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About 10 000 Visitors Have Seen the Exhibition of Damien Hirst at the PinchukArtCentre Over the Three First Days

The Kyivites and the guests of the Ukrainian capital showed an unprecedented interest in the exhibition of Damien Hirst ‘Requiem’ that opened for the public access on Saturday, April 25. About 10 000 people visited the exhibition at the PinchukArtCentre and in the especially erected pavilion with the artist’s ‘sharks’ over the first three days since the vernissage

Damien Hirst and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation Opened a New Neonatal Centre ‘Cradles of Hope’ in Kyiv

On April 22, 2009, based at the Neonatological Centre of the National Children's Specialized Hospital ‘Okhmatdyt', the 17th centre ‘Cradles of Hope' was opened in Kyiv

Aleksander Kwasniewski is prepared to advocate Ukraine’s interests in the European Union

In his speech on 15 April 2009 at the Diplomatic Club, organised by the Arseniy Yatseniuk Foundation ‘Open Ukraine' and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in partnership with YES (Yalta European Strategy), the ex-President of Poland Alexander Kwasniewski expressed his readiness to defend Ukraine's interests regarding its EU membership

The Country’s Pride Prize was awarded in Kyiv on 10 April 2009

The Country’s Pride Prize award ceremony took place on 10 April 2009 at the National Ivan Franko Drama Theatre in Kyiv. This was the sixth ceremony honouring the laureates of the nationwide Prize, a project by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation implemented in close cooperation with the Novy Channel and Fakty newspaper

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Illya Chichkan and Mihara Yasuhiro to represent Ukraine at the 53rd International Art Exposition, 2009 Venice Biennale

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine and the PinchukArtCentre are pleased to announce that Illya Chichkan (Ukraine) and Mihara Yasuhiro (Japan) will be representing Ukraine at the 53rd Venice Biennale with the exhibition entitled Steppes of Dreamers

Yalta European Strategy (YES) Hosts a Working Lunch in Brussels on Countering the Current Financial and Economic Crisis Faced by Ukraine

At the occasion of the Brussels Forum, on March 18, 2009, Yalta European Strategy (YES) hosted a working lunch on the current financial and economic crisis faced by Ukraine and its impact on Ukraine and the rest of Europe.

Damien Hirst Requiem at the PinchukArtCentre in Ukraine

The PinchukArtCentre (Kyiv, Ukraine) is pleased to announce Requiem, a major retrospective of over 100 works dating from 1990 to 2008, by Damien Hirst. Requiem opens on 25th April and continues through 20th September 2009

Over half a million people visited the PinchukArtCentre

This figure was recorded during the exhibition of the British artist Sam Taylor-Wood and group project of the contemporary Russian artists 21 RUSSIA. The exposition ended on 1 March 2009.