Culture

An exhibition of traditional Japanese clothing – kimono was held at the Ukrainian-Japanese Center of the Igor Sikorsky KPI. Visitors were fascinated by aesthetics and minimalism, which are the essence of the Rising Sun Country.

On February 21 the opening of the media art exhibition of modern Japanese artist Mayuko Kanazawa was held at the Exhibition Hall of the Ukrainian-Japanese Center of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute at the University's Scientific and Technical Library.

On January 13 and 14, 2018, the National Academic A Capella Choir of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute took part in the IXth Christmas festival "Koliada na Maizliakh" which took place in Ivano-Frankivsk, in the Temple of Tsar Christ of the monastery of oo.

The amateur-talent groups of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute not only please the local viewers with their performances but also take part in competitions and festivals in Ukraine and abroad and traditionally come back with awards.

On February 5, an opening ceremony of the Japanese rock garden took place in the Scientific and Technical Library of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

Visitors of the exhibition of Japanese art "Winter Ikebana", held at the Ukrainian-Japanese Center of Igor Sikorsky KPI on the eve of the winter holidays, had a great opportunity to feel the New Year's atmosphere of the Land of the Rising Sun and enjoy the last month of 2017 — the Year of Japan i

One more interesting and useful initiative of the Kiev Polytechnic was realized. On November 15, the Igor Sikorsky KPI school of guides were opened.

On October 17, the library hosted a round table discussion dedicated to the anniversary of Nikolai Fedotovich Bilyashivsky. On this day, came to us experts from the museum and library business from various Kyiv cultural and educational institutions.

This autumn, freshmen "debuted" on the stage of the CCA(the Centre of Culture and Art) on October 19. "The debut of the first-year student" is an annual event of Igor Sikorsky KPI,which is intended to awaken and reveal the creative abilities of the freshmen.

Numerous fans gathered in NTB (science-tech library) at the meet-the-artist event with the graduate of the Kyiv Polytechnic, famous rock musician Oleg Skrypka on October 25.