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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
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.
Names of 20 shortlisted nominees for the PinchukArtCentre Prize have been announced
On 25 February 2009 the names of the 20 shortlisted nominees for the PinchukArtCentre Prize, a nationwide prize in contemporary art for young Ukrainian artists, have been announced.
Damien Hirst donated his painting to the Cradles of Hope Programme implemented in Ukraine by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation
The £300 000 proceeds from selling the «Dark Days» by Damien Hirst will be handed over to the Cradles of Hope, a programme developed by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and aimed at providing aid to newborns in Ukraine.