"Ukraine: a year of resilience, a culture of resistance" at the Grand Palais Immersif

Published by Caroline de Sortiraparis · Published on February 9, 2023 at 02:50 p.m.
On the occasion of the commemoration of the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Grand Palais Immersif is opening its doors to a brand new exhibition, entitled "Ukraine: a year of resilience, a culture of resistance". It's free to discover (with registration) for one day only, on Monday, February 20, 2023.

It's been almost a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Since this invasion, cultural and artistic events in support of Ukraine have multiplied in Paris and everywhere else. While theNational Assembly hosts the installation " Slava Ukraini ", the Grand Palais immersive opens its doors to the event " Ukraine: a year of resilience, a culture of resistance ".

This internationally renowned multimedia exhibition offers visitors an immersion into the most important masterpieces of two great Ukrainian artists, namely the Ukrainian poet, artist and philosopher Taras Shevchenko, and the Ukrainian naive art painter Mariia Prymatchenko.

<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://cdn.sortiraparis.com/images/400/1665/850342-ukraine-une-annee-de-resilience-une-culture-de-resistance-au-grand-palais-immersif.jpg" alt="Ukraine: a year of resilience, a culture of resistance" at the Grand Palais Immersif" /></p> <p>This<strong> <a href="/en/what-to-visit-in-paris/exhibit-museum/guides/269787-free-exhibitions-in-february-2025-must-see-highlights-in-paris-and-the-ile-de-france-region">free exhibition</a></strong> (accessible on <a href="https://billetterie.grandpalais-immersif.fr/ukraine-an-annee-of-resilience-a-culture-of-resistance-visit-css5-gpi-pg51-ei915271.html" target="_blank">reservation</a>), offered only on<strong> Monday, February 20, 2023</strong> from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm, also invites visitors to dive into the heart of a photo-journalistic sequence as close as possible to the daily lives of Ukrainian men and women, entitled "<em><strong>Ukraine: The Land of the Courageous</strong> </em>". Through a montage of images taken by war journalists in Ukraine, such as <strong>Sergey Loiko</strong> and <strong>Dmytro Kozatsky</strong>, this multimedia installation reveals the daily life of the war in Ukraine, and bears witness to its effects on Ukrainian citizens.</p> <center> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoIIsippLh7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoIIsippLh7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A publication shared by Le Grand Palais (@le_grand_palais)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <script type="text/javascript" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script> </center> <p> </p> <p>Note that this exhibition series was first unveiled at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival in September 2022. So this winter, it moves to Paris for one day only. See you on February 20 at <a href="https://grandpalais-immersif.fr" target="_blank"><strong>Grand Palais Immersif</strong></a>. And don't forget to reserve your <a href="https://billetterie.grandpalais-immersif.fr/ukraine-une-annee-de-resilience-une-culture-de-resistance-visite-css5-gpi-pg51-ei915271.html" target="_blank"><strong>free seats</strong></a> now.</p> <p><br /><br /></p>

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
On February 20, 2023
From 02:00 p.m. to 09:00 p.m.

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

    Location

    110 Rue de Lyon
    75012 Paris 12

    Route planner

    Access
    Metro lines 1, 5 and 8 "Bastille" station

    Prices
    Free

    Official website
    grandpalais-immersif.fr

    Booking
    billetterie.grandpalais-immersif.fr

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