The Lviv Historical Museum was granted national status under a decree signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on November 9. Lviv regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi announced the decision.

The development was reported by the Telegram channel @people_of_action on Monday, November 9. The museum is operated as a municipal institution of the Lviv Regional Council and preserves collections covering Ukraine’s history, its struggle for statehood and the people who shaped the country.

The institution comprises nine exhibition sites in Lviv and the surrounding region. Its venues include Bandinelli Palace, the Black House, Korniakt House, the Arsenal Museum, the Museum of Ukraine’s Liberation Struggle and the Yevhen Konovalets memorial museum in Zashkiv.