Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa
The Abaza Palace of 1856–1858, designed by Louis César Otton, which houses the Museum of Western and Eastern Art.
The palace at 9 Italiiska Street was built in 1856–1858 to a design by the architect Louis César Otton. The residence was erected for the Abaza family: sources name its owner as Aleksei or Aleksandr Abaza. The Museum of Western and Eastern Art was founded in 1923; according to zabytki.in.ua, its collection has been in the palace since 1929. The collection includes the paintings "St Luke" and "St Matthew" by Frans Hals and prints by Katsushika Hokusai from the "Book of Birds". The Eastern department shows sculpture and ceramics from Iran, Tibet, China, India and Japan. In 2026 the museum's underground exhibition space, fitted out as a shelter, hosted an exhibition about the stolen collection of the Kherson Art Museum.
9 Italiiska Street (in older sources, 9 Pushkinska Street), central Odesa. The museum is open: exhibitions in August 2026 (culturemeter.od.ua, 14.08.2026); according to travels.in.ua (04.09.2025), 12:00–18:00, closed Wednesday, ticket 120 UAH, but other sources give other hours — check. Odesa is regularly attacked (the centre on 18.09.2026).