Statement by the musicological community of Ukraine Statement by the musicological community of Ukraine to musicians, musicologists, cultural institutions, and public organizations around the world Culture is never beyond politics and economics. It has always been an integral part of any society. Cultural heritage is an important element of domestic and foreign cultural policies,…
UKRAINE. Food & History Read book in English Гортати книгу українською About this project The Ukrainian Institute in cooperation with the їzhakultura project presents the modern, diverse, and open to the world Ukrainian cuisine in the illustrated book “UKRAINE. Food & History”. The publication aims to present Ukrainian cuisine as a part of the intangible cultural heritage…
Cannes Film Market Unveils Full Ukraine in Focus Programme In anticipation of Marché du Film official announcement on its Ukraine in Focus initiative, the Ukrainian institute is delighted to unveil it’s programme at this year’s upcoming film marker in Cannes. Full programme “Ukraine in Focus” will provide Ukrainian cinematographers and producers with the opportunity for…
Month of Cultural Diplomacy of Ukraine 2022: Detailed Results In February-March 2022, Wikipedia hosted the “Month of Cultural Diplomacy of Ukraine” for the second time. It was aimed at creating and improving articles about Ukraine and Ukrainian culture in as many languages as possible. “Month of Cultural Diplomacy of Ukraine” is an initiative dedicated to…
Ukrainian Institute launches digital project ‘Postcards from Ukraine’ The project aims to record the damage caused to the Ukrainian culture by the Russian invaders as a result of the bombings during the full-scale war that Russia launched against Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. Postcards Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, the invaders have been…
Call for Kyiv as “European Capital of Culture and Peace 2022” On 24 February 2022 Russia launched a violent and completely unjustified invasion of Ukraine, a peaceful and sovereign European country. During this war, Russia has killed and tortured thousands of civilians, extensively bombed Ukrainian cities, committed war crimes, and caused great destruction of the…
The first presentation of Ukraine at the international jazz showcase festival jazzahead! 2022 For the first time, Ukraine will be fully presented at one of the largest and most significant jazz events of the year in the world — the showcase festival jazzahead! For the first time in the history of the festival, the…
Commentaire de l’Institut ukrainien et du Conseil de surveillance sur l’article de Timofeï Sergueïtsev « Ce que la Russie devrait faire avec l’Ukraine » du 3 avril 2022 Le 3 avril, l’agence de propagande d’État russe RIA Novosti, qui fait partie du conglomérat médiatique Russia Today (actuellement sous sanctions de l’UE), a publié sous le…
Comment of the Ukrainian Institute and the Supervisory Board on the article by Timofey Sergeytsev “What Russia should do with Ukraine?” from 03.04.2022 On April 3rd, the Russian state propaganda agency “RIA Novosti”, part of the “Russia Today” media conglomerate (currently under EU sanctions), released on behalf of political consultant Timofey Sergeytsev the programmatic text…
Sarajevo Film Festival supports Ukrainian filmmakers and industry professionals Sarajevo Film Festival in collaboration with Ukrainian Institute is opening calls for film residencies and job opportunities for Ukrainian filmmakers and industry professionals. This year, Sarajevo Film Festival decided to include Ukraine in its official programmes, thus expressing solidarity with Ukrainian people and filmmakers during the…
Call to suspend cultural cooperation with Russia and international presentation of Russian culture The Ukrainian Institute reiterates its call to international and Ukrainian cultural institutions and individual professionals, academic community, and civil society organisations to suspend any cooperation with Russia. We consider this a necessary step to push back the aggressor that launched a violent…
Ukrainian presence at the London Book Fair This year Ukraine is participating at the London Book Fair, which will be held on 5-7 April, with a national stand with the focus on non-fiction books (located 2B05). The aim is to present those publications that would help to understand Ukraine and its ancient and modern history…