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An exhibition titled "Boichukism as a Cultural Phenomenon: Its Influence on the Present" has opened at the Museum of Western and Oriental Art. The exhibition participants drew active inspiration from Boychukism as a phenomenon and are shaping their own artistic vision through it. Mykhailo Boichuk was a Ukrainian artist and the founder of "Boichukism"—a national artistic style that blended Byzantine traditions with European innovations and Ukrainian folk art. Boichuk sought to create art for everyone—art that would surround people in every aspect of life, from buildings and tableware to books and furniture. Although his work did not conflict with the ideals of the 1917 revolution, the authorities deemed his school harmful; the artist was executed by firing squad in 1937, alongside his wife and students. Boichuk’s ideas endured thanks to his students—the "Boichukists"—who went on to teach future generations.