The Museum of Useless Things in the area of the Livoberezhna metro station in Kyiv is called the "Museum of Antiques" or the "Museum of Recycled Materials".
It was opened in 2007 on the territory of the "Kyivmiskvtorresurs" plant, which is engaged in the procurement and processing of secondary raw materials. Back in the middle of the 20th century, interesting things began to be systematically selected from the garbage here, and later, having learned that the factory accepts antique items, people began to bring them here.
Among the unique rarities are the very first vacuum cleaner in the Russian Empire, an ancient set of hairdressing tools, a set of torture tools for the tsarist gendarmerie, a sledge, a hemp processing machine.
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Last update
3/29/2024
Categories | Museum / gallery |
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Date of foundation | 2007 |
Hours of work | 09:00-18:00, Saturday - 11:00-17:00, day off - Sunday |
Address |
Yevhena Malanyuka Street, 112
Kyiv |
Coordinates |
50.46716° N, 30.5861° E
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Phone | +380 44 517 3963, +38 44 516 5022, +380 50 385 5885, |
drugejittya@gmail.com | |
https://www.facebook.com/museu... | |
Cost | adults - UAH 50, schoolchildren and students - UAH 30 |
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