President Volodymyr Zelensky visits New York's Ukrainian Museum, calls for 'the decolonisation of Ukrainian art'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the need to defend Ukrainian culture, opening the exhibition at the Ukrainian Museum in New York to combat Russian disinformation.

Zelenskys' social media highlighted the importance of reclaiming Ukrainian artists appropriated by Russia, affirming that culture represents their national mental space.

The cultural campaign initiated after Russia's invasion corrected historical mislabeling of prominent Ukrainian artists, asserting their true Ukrainian heritage instead of Russian or Soviet origins.

During his visit, Zelensky praised the efforts of the Ukrainian Museum in New York to showcase avant-garde artists as distinctly Ukrainian amidst a long history of cultural appropriation.

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