17 October 2011 Charity. Culture

Dmitry Firtash Sponsors Chernivtsi Regional Museum

Mr. Dmitry Firtash, Head of the Joint Employers Movement of Ukraine and Head of the Board of Directors of Group DF has donated a charity endowment with an eye on restoration of Chernivtsi Museum of Fine Arts. The Governor of Chernivtsi region Mr. Mikhail Papiev handed a payment certificate for the amount of 55 thousand hryvnias issued by Mr. Firtash to Ms. Inna Kytsul, the Museum Director.
 

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Chernivtsi Regional Museum of Fine Arts founded in 1988 boasts a rich collection of hand-painted Easter eggs, wooden carved crosses, carpets and rugs weaved to Bukovyna local traditions. The Museum’s exposition also contains unique pieces of painting and graphics covering the period of 18-20^th centuries (before 1940), as well as precious samples of Bukovyna-specific fine arts (18 – 20^th centuries).
 
The Museum stores personal archives of Ukraine’s famous sculptor Opanas Shevchukevych, painter Leon Kapelman and other masters.
 
Chernivtsi Museum of Fine Arts is also active in publishing – first and foremost helping local artists publish their catalogues.