Ukrainian Painting

Match two parts of the quotations.

1. The painter has the Universe ...                      a)  because art is free.

2. The artist is nothing without the gift, ..,         b) to send light into the human heart.

3. Art is a line ...                                                 c) the dust of everyday life.

4. Art washes away from the soul ...                   d) in his mind and hands.

5. The artist’s vocation is                                     e) but the gift is nothing without work.

6. There is no must in art ...                                 f)  around your thoughts. 

Read the text and say if the National Art Museum of Ukraine reflects the history and culture of our country.

THE NATIONAL ART MUSEUM OF UKRAINE

One hundred years ago, at the beginning of the history of the National Art Museum of Ukraine, which was first called the City Museum of Antiques and Art, there was hardly any concept of Ukrainian professional art. Ukraine was always famous for its national ethnographical applied art. The founders of the museum’s collections decided to prove that this opinion was wrong and defined the list of main representatives of Ukrainian fine art. These scientists have included in the list not only those who were born and worked in Ukraine, but also those national-conscious artists who lived abroad. They thought that foreigners who worked in Ukraine have enriched  national culture too. These principles were the basis of their collective work.

Works of T. Shevchenko,  N. Pymonenko, A. Murashko became a part of the museum’s collection.

The 1990s were the time when museum came to an international level. For the first time in the museum’s history its collections were exhibited in famous museums of Canada, France and Denmark.

Match to make word combinations. Use them to compose your own sentences.

1. to display                      a) feelings and emotions

2. to bring up                    b) historical objects

3. to enrich                        c) value         

4. numerous                      d) major schools of painting                          

5. to be available               e) masterpieces     

6. educational                    f) our inner world            

7. to represent                   g) in different languages

Watch the video “Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts” and decide if the statements below are true or false.

1. The Museum of Arts was founded on the basis of the private collection of Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko.

2. Among the exhibits there are the paintings of foreign artists.

3. This museum takes only one building.

4. Some of the exhibits are unique and you can’t find them anywhere.