Fri at 14:00 · Sat at 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 · Sun at 12:00, 16:00

Format · III

Tours for groups

By mandatory prior booking by phone. Duration — up to 90 min. Full — UAH 240, reduced — UAH 180 (from 5 people). Tour in English — UAH 360, reduced — UAH 270 per person.

Mon–Sat · 10:00–16:30 · 1st Mon of the month — maintenance day

Format · IV

Escape room "SUPERHOMO"

By mandatory prior booking by phone. Price from 10:00 to 18:00 — UAH 1500 for a group of up to 5, then UAH 350 per person, max 15. Closed during air-raid alerts.

Mon–Sat · 10:00 to 16:00

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05Cooperation

For corporate clients
and partnership

Themed tours for companies and educational and cultural institutions. We prepare bespoke programmes, off-site lectures, special events at the Berretti Anatomical Theatre, delegation hosting and filming.

PartnershipCorporate events

DelegationsHosting museum guests

LocationFilming in the interior

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