On February 28, 2020, O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum held another educational art and cultural event in the book store “Knyharnia Ye” in Kropyvnytskyi.
    The leading researcher of the museum, Merited Artist of Ukraine, and an art historian Andrii Nadezhdin told about the symbolism of the work of a prominent Ukrainian artist – a laureate of the National Award named after Taras Shevchenko, People’s Artist of Ukraine Ivan Marchuk. In 2007, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph included the artist on the list of top 100 living geniuses. Andrii Nadezhdin also presented a unique album – Ivan Marchuk. – Kyiv: TOV “Atlant UMS”, 2004. – 519 p.: il.
    During the lecture, names of the outstanding masters of painting, graphic art, decorative art, and sculpture were mentioned. In some way, all of them influenced Ivan Marchuk’s life. Among them were artists from our town – People’s Artist of Ukraine Mykhailo Nadezhdin, members of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, a graphic artist Volodymyr Kyrianov and portrait medalist Viacheslav Popov, who are laureates of the Regional Award in Fine Art and History of Art named after Oleksandr Osmerkin.
    The moderator of the event was the art manager of the book store “Knyharniia Ye” Andrii Domaranskyi. The participants also raised issues of the prestige of visual arts in modern Ukrainian society and urgent problems of the promotion of culture.