Project
"Decorative metal: metal elements of traditional Ukrainian neck jewelry"
Research expedition to Horodok district
Project
"Decorative metal: metal elements of traditional Ukrainian neck jewelry"
Research expedition to Horodok district
May 20, 2024
A research expedition to Horodok district, Lviv region, was conducted
In addition to conducting research in scientific sources, the project involves the study of metal elements in museums and collectors in Ukraine, and the second expedition was conducted in the Horodok district of Lviv region.
The project's research is being conducted by Zoryana Kurilyak, founder of the Starlight necklace design studio and designer of necklaces, Rostyslav Shmahalo, Doctor of Art History, professor at the Lviv National Academy of Arts, author of the two-volume book Encyclopedia of Art Metal, and Solomiia Rybotytska, a graduate and lecturer at the Lviv I. Trush Professional College of Decorative and Applied Arts, and cultural manager.
During the research expedition, we visited the Horodok Historical and Local History Museum, Horodok district Small Academy of Arts and Horodok Public Library.
Photos from the expedition to Horodok district
Photographed by Zoriana Kuryliak, Solomiia Rybotytska and Rostyslav Shmahalo
Archival photos of jewelry from Horodok district
Project "Decorative metal: metal elements of traditional Ukrainian neck jewelry" is supported by the European Union under the House of Europe programme.