Restorations

Through joint efforts, funding, and an information campaign, the doors from the building on Vyacheslava Chornovola Street, 9 were saved, taken into storage, and transported for restoration, in September 2023 — returned to its original place. This story could have been short — a collective thank you, a few beautiful shots, and that’s it. But who are we if not storytellers, eager to share all the details with you? So, once upon a time, there were doors. As you walk through your cities, you inevitably pass by these doors — people and time may wear them down, or they may...

A restoration Kolomyia can be proud of: during the creation of the "Hart" Support Space, historic doors aged 235 years were preserved. The building, originally constructed in 1789 and reconstructed in 1811, is best known for its educational institutions. Until 1892, it housed the Main District Polish-German School. From 1824 to 1856, the school was led by Mykola Vereshchynsky — a renowned Ukrainian ethnographer, folklorist, public figure, educator, and founder of the almanac Mermaid of the Dnister. Between 1893 and 1939, the building served as the Piramowicz Polish Seven-Year Boys’ School. In the 1920s, it was home to the Sobieski...