About the project

UKRAINIAN LETTERS (temporary) MUSEUM was the only museum of Ukrainian letters and, perhaps, the smallest museum in the world. The exposition lasted 1 month and presented 33 works of art, namely 33 letters of the Ukrainian alphabet. These are revivals and interpretations of the works of 33 prominent Ukrainian graphic artists. The letters were found on old book covers and other printed materials from 1917, the time of the Ukrainian National Republic, to the present day of Independent Ukraine.

Idea & Mission

Weimar is undoubtedly a city of museums. I’m delighted with them, they inspire me. One day I thought "What if I create my own museum?". This became the key idea of the project. After all, letters are art. So, I recreated the Ukrainian type design heritage and created the smallest temporary museum to represent revivals of the works of 33 different Ukrainian graphic artists. In addition, this year has been declared the Year of Language in Weimar. Thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of Ukrainians became even more aware of the importance of the Ukrainian language and its spread this year. I'm not an exception. Therefore, my mission was to acquaint as many people as possible with Ukrainian culture and language, to show them the beauty and diversity of the Ukrainian alphabet, and to bring them closer to the awareness that letters are not only a tool for the visual expression of language. Letters are art.

Result of the project

I'm a commercial designer with quite an analytical mindset. I think about the market, client's brand, competitors, and target audience (actually, about people, their perception of the product/brand, and interaction with it). But. For the first time in my life, I allowed to call myself an ARTIST. I wanted to feel like an artist. Because I have a lot to say to the world. I want people to learn about the great Ukrainian culture. I want to make changes. And I think I did it. The result was worth it. It was a great pleasure to see how people discussed the letters, talked about what the letters reminded them of, scanned the QR code and looked at the project web page with historical examples of Ukrainian letters, fell in love with the letters... I'm grateful for this experience.