Culture

For the first time ever, Ukrainian cultural projects — Kyiv Bouquet Stage and Kyiv Art Sessions — have won prestigious PR Sabre Awards 2025, elevating Ukraine’s creative voice worldwide.

Three Ukrainian titles — including reportage on Bakhmut, a graphic war narrative, and firsthand invasion chronicles — are longlisted for the prestigious Kapuściński Award.

Ukrainian literature goes global: avant‑garde and contemporary voices like Khvylovyi, Yohansen & Grusha are now published in Europe — fresh translations sparking worldwide interest.

Ukrainian writer and war crimes documentarian Victoria Amelina, killed in a 2023 Russian missile strike, has been posthumously awarded the 2025 Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing for her acclaimed book Looking at Women Looking at War. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture reports that Russian shelling has damaged or destroyed 1,640 cultural heritage sites and 2,446 cultural infrastructure facilities, including museums, theaters and libraries across 18 regions since the war began. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Beyond reparations, Ukraine faces a deeper task: reclaiming stolen cultural heritage, historical narratives, and intellectual property appropriated by the Russian Empire and USSR.

Kyiv’s Pechersk Lavra opens a major exhibition on the 14th–15th‑century Kyiv Principality, showcasing medieval history, religion and statehood roots, and celebrating Ukraine’s cultural heritage.

Uzhhorod Skansen opens “Our History” exhibition of embroidered shirts and beadwork based on authentic Transcarpathian patterns, celebrating regional folk art and heritage by master artisans.

Book Arsenal names Ukraine’s most beautiful books of 2025, awarding top design prizes to standout titles in utilitarian, art, text and visual storytelling categories from 225 submissions.

The French version of Chapter Ukraine launches with a catalog of over 100 Ukrainian books in translation from 34 publishers, boosting global access to Ukrainian literature in French.

UNESCO added 19 Ukrainian churches, museums and historic landmarks to its list of cultural property under enhanced protection, boosting legal safeguards for Ukraine’s heritage amid wartime threats.

Explore the life and legacy of Vladyslav Horodetskyi — Kyiv’s own “Gaudí” architect whose Art Nouveau masterpieces like the House with Chimaeras and St. Nicholas Cathedral define the city’s skyline. empre.media