23 August 2026, 21:58
Ukrainians in eight cities will be able to hear the sounds of Askania-Nova
Ця стаття також доступна українською
PHOTO: vgoru.org
A list of cities where the sounds of the Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve will be presented has been released. The list includes Kherson, Halych, Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Poltava, Mykolaiv, and Kyiv.
This was announced by the F.E. Falz-Fein Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve.
Locations, dates, and schedules of events in each city:
- Kherson: August 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the “Na Rozi” hub.
- Kyiv: August 17 through September 6, daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the “03:00” Museum in the Dark (45B Olesya Honchar St.).
- Halych: August 22 through September 20, daily from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the “Nature of the Halych Land” Museum of the Halych National Nature Park.
- Burshtyn: August 22 through September 20, on weekends (Sat–Sun) from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the “Kasova Hora” Center for Ecosystem Restoration and Conservation.
- Ivano-Frankivsk: August 23, 29, and 30, and September 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, and 20 at 11:00 a.m. in T. Shevchenko Park near the City Lake.
- Poltava: August 25, September 2 and 6 at 11:00 a.m. in the shelter of the Vasyl Krychevsky Poltava Local History Museum (2 Konstytutsii St.).
- Lviv: September 2 through September 30, Thursday through Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the “Pivden” Cultural Hub (11 Yaroslav Stetsko St.).
Information regarding Mykolaiv has not yet been released. It will be published at a later date.
It is known that the project will be presented not only indoors.
Scientists at the “Askania-Nova” Biosphere Reserve are implementing a unique audio project called “The Real Steppe, ” designed to preserve and recreate the acoustic diversity of Ukrainian steppe ecosystems. As part of the initiative, researchers are combining new recordings from territories under Ukrainian control with valuable archival audio materials from regions currently under Russian occupation, including the Askania steppe itself. The result of this work will be an unusual August exhibition that “cannot be seen, but can be heard.”
In July, Russian shelling sparked fires in the “Askania-Nova” Biosphere Reserve. Approximately 10,800 trees and other plants were destroyed there.
