On April 22, 2009, at 17.00 in the gallery “Rakurs” of the National Library of Belarus takes place the opening of an art exhibition “Following Tarass Shevchenko’s Ways”.
The exhibition organized by the National Library of Belarus and the Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of Belarus is timed to the 195th anniversary of the outstanding Ukrainian poet and artist Tarass Shevchenko.
At the art exhibition will be displayed works of Ukrainian artists from Lvov Palace of Arts who lead a permanent creative expedition. The artists made 9 thousand kilometers journey across Ukraine, visited Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Russia (Moscow and St.-Petersburg), and arrived in Belarus in June 2008. During their journey the artists created over 100 works.
Some artists-participants of the expedition to the localities where Tarass Shevchenko lived and worked will participate in the exhibition in National Library of Belarus. Visitors will see paintings, art photography and philately dedicated to Tarass Shevchenko as well as a subject book exhibition of materials from the Library’s collections.
