Author's Guided Tour: "Greeks and Barbarians on the Northern Shores of the Hospitable Sea"

In the mid-7th century BCE, the first ancient Greek settlement, Borysthenes, emerged at the mouth of the Dnipro River on Berezan Island. Later, colonists founded numerous city-states (poleis) such as Olbia, Tyras, Chersonesos, Panticapaeum, Nymphaeum, Theodosia, and others. The Greeks referred to the local peoples as "barbarians," foremost among them the Scythians...

• How did relations between the Greek settlers and local tribes evolve over the centuries?

• Did the Greeks manage to preserve their culture and social order on the remote northern frontiers of the Oecumene?

• What made Chersonesos different from the Bosporus?

• Which artifacts tell the story of Greeks, barbarians, and their interactions?

• What was the fate of the Scythians, and what happened to the Greek poleis during the Roman Empire?

• Who were the Goths, and how did they differ from the Huns?

Find the answers to these and many other questions during an exclusive tour by YURII POLIDOVYCH, a renowned Scythologist and Head of the Museum's Research Department. The tour features the exhibitions "Preserved in Ukraine" and "Treasures of Crimea: The Return."

• When: Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 1:00 PM.

• Location: 9 Ivana Mazepy St, Building 12, The Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine (located within the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra). Enter through the main gate.

• Registration: (044) 280-13-96 or (093) 619 70 29 (Viber, Telegram).

Price: 300 UAH (250 UAH for seniors, students, and children). This price includes admission to the Lavra reserve and the museum.