Visitors to any Google Arts & Culture virtual museum can take a virtual walk and see the works of their favorite artists in even more detail than in person. A separate Google Arts & Culture will appear section on cultural heritage of Ukraine. The uniqueness of this platform is that a connoisseur of visual culture…
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MONATIK released a mini-album written during the war
The record was called “ART Defense”. Ukrainian musician Dmytro Monatyk presented the album “ART Defense “, recorded during the full-scale invasion of Russia. In social networks, the artist called the album “a personal story of the war, which, unfortunately, continues”. Read also: Kalush Orchestra presented a music video for the song “Stephania” “Everyone's history of…
The German government has said that it is wrong to boycott Russian culture
“I will not allow Putin to take Chekhov away from me!” – said the local Minister of Culture, Claudia Roth. Aggressive statements of the authorities of the Russian Federation regarding the West and its aggressive war in Ukraine should not be a reason to boycott Russian culture. This opinion was expressed by the German Minister…
“Postcards from Ukraine”: a special project will tell the world about destroyed cultural objects
In total, about 100 postcards will be issued. The Ukrainian Institute together with USAID launched an international campaign ” Postcards from Ukraine”, which will show the world the destroyed sights of our country. The purpose of the campaign is to talk about the damage to Ukrainian culture caused by the bombing and shelling by the…
The film “Day of the Ukrainian Volunteer” was celebrated at Sheffield Doc/Fest in Britain
“I shot this film in order to capture the mundaneness of war, the surreality of the images that appear on the verge of the apocalypse,” says director Volodymyr Tykhi. The first full-length film from the “Babylon'13” union about a new round of war called “Day of the Ukrainian Volunteer” was presented at Sheffield Doc/Fest in…
UNESCO included borscht in the list of intangible cultural heritage
Russians tried to appropriate this Ukrainian dish. Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage at the request The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine included the element “Culture of making Ukrainian borscht” in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage that needs immediate protection. Oleksandr Tkachenko, the Minister of Culture and…
The lead singer of Imagine Dragons dedicated a speech to Ukraine at a concert in Poland
He also dedicated the song Forever Young to our country. Soloist of the American band Imagine Dragons Dan Reynolds at a concert within the framework of the Opener festival in Poland, he dedicated a speech to Ukraine. In it, he stated that he felt helpless because he could not do anything to stop the war…
Singer R Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexual assault
He must also pay a $ 100,000 fine. Brooklyn Federal Court convicts American R&B -singer R Kelly up to 30 years in prison. He was found guilty of using his position to sexually harass fans, some of whom were still children, for decades, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In addition, the singer was ordered to…
A digital library of modern drama translations has been created in Ukraine
This will allow directors to find Ukrainian plays for productions in different parts of the world. Ukrainian Institute launches Ukrainian Drama Translations library for distribution modern Ukrainian plays in the world. According to the creators of the project, this will allow directors and producers to find quality translations of plays and contacts of rights holders…
Woody Allen has announced a possible end to his career
According to the director, the next film may be the last. Director Woody Allen announced the possible imminent completion of his career. According to France24, in an interview with Alec Baldwin, the director said he did not rule out that his next film, which will be shot in Paris, will be the last. Read also:…