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Polina Rayko House-Museum
The house-museum of the self-taught artist Polina Rayko was opened in her native Oleshky in 2004, after her death.
Polina Rayko, a master of naïve art, a poorly educated village woman, began to create at the age of 69 after a series of life tragedies - the loss of her husband and daughter, the imprisonment of her son. In order not to feel alone in an empty house, she began to paint the walls with murals. By the end of her life, she managed to paint all five rooms: the walls, ceilings, doors of the house, as well as the porch and gate of her yard. In her works secular, Christian and pagan symbols are intertwined.
The house-museum of Polina Rayko is cared for by the Polina Rayko Charitable Foundation.
On the night of June 6, 2023, during the full-scale Russian invas ...
Last update
4/5/2024
Categories | Museum / gallery |
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Date of foundation | 2004 |
Address |
Nyzhnia Street, 74
Oleshky |
Coordinates |
46.6266° N, 32.70558° E
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Phone | +380 552 266 072, |
Official site |
https://polinaraiko.com/ |
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