Opening of the exhibition 'I was born in Bukovina' in Suceava

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Відкриття виставки "Я роджена на Буковині" у м. Сучава

Opening of the exhibition 'I was born in Bukovina' in Suceava

15.05.2024 13:00

On May 15, an exhibition titled «M-am născut în Bucovina» ('I was born in Bukovina'), dedicated to the outstanding Ukrainian writer – modernist, feminist, and renowned Bukovinian, Olga Kobylianska (27.11.1863–21.03.1942), was presented at the National Museum of Bukovina (Suceava, Romania).

The exhibition was prepared in Ukrainian and Romanian using materials from the funds of the Olga Kobylianska Literary and Memorial Museum by senior research fellow Yulia Mykosianchyk, to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the renowned writer's birth, as part of the implementation of the Regional Culture Development Program for 2023–2025, with the assistance and support of the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration (RSA) Culture Department. The mentioned exhibition, in Romanian, about the life and work of the 'Mountain Eagle' was transferred to the National Museum of Bukovina (Suceava, Romania), where it will be permanently exhibited.

The exhibition was opened by Constantin-Emil Ursu, Director General of the National Museum of Bukovina. Representing the Chernivtsi Regional Museum of Local Lore were acting Director Oksana Rotar and Oksana Dragomyretska, Head of the Research and Exhibition Department of Archaeology, Medieval History, and Modern History of the Region. Oksana Rotar thanked Constantin-Emil Ursu for his assistance in promoting Olga Kobylianska's work and expressed hope for further fruitful cooperation between the museums.

Constantin-Emil Ursu expressed gratitude for the assistance in presenting the exhibition dedicated to O. Kobylianska at the National Museum of Bukovina, and for the Ukrainian-language exhibition dedicated to the Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu, which was exhibited at #ЧОКМ, to acting director Oksana Rotar, to Illya Suchevanu, Head of the NGO 'Chernivtsi International Institute for the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage', and to Olena Pushkova, Deputy Head of the NGO 'Chernivtsi International Institute for the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage'.

During the opening of the exhibition, a Romanian-language edition of O. Kobylianska's work «Duminică dimineaţa, ea a cules ierburi» ('On Sunday Morning She Gathered Herbs') was presented. Copies of the book were donated to the O. Kobylianska Literary and Memorial Museum in Chernivtsi.



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