A new memory route has been launched in the Lukyanivka Historical and Memorial Reserve in Kyiv, uniting the graves of eight prominent Ukrainian artists from the 19th and 20th centuries.

The route features informational stands and audio guides available in both Ukrainian and English through QR codes. The Ukrainian version is narrated by the renowned actress Rimma Zyubina.

The memory route includes the following artists:

• Volodymyr Orlovskyi (1842–1914) — a painter who was a pioneer of the Ukrainian landscape school.
• Mykola Murashko (1844–1909) — founder of the Kyiv Drawing School.
• Serhiy Svyatoslavskyi (1857–1931) — a master of plein air painting.
• Mykola Pymonenko (1862–1912) — a realist artist known for his genre paintings.
• Oleksandr Murashko (1875–1919) — a key figure in Ukrainian Art Nouveau.
• Fedir Krychevskyi (1879–1947) — an artist and educator, first rector of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts.
• Oleksandr Bohomazov (1880–1930) — an avant-gardist and one of the first theorists of avant-garde art.
• Victor Palmov (1888–1929) — an avant-gardist who developed the concept of color painting.

More information about the route, audio guides, and the artists can be found on the "Invisible Gallery" page by The Ukrainians media, which created this project with support from Lady Di Atelier. The partners of the project include the Lukyanivka Historical and Memorial Reserve and the National Art Museum of Ukraine. The idea was conceived by journalist and documentarian Daria Hirna.

Many of the figures along our route have been marginalized by the Russian Empire or erased from our national memory due to Soviet repression. We aim to emphasize that these artists, who shaped Ukrainian and global art history, are buried on Ukrainian soil. Many graves of notable Ukrainians have been scattered worldwide due to the two major wars that swept through Ukraine in the 20th century. We also want to draw attention to the condition of these graves and the importance of forming a Ukrainian pantheon, as well as to contemplate whether Ukraine is ready to return to the European context of memory culture, where historical cemeteries are not only places of mourning but also cultural spaces.