04 March 2011, 15:14
V.Lytvyn draws attention of the Head of the Government to the preservation of the museum heritage of the Ukrainian porcelain enterprises.
"I address you with the issue, the settlement of which would be welcomed both by the public and the artistic circles of our society, and would make the objects maintained for the EURO 2012 in Ukraine more favourable," the letter reads.
V.Lytvyn explains that production of porcelain and pottery ware has been developing in Ukraine for a long time. It is well-known that this long-lasting process took a simple production onto the level of a separate kind of art, recognized far beyond Ukraine´s borders.
Most porcelain-producing enterprises of Ukraine, the number of which reaches 40, have been privatized. Former state-owned porcelain factories used to have their own museums of history full of the beautiful masterpieces of Ukrainian craftsmen. Unfortunately, some mass media imply that new owners do not treat the museum heritage with due respect, the Head of the Parliament admits.
V.Lytvyn states that this situation is true for both small and large enterprises. "Suffice it to name a couple of them: Baranivka Porcelain Factory one of the oldest in Ukraine; Korosten Porcelain Factory, which is among the top ten porcelain factories in Europe; Sumy, Pollonne, Druzhkivka Porcelain Factories," the letter reads.
However, the achievements should also be mentioned: a museum of porcelain was opened in Khmelnytskyi region. According to the craftsmen, Ukrainian porcelain is as good as Chinese.
Special attention should be paid to the museum of ceramics in Myrhorod M.V.Hohol State Ceramics College, which is one of the most famous places of Ukraine offering the foreign items from porcelain, Delf ware, majolica of the 19th century, and the products of domestic producers.
V.Lytvyn states, "Considering the arguments and examples given in the letter, it is reasonable to establish the museum of Ukrainian porcelain and pottery ware out of resources of particular enterprises, including the private ones." It would preserve the exhibits of the above-mentioned museums.
The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine stresses that the state shall take immediate action to support development of the ceramics museum of Myrhorod M.V.Hohol State Ceramics College.
The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine requests the Head of the Government to consider these proposals and give necessary commissions.