Pärnu museum opens exhibition by Kharkiv children’s art studio

ERR reports that the Museum of New Art, an art museum in Pärnu, opened the exhibition “Lost Fairy Tales” by the Kharkiv-based Aza Nizi Maza art studio on August 13.

The studio currently operates in a World War II-era bomb shelter in Kharkiv, where children continue to study, meet and create while the city faces daily drone, missile and guided aerial bomb attacks.

“Lost Fairy Tales” grew from the idea of creating a “missing museum” made up of forgotten legends, untold stories and new mythologies inspired by Baroque collections in European museums.

The exhibition features 14 monumental original works created by around 40 children and young people aged five to 17. The young artists first depicted elements found in ancient frescoes, botanical atlases, medieval maps and manuscripts. They then developed figures for the works before assembling the scenes.

The exhibition is curated by Mykola Kolomiiets and Iryna Hrytska and will remain open in Pärnu until October 4.