CORE VALUES
Responsible collecting
Responsible display
Responsible use of content
(for more details, see Community Standards)
CORE PURPOSE
To show what traditional Ukrainian art is like and illustrate its value
BHAG
To digitize and publish all private and museum collections to create the most comprehensive online platform for exploring the traditional art of Ukraine
TRADITIONAL ART is one of the most truthful representations of the artistic taste of the entire nation
Ukrainian traditional art is a valuable part of humanity's cultural heritage and an inexhaustible source of inspiration. For us, Ukrainians, our traditional art is and will always be critically important to let us:
■ know who we are and what we are like, and be aware that we were here and this is our land, and here are highly artistic proofs of our identity
■ distinguish what is "ours" - the embodiment of the "Ukrainian sense of beauty" created by generations of Ukrainians, and what is "others'"
■ see the World in the Ukrainian way, and be able to read and write in our artistic language
■ believe in ourselves and our Ukraine - beautiful, strong, "unrestrainedly and eternally createful"
To understand what Ukrainian traditional art is, we offer an overview of illustrated samples by category and region, as well as generalized analytics with graphs
With a subscription, for deeper research, you can: view not only the title photo-reproduction of each exhibit, but also all additional ones (in low quality), save your favorite photo reproductions in the mood board in the subscriber's account, and apply filters for analytics
To recreate in your works an authentic aesthetic atmosphere of time and place, and to understand local styles, we offer a professionally organized and reliable source of historical samples of clothing and household items from different regions, centers, and time zones
With a subscription, you can view all detailed photo reproductions of each exhibit (in low quality), and get the ability to save your favorite photo reproductions in a moodboard in the subscriber's account
Analytics with graphs - allows you to see the overall picture of the traditional art of each region, which of its features and characteristics were the main ones, and which were secondary
Classification of exhibits by "local styles" - shows the bright phenomena of traditional art that we have discovered, inherent in each region
With a subscription, you can view all photo reproductions (in low quality), select the ones you like in the mood board
To obtain the rights to legally distribute and use photo-reproductions, as well as the rights to mass or piece-by-piece production of replicas of exhibits and reproduction of individual ornaments or their parts based on photo-reproductions, we provide the opportunity to contact the copyright holders for the desired photo reproductions to conclude license agreements
For professional description and accounting of your exhibits, for safe publication of your collections, and monetization of your efforts, we offer an integrated system of accounting and publication of exhibits with the possibility of online sale of your photo-reproductions
And also the opportunity to publish your collection in the international network EUROPEANA
We dedicate this project to the bright memory of Kateryna Kuzhel [1929-2023]. She named this project, supported us, rejoiced at every new exhibit, and believed in us like no one else
NGO "KROVETS" is a non-profit non-governmental organization founded in April 2024 to promote proper: collection, preservation, research, accounting, and publication of samples of Ukrainian traditional art, and adequate cooperation of collection owners with: authors, publishers, reenactors, manufacturers, and other organizations
The first version of online-museum KROVETS was opened in October 2014
The reasons behind founding this project were our deep passion for Ukrainian traditional art and the desire to present Ukrainian traditional art to the world in a professional way
We are most grateful to all the talented "folk designers", they were the ones who once embodied their understanding of beauty in all those wonderful creations, photo-reproductions of which are now exhibited on our online-museum. Thanks to their efforts, Ukrainian traditional art has become a powerful testimony to the aesthetic preferences and artistic tastes of the entire Ukrainian nation
Regrettably, we managed to identify the names of only 5% of them. That’s why folk art is sometimes called "nameless", even though each exhibit created by an "unknown" author was mastered by a real person. Sadly, we’ve lost their names, their artefacts being the only memory left.
The major "asset" of our online-museum is over 45 thousand photo-reproductions of exhibits. To make them all appear on our site, someone had to collect and store these exhibits, as well as photograph and digitize them - all this requires enormous effort
We owe special thanks to those museums and private owners who responsibly collect, preserve, and digitize our cultural heritage
First of all, thank you for the responsible use of the content - this is why content owners (museums and private collection owners) can safely publish their collections on our site
We are very grateful for your financial support - we have no other so stable sources of funding
This project would be impossible without the professionalism of specialists and the sincere support of friends:
■ Ruslan Prorva, Natalka Leshchenko, and Valeriy Gladunets (support, gifts of exhibits, professional advice)
■ Natalka Radchenko, Ms. Larysa, Nadiya Anatoliivna, and Veronika Polishchuk (preparation of exhibits)
■ Mykola Pendelyuk (incentive to collect shirts, idea for the first logo, development of artistic taste)
■ Marichka Trushkovska (numerous artistic and design works)
■ Oleg Puzyrenko (development and patient support of the first version of the site)
■ Oksana Kosmina and Dmytro Vortman (historical-ethnographic zoning and “smacking this rock”)
■ Olga Barkova (first integration into EUROPEANA)
■ Yuriy Shpotenko (divine web design)
■ Oleksandr Zadyryaka, Miss Kateryna, Ivan Shpotenko (assistance in developing the second version of the site)
■ Gagik Mesropian (updated logo design, brand book)
■ our families (financial, emotional, business support, patience, faith in us, and the project)
■ Heritage Rescue Headquarters, especially Vasyl Rozhko (backup, assistance in evacuating the collection)
■ ALIPH Foundation, especially Elsa Urtizverea (grant support for evacuating the collection)
■ ______, especially _______ (shelter for the collection during evacuation)
■ Black&White Patent Law Studio, especially Alina Seroshtan-Tatarinova (registration of copyrights, trademarks, consulting
■ Bargen Law Firm, especially Svyatoslav Bartysh (development of public offers, consulting)
■ OwlWeb-team, especially Mikhajlo, Denis, Alena and Oleksandr (persistent and worth being jealous creation of this site)
■ Dmytro Sazonenko, Privatbank (customer focus and assistance in connecting the payment system)
…let us know if we’ve forgotten anybody, our gratitude should not be impaired by the imperfection of our memory
