Three more Ukrainian-language audio guides have been launched at major cultural institutions around the world, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska announced.
A Ukrainian-language audio tour is now available at the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense, Denmark, considered one of Europe’s most modern literary museums.
Another has been introduced at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany, one of Europe’s most prominent art galleries. Its collection of European paintings from the 14th to the 18th centuries is among the richest in the world and includes works by Albrecht Dürer, Raphael, Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci and Titian.
A Ukrainian-language audio guide is also now available at the Musée de Cluny in Paris, one of France’s most important museums dedicated to the art and culture of the European Middle Ages. Its chronological exhibition features nearly 1,600 masterpieces spanning more than a thousand years of medieval history.
Highlights of the collection include the celebrated Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, the heads of the Kings of Judah from Notre-Dame Cathedral, stained glass from Sainte-Chapelle and one of the finest collections of Limoges enamels.
“The first Ukrainian translations of Andersen’s fairy tales appeared as early as the 19th century. They were produced, among others, by Ukrainian literary classics such as Yurii Fedkovych and Mykhailo Starytsky. It is wonderful that Ukrainian is now an official language at the museum of one of the world’s greatest storytellers — and also a language through which we can experience the work of great artists,” Zelenska said.
“I thank all our embassies and activists, museum and tour teams — everyone who made this possible. There are now 125 Ukrainian-language audio guides operating in 59 countries. Ukrainian has the right to be heard and will be heard in countries around the world as the language of a people who have something to say to the world,” the first lady added.
