Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine (MARI of the NAA of Ukraine) is the only research institution in Ukraine that carries out fundamental scientific research in various fields of contemporary art, as well as practical and research studies, aimed at the formation of professional contemporary art and architecture, the implementation of new art technologies and practices, the further formation of national culture, the preparation and publication of monographs, collections of scientific papers on the main directions of scientific activity of the Institute. It provides training of highly qualified scientific personnel at the third scientific and educational level "Doctor of Philosophy" (PhD).

The Institute for Cultural Research of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine (ICR of the NAA of Ukraine) is a science and research institution of Ukraine, that carries out fundamental scientific research in the field of cultural studies, as a system of knowledge about the essence of culture, patterns and development of the human environment. The research team of the Institute focuses its studies on the culture as a highly complex system that unites many subsystems, as a global phenomenon that is originally associated with human development.