Authentic Ukraine
Painting, graphics and sculpture of the 1910s–1930s
Symbolic objects from Ukrainian museums
Customs, rites, crafts and songs
Regional dishes and recipes
Opera houses, wooden churches, open-air museums
Statute of Uzhgorod craftsmen's shop
The Crucifixion of the Lord. Painting
The Last Supper icon from the iconostasis
Flag of the Hetmanate
Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire
THE NEW TESTAMENT
APOSTLE
Right-Believing Princes Borys and Glib
Intangible heritage of Ukraine
In today’s dynamic world, the notion of territorial barriers is becoming increasingly conditional.
This encourages travel. And travelling through countries (in reality or online), we first of all get to know the culture of the people who live there, their spiritual values, learn the language and try to understand the soul.
“Culture is the striving of a people’s collective soul for self-expression”
“Learn from others, but do not disown your own”
“Like a sprout of the grapevine, cherish your language”
“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people”
Authentic Ukraine — cultural heritage online
Authentic Ukraine is a digital project about the cultural and historical heritage of Ukraine, created with the support of Google Ukraine and the Ministry of Culture. It brings together traditional recipes from every region, elements of intangible cultural heritage, the largest digital collection of Ukrainian modernist art, artifact-symbols from museum collections and virtual tours of museums, wooden churches, opera houses and open-air museums.
What is Authentic Ukraine?
A digital project about the cultural and historical heritage of Ukraine: traditional cuisine, intangible heritage, modernism and the avant-garde, artifact-symbols, museums and architecture.
Who created the project?
The project was created with the support of Google Ukraine and the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.
Can I visit museums online?
Yes, the Virtual tours section lets you walk through the halls of Ukrainian museums, and the pages of wooden churches, opera houses and open-air museums offer panoramas.
Is the site available in English?
Yes, all sections are available in Ukrainian and English.