Ustin Maltsev’s fund saved the masterpieces of art of Kherson region

   Works of native and foreign painting, graphics, and sculpture, arts and crafts, starting from the samples of Russian icon painting of the 17th century and till the samples of modern Kherson painters. The collection of the museum totals more than 10 000 exhibits, the main part of which needs urgent restoration. It is very sad to realize that one needs enormous costs of time, energy and financial deposits to save these masterpieces of art. Unfortunately, there is no opportunity to make the restoration of the exhibits because of insufficient funding of the museum. The administration of the art museum of Shovkunenko asked the Charity fund of Ustin Maltsev for help for restoration of paintings in 2011. This is when the Charity find and the art museum organized a social charitable project on saving the exhibits of the museum "Let's save the cultural heritage". In the course of this project restorers Tsitovich Darya and Beskrovniy Anatoliy were invited from Kiev. They restored three paintings that are of great value for the museum: Skirgello B. "Harvest", Zagorodnyuk F. "Academician A. Greben", Sizikov V. "Legendary Lioshka".
  "I think that culture and painting are the foundation of spirituality development in our country and society in general. We must realize that it is necessary to support culture as it is the starting point of society development. Unfortunately, natural focus on mutual exchange is lost now. If we don't make contribution into culture, education, process of schooling, the society will come to the deadlock when any development will stop. If you ask me, why I do this, why I help to develop culture, I will tell you that I do this for myself, for my relatives for all Kherson citizens and people who visit Kherson region, for our future and the future of our children", - told Ustin Maltsev, philanthropist, public figure, the head of the Charity fund.

   This is not the end of museum's and fund's cooperation. The project "Let's save the cultural heritage" is held on a regular basis.
   Besides the 3 paintings that were restored before, restorers from Kiev selected 10 more paintings that needed urgent help. If we don't renovate them today, it will lead to complete loss of art masterpieces. With the help of the Fund, the following paintings were restored: Auvazovskiy I. "The storm subsided", Makovskiy V. "Woman's portrait", Sverchkov M. "A dog and a hare", Savrasov A. "Sunset", Rihter G. "Village landscape", "Luke the Evangelist" by a Russian icon painter of the 17th century, Kotlyarov I. "Three riders", Lebedev-Shuyskiy A. "Still life with notes", Grigoryev S. "Young botanist", Stolitsa E. "Seashore".

The Charity fund and the art museum of Shovkunenko will cooperate henceforth for the benefit of cultural development of Kherson region.

Ustin Maltsev’s fund will help to save a precious showpiece of the museum

  In June the staff of Kherson regional museum of local lore asked the Charity fund of Ustin Mlatsev to help them with raising funds for the restoration of an arm-chair in the style of Louis XVI which dates back to the end of XVIII century. The government hasn't given funds to the museum for the restoration; therefore they decided to raise the money for saving the historic masterpiece on their own initiative and with the help of the charity fund. It was put a cash-box for collecting money where all who care can make their small contribution for saving the precious exhibit.
  The arm-chair is in bad condition and needs urgent restoration. What is needed: renewal of the construction, putting a layer of gilding and changing of the upholstery. The restoration will be made in Odessa branch of the National scientific and research restoration centre of Ukraine. The cost of work and materials is 5000 hrivnas. 
 
  We must remember and value things that history left us, as these things will be the heritage of our children!

Charity Fund of Ustin Maltsev will support the cultural heritage of Kherson region

   Our Kherson region - is the source of culture in the south of Ukraine. The history of our region dates back to the settlements of the ancient Greeks, it was in the VI century BC. Now in the treasury of the region remained a large number of works of art, which carry a tremendous spiritual value for our people and nation in a whole.
   Kherson Regional Art Museum named by A. Shovkunenko - the pearl of art of our region. At the moment, an art museum's collection includes more than 10 000 exhibits and is one of the most interesting museums of Ukraine, where the works of domestic and foreign paintings, drawings, sculpture, decorative arts, ranging from the samples of Russian icon painting of the XVII century and contemporary works of Kherson artists. Unfortunately, due to lack of funding, there is a huge problem with the restoration of museum exhibits, which can lead to complete loss of the masterpieces of art.

   That is why the administration of Kherson Regional Art Museum named by A. Shovkunenko has asked charity fund of Ustin Maltsev to help in the restoration of several paintings from the museum collection. There are four art works from the museum's collection, which need to restore first of all: Shovkunenko A. "Still Life", Nosko V. "The game of checkers", and two portraits (male and female) by an unknown artist, beginning of the XIX century. These masterpieces have are great cultural and historical value to our Kherson region and Ukraine in a whole.
   - Preservation of cultural heritage is the foundation for building a correct and moral future of our society. If we want, that our children will live in a normal and stable country, we must pay attention and support this direction. The development is not possible without cultural values. - Said Ustin Maltsev.
   At the moment, a charity fund and the art museum organized a new social and charity action "Save the Cultural Heritage", in which will be collected the necessary funds for the restoration of paintings. You can read more about it on the web-site of Charity Fund - www.ymfund.org.ua

Save the cultural heritage for future generations!