Ukrainian programme at the Frankfurt Book Fair

About the project

At the Fair, two events were held by the UkrainianInstitute with the support of Goethe-Ukraine. Frankfurt Book Fair lasted October 18 – 23. 

There was a conversation about the role of gastronomic publications in spreading information about Ukrainian history and culture with the participation of Artem Braichenko and Olena Braichenko (їzhakultura project) and Volodymyr Sheiko, Director General at the Ukrainian Institute. The reason for the meeting was the release of the publication Ukraine. Food and History in German – a translation of the joint project of the Ukrainian Institute with the їzhakultura project team. 

In one of the central pavilions, a discussion about cultural policy during the war was held by Volodymyr Sheiko, Johannes Ebert (Goethe Institute.V.), Olesya Ostrovska-Lyuta (Mystetskyi Arsenal), and Serhiy Zhadan. 

About the Frankfurt Book Fair

Frankfurt Book Fair is Europe’s largest and one of the oldest professional events in the publishing industry, organized annually by the Frankfurter Buchmesse. 

Partners of the project

The participation of the Ukrainian delegation in the Frankfurt Book Fair took place with the support of Goethe-Ukraine.