Your Guide to
Travel, Entertainment, Business and Expat Life in Lviv, Lwow, Lvov, Lemberg, Ukraine.

Golden Treasures of Lost Civilizations is a year-long exhibit at Potocki Palace. The exhibit, which runs until December 30, 2012, features relics from the Bronze Age to the Kievan Rus' period. The collection includes everyday household items, jewelry, tools and weapons of gold, silver, nonferrous metals, bone and glass from the Northern Black Sea and Mediterranean regions.

From May 18th to August 26th Lviv's National Museum will host "Normandy in Painting." The exhibition features 19th and 20th works by French Impressionists including Renoir, Monet, Gericault, Courbet and Corot. The paintings depict episodes from the artists lives in Normandy with an emphasis on nature, the seaside and rural life.

"The Trypillian Code" will have a long run at the Potocki Palace from June 2nd till December 31st 2012. The exhibit includes over 400 artifacts that date from from 4500-3000 B.C. from the Trypillian culture, one of the largest Neolithic settlements, which stretched from the Carpathians to the Dnieper and Dnister River regions and encompassed parts of modern-day Romania, Moldova and Ukraine.

From June 8th, 2012 till February 11th, 2013, the Center of Urban History of East Central Europe will host "Sport and the City: People. Society. Ideology." The exhibit traces the history of sports in Lviv over the past 150 years, from the beginnings of sports in Europe and particularly in Lviv, including the relationship between sports and nationalism, sports and government, sports and commerce, and sports on a global level. Admission is free.

Beginning Wednesday afternoon, August 22nd, experience Ukraine's largest ethnic festival--Etnovyr (“Ethnowhirl”). The 2012 festival will welcome folk groups from around the world including Turkey, Spain, and Togo. Enjoy 5 days of ethnic folk dances, parades, concerts and food.

From Thursday, August 23rd to Tuesday, September 11th, the Lemish Gallery will host an inter-regional exhibit "Let's Paint Our Land" by popular Ukrainian artists Oleksandr Yurchenko and Volodymyr Sandyuk. The exhibit features nearly 60 works depicting the picturesque Ukrainian countryside. Admission is free.

On Thursday evening, August 23rd, Lviv welcomes headliner Armin van Buuren and the British dance festival Godskitchen Fusion. Van Buuren was voted the world’s top DJ four times. Fusion will feature a futuristic cubic stage and a stunning light show. The party start at 8 p.m. and last until 6 a.m.

August 24 is a date of special importance for Lviv's citizens - after 70 years as part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine gained its independence on this date in 1991 and began its journey on the path towards democracy. Grand Independence Day celebrations take place all over the country and usually lasting for several days. Festivities in Lviv often include a traditional handicrafts fair on Rynok Square, performances by Ukrainian musicians and choirs and national dance troupes.

On Friday evening, August 24th, at 9:30 p.m. Club Kult invites you to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day with "Blues Market" Band. Enjoy an evening full of blues and hard rock music. No coverage charge. Call to reserve a table.