TV presenter Yanina Skolova at the Ukraine WOW exhibition (Photo: Ukraine WOW)

The interactive exhibition Ukraine WOW has attracted 80,000 visitors and raised 3.1 million hryvnias for museums in a month. Due to high interest, it has been extended until November 30. Ukrainian businesses will provide free tickets for IDPs and military families.

The Ukraine WOW exhibition features over 100 exhibits and dozens of interactive zones. These include: a Cossack boat, Mazepa's saber, a sword from the Rus' era, VR flights over Ukrainian landscapes, sets from "The Witch of Konotop," and the final rehearsal of "Rebellion" by MUR. Iconic artifacts of independent Ukraine are presented – from Eurovision statuettes to the Golden Ball. Shevchenko.

Yaroslava Gress and Yulia Solovey, the heads of Ukraine WOW, note that visitors have come from all over Ukraine, including frontline cities. Over 5000 military personnel and their families have been accommodated. Due to high demand, the project has been extended until November 30th. Thanks to the support of businesses – Genesis and Interchim – free tickets are provided for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and military families; 1300 and 1600 tickets have been confirmed so far. Tickets can be obtained by filling out a form.

Hundreds of celebrity guests also attended the exhibition. Among them were Eric Schmidt, American entrepreneur and former CEO of Google; Nemo, the winner of Eurovision 2024; Haider Rothschild Huziir, producer of the film "Rock, Paper, Scissors"; Frank Wilde, German stylist and blogger; and a world fencing champion. Olha Harlan, singer and winner of Eurovision 2016 Jamala and many others.

The Ukraine WOW exhibition was created by the NGO Ukraine WOW and the agency Gres Todorchuk in cooperation with PJSC "Ukrainian Railways". The expert group included business school lecturer Valeriy Pekar, philosopher Anton Drobovych, historian Oleksiy Sokyrko, and curator Kseniya Malykh. A team of over 300 people worked on the project.