Maksym Rylsky Museum

Maksym Rylsky Museum (officially known as Kyiv Literary and Memorial Museum of Maksym Rylsky Київський літературно-меморіальний музей Максима Рильського) is one of the museums in Kyiv, Ukraine, dedicated to Ukrainian poet Maksym Rylsky.

It was founded on 4 May 1966 and was opened for visitors two 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).

The exhibition
The collection of the Kyiv Literary-Memorial Museum of Maksym Rylsky includes items that surrounded the poet during his lifetime, many manuscripts, and the poet's personal library, including books signed by the authors. The museum, which operates in the poet's house, combines both memorial and biographical features. The exhibition is housed in 8 rooms — museum halls.