The Taras Shevchenko House-Museum is one of the three museums in Kyiv dedicated to the famous Ukrainian writer. It is located in a building that was constructed in 1835 and is, in essence, a rare example of urban development from that period. At that time, this place was called Kozie Boloto, and the collegiate secretary Ivan Zhitnitsky lived in the house; it was he who gave Shevchenko the recommendation that enabled him to enter the Academy of Arts.
Over time, the building became dilapidated, and after the revolution it was put to everyday use, but in 1925, at the request of the artist Vasily Krychevsky, who was a professor at the Architectural Institute, Zhitnitsky's house was renovated. Krychevsky also took charge of the work on designing the house-museum, drawing up plans for the rooms, the garden, and the studio.
On November 10, 1928, Zhitnitsky's house was finally opened to visitors. The atmosphere of 1846-1847 was recreated here — it was during this time that Taras Shevchenko lived in Kyiv before his arrest in the case of the Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood.
