Kyiv-based brand Oliz has created a scarf collection titled "Treasures of Ukraine" dedicated to Ukrainian museums destroyed by Russia.
The collection features four scarves, each representing a significant cultural symbol. "Each of them is an attempt to preserve the memory of lost Ukrainian cultural landmarks and draw attention to the war against Ukrainian identity led by Russia," says the brand's team.
Scarves in the Collection:
“Chersonesus”
This silk scarf depicts the museum as it appeared before the occupation of the peninsula. The Chersonesus Museum was the only ancient monument of global significance in Crimea. On its archaeological site, Russia built an open theater, later followed by the Archaeological Park and a cathedral. Many paintings from the museum were illegally taken to Russia.
“Grigoriy Skovoroda Museum”
This scarf portrays the ruins of the Grigoriy Skovoroda Museum and the surviving monument to the renowned philosopher. The museum was located in the village of Skovorodynivka in Kharkiv region, in an 18th-century manor where Skovoroda lived and was buried. Russia destroyed the museum on May 7, 2022.
“Angels”
This scarf is dedicated to artist Polina Rayko and her house-museum in Oleshky, Kherson region. Despite having no formal artistic education, Rayko painted in the naive art style, decorating her house with murals. The house-museum was flooded following the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant by Russian military forces on June 6, 2023.
“Krasolya”
This scarf references a painting by Ukrainian artist Georgiy Kurnakov. Born in Mariupol and having lived and worked in Kherson, Kurnakov founded the self-taught artists' landscape school Dniprovskaya Palitra in the city. The painting Krasolya was stolen by the Russians from the Kherson Art Museum during the occupation.
The collection was created with support from the Razom for Ukraine foundation.
Scarves from the collection can be purchased on their website for $273 each.
