Ukrainian mosaics installation at the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival This year, Ukraine was represented at a leading art event in London with an animated projection of mosaics Discover Ukraine: Bits Destroyed, as part of the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture. The Greenwich+Docklands International Festival annually gathers more than 80,000 visitors in the open air to watch…
How Do We Decolonise Art? The first module of the autumn interdisciplinary programme “Decolonising Art. Beyond the Obvious” was held within La Biennale di Venezia On September 2–4 2022 Ukrainian Institute in cooperation with the Ukrainian Pavillion organised a series of events titled “How Do We Decolonise Art?” within the 59th International Art Exhibition of…
German singer Malik Harris voiced the destroyed landmark in Trostyanets, Sumy region The House of the Koenig estate is a monument of architectural art, located in the middle of the arboretum in the city of Trostyanets. The estate belonged to Leopold Koenig, one of Ukraine’s biggest sugar magnates of the late 19th century. In the…
Ukrainian films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival As part of the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture, three films were screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). As well as this, four films, directed and produced by Ukrainian creatives, were presented at EIFF Works in Progress. Ukrainian films in the programme The audience of the…
European funds will finance promotional campaigns for proMOTION participants’ films This year, as part of the proMOTION programme, the Ukrainian Institute will ensure the international promotion of five Ukrainian films, despite the lack of state funding. Thanks to the cooperation with foreign partners, each of 5 films will receive financing in the amount of up…
Decolonising Art. Beyond the Obvious. Ukrainian Pavilion Public Programme at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia Decolonising Art. Beyond the Obvious is an interdisciplinary programme of the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia The Milk of Dreams that engages artists, curators, public intellectuals, researchers, and a wider…
Ukraïnica: A Growing Resource for Teaching about Ukraine The Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University (HURI), in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute, has launched a new and expanding tool for educators and researchers to incorporate Ukraine into their courses or build new courses centered on Ukraine. Ukraïnica: The Primary Database of Ukrainian Studies is a…
Hugh Bonneville took part in the Postcards from Ukraine project Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine after Kyiv and almost every building in its historical centre is an architectural monument. Hugh Bonneville voiced the story of destroyed in the Postcards from Ukraine project. Hugh Bonneville, a famous British actor, took part in the…
Ukrainian Pavilion Public Programme at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia: Decolonising Art. Beyond the Obvious Decolonising Art. Beyond the Obvious is an interdisciplinary programme of the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia The Milk of Dreams that engages artists, curators, public intellectuals, researchers,…
Culture and freedom — Ukraine in the focus of the Edinburgh International Cultural Summit Every August Edinburgh International Culture Summit takes place in the premises of the Scottish Parliament. It is a closed, several-day event that welcomes ministers of culture and key experts in the field of culture from around the world. As part…
SFORZANDO is a programme for international representation of Ukrainian musicians at the world’s major events in the field of academic music The programme was developed by the Ukrainian Institute. It promotes cultural exchange and cooperation between Ukrainian academic musicians and their colleagues from abroad, strengthens Ukraine’s positions in the international art arena. About the programme…
Anna Netrebko’s performance at the Kölner Philharmony on August 29 Kind request to reconsider programming decision and cancel Anna Netrebko’s performance at the Kölner Philharmony on August 29 Louwrens Langevoort Intendant The Kölner Philharmony Artistic and managing director and CEO of KölnMusik GmbH As it became known, on August 29, the Kölner Philharmony is…