The author of the project was Ioan Meller of German descent. The construction of the building lasted 5 years. Currently it is a big museum complex. 

Mystetskyi Arsenal (Art Arsenal) is one of Ukraine's most promising projects in the field of culture and has a fair chance of becoming one of the world's largest museums.

The mission of Mystetskyi Arsenal is to combine many Ukrainian cultural achievements and initiatives into one conceptual national project thus presenting the Ukrainian historical and artistic heritage as part of world cultural heritage.