Kherson Art Exhibition Opens in Lviv Honoring Looted Museum

In Lviv on November 11 an exhibition “Kherson: Not/Stolen. Studies and Homages” will open, dedicated to the looted Kherson Art Museum by Russian invaders.

The organizers announced the event.

The opening will take place at 18:00 at Zenyk Art Gallery, located at 7 Rustaveli Street, Lviv.

The Project and Its Mission

According to the organizers, this is a joint project by artists from different corners of Ukraine who remain here and create despite shelling and destruction.

This project is supported by the Kherson Art Museum, which was looted by Russian invaders just before the city’s liberation in November 2022.

The aim of the project is to demonstrate that contemporary artists know, remember, and honor those who were represented in the museum before Kherson’s capture by Russia.

Participants and Exhibition

Artists from various Ukrainian cities supported the project and created studies and homages to works stolen from the museum.

Participants included Matviy Vaisberg (Kyiv), Oleksandr Zhivotkov (Kyiv), Ahra Adzhindzhal (Kyiv), Hanna Hidora (Kyiv), Vladyslav Shereshevskyi (Kyiv), Andriy Levitsky (Kyiv), Polina Kuznetsova (Kharkiv – Kyiv), Oleksiy Belyusenko (Kyiv), Ihor Bozhko (Odessa), Serhiy Bozhko (Odessa), Oleksa Mann (Kyiv – Uzhhorod), Yaryna Kobylinska (Odessa), Oleksandr Shcherban (Kyiv), Volodymyr Tryush (Kyiv), Hanna Kryvolap (Kyiv), Denys Nedoluzhenko (Odessa – Zaporizhzhia), Katya Lisova (Kyiv), Mykola Sologub (Kyiv), Volodymyr Semkiv (Lviv).

As part of the event, the organizers emphasize the importance of Kherson’s cultural heritage and support for the museum even in difficult times.