The beauty of thy Ukraine

The beauty of thy Ukraine!

(ducats, дукачи and old photographs)

Trade mark «Ruta» and NGO "Center "Cultural strategy - XXI" present the exhibition of antiquities from private collections Vladimir Козюка and Oleg Евпака.

Partner of the exhibition were made by the Charitable Fund Volodymyr Prodyvus and TM «Regina».

The exhibition is being displayed in the Center of contemporary art «art-Glamour».

Opening of the exhibition on January 17 at 17:00.

Exhibition «the Beauty of thy Ukraine!» is devoted to the traditional female ornament of the XVIII - XX centuries - дукачу. Dukach also is a decoration in the form of a large coin with a metal bow, decorated with stones. Dukach also symbolized prosperity, and was the Central front on which the entire breast ensemble decoration. The word dukach also formed here Dukat, antique coins, the first Italian /ducato/, and then any worn on the neck among beads or just on the ribbon, I welded to do this, to coin an ear. As a decoration used the Austrian ducats, Russian ruble, hryvnia, notes, pieces of money. Some дукачи passed from generation to generation. Such dukach also acquired rolls family, the generic character, became a relic, numbering several generations.

The exhibits нашейные decoration with pendants, дукачи - from the collection of the Century Евпака (White Church), which has more than 100 copies. Oleg Evpak - art expert, a graduate of the State Academy of managerial staff of culture and art. Heads the Department of the restoration of the Belotserkovsky Museum of local lore. Collector since 1986. Participant of the exhibition «the Beauty of thy Ukraine...» (gallery "NEF" National Kyiv-Pechersk historical and cultural reserve, 2007), «Дукачи of Ukraine» (bila Tserkva Museum of local lore, 2010, 2013)

Century Козюк presents a unique collection of photos of the ethnic peoples - Ukrainians in everyday and festive national costumes, complemented with a variety of нашейными decorations coin pendants and дукачами. Honored artist of Ukraine Vladimir Козюк - painter and photographer, collector, the winner of city competition "the Patron of culture - 2003", the author of the project " preservation and revival of the culture of Podillya", the adviser of the head of the Vinnytsia regional administration on matters of culture and spirituality.