"THE GLORY OF UKRAINE" EXHIBITIONS OPEN IN THE USA
Sacred Images & Golden Treasures, two exhibitions, five cities, 2010-2011
First Exhibition opened in New York City, June 17, runs through September 12, 2010
Foundation for International Arts & Education (FIAE) in cooperation with the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) and support from the Embassy of Ukraine to the USA
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C. Wed, June 2, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - "The Glory of Ukraine," two major art and cultural exhibitions featuring rare and historic treasures from Ukraine, will be presented in five cities in the United States during the next eighteen months. The first exhibition opened in New York City with a private reception on the evening of Thursday, June 17th and then opened to the public on Friday, June 18th.
The two major exhibitions from Ukraine present a rare glimpse into the extensive artistic collections of the famous National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Preserve (the Monastery of the Caves) and the National Lviv Museum Named for Andrei Sheptitsky, and the Museum of National Cultural Heritage PlaTar.
The Foundation for International Arts & Education (FIAE), www.fiae.org, is presenting the two major exhibitions, in cooperation with the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), www.usubc.org, and with support from the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States,
http://www.mfa.gov.ua/usa/en.
"The Glory of Ukraine" will be presented in two separate exhibitions – "Sacred Images from the 11th to the 19th Centuries" and "Golden Treasures and Lost Civilizations" – and will be shown in New York, Washington, Minneapolis, Omaha and Houston.
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