UBiennale 2025 in Kyiv: Digital Art, VR, AR, and International Installations at “Field of Memory. Time for Renewal”
From October 1 to 12, the Museum of the History of the City of Kyiv is hosting the Third Ukrainian Biennale of Digital and Media Art UBiennale 2025 “Field of Memory. Time for Renewal.” Over twelve days, visitors will be able to explore an exhibition where contemporary art meets AR/VR/AI technologies, and take part in a professional program, workshops, and special events. The program is very diverse and will be interesting for both adults and children. Admission is free, thanks to the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
UBiennale: “Field of Memory. Time for Renewal” is a space for artistic reflection, where contemporary art and new technologies augmented reality, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence work with the themes of memory and revival, the interaction of humanity and nature, the struggle for the right to exist and to create the future.
This year’s program features more than 20 works from 15 countries, combining video and sound art, AR/VR/MR, generative and data projects, interactive and kinetic installations, and performative practices. A special international section will showcase art from Spain, Portugal, and Poland.
For the first time, the Ukrainian audience will see a VR work from Austria, presented this year at the Venice Biennale and localized in Ukrainian. The program also includes a VR/immersive project from Lithuania inspired by the art and music of the renowned artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis a poetic journey-meditation about creativity and human coming of age.
Visitors will see many Ukrainian premieres installations, video and audio art, bio art, VR headset experiences, AR projects, and unique tech costumes that can be tried on via your own smartphone or even TikTok masks. Among the Ukrainian participants: Veronika Cherednichenko, Serhiy Petlyuk, Olena Hrom with the project “Mavky. Camouflage” (successfully presented abroad), Oleh Kharch with a project about Elon Musk and Chornobyl, Dmytro Hreshko with a video installation based on the film “Diviya” shown at the Karlovy Vary IFF, Yuliia Ovcharuk with virtual costumes, and more.
In parallel, there will be a two-day professional program with Ukrainian and international curators, artists, researchers, and new media engineers: open lectures, discussions, workshops, and networking. An online performance by Canadian artists will be available to watch in VR, presenting music created by “mushrooms” using new technologies.
Curators: Ukrainian curator Valeriy Korshunov and international curator Yuriy Lech.
“This biennale unites contemporary art and advanced technologies to show the deep connection between trauma and renewal, between destruction and creation. It confronts the viewer with fundamental questions: what does it mean to fight for the right to exist? How do pain and loss become the foundation for creating something new? How does nature, which shares our struggle, help us find the path to renewal?
We want to give a voice to Ukrainian artists who create their work during wartime, to collect living testimonies and turn them into visibility, to give the authors a space for professional exchange and international presence, and to offer society an experience of empathy and action,” – Valeriy Korshunov, biennale curator.
Professional Program
In parallel with the exhibition, there will be a two-day professional panel with Ukrainian and international curators, artists, researchers, and new media engineers. Lectures, discussions, and practical workshops will help you see how projects are born at the intersection of art and technology, and networking will open doors to new collaborations.An online performance from Canada, available in VR, will literally bring the global stage into your presence. Curator tours, public meetings with the artists, and commentated screenings add deep context. If you are looking not just for visual impressions, but for knowledge and connections, this is a solid reason to visit UBiennale.
Why This Matters
UBiennale is a unique event for Ukraine, where the level of artistic quality meets technological innovation. It creates a safe space for conversations about memory and renewal, increases the international visibility of Ukrainian authors, and invites viewers to co-create not to be indifferent. This is where new meanings, partnerships, and competencies are born, which stay with you after leaving the museum. Visiting the biennale is an investment in your own sensitivity, awareness, and engagement in the global cultural field.
The biennale is designed as a space for shared experience it’s convenient to visit with the whole family. On the website Ubiennale.com and on social media (Facebook and Instagram), you’ll find a detailed schedule of events and opening hours, as well as press information (accreditation and press kit). Follow updates and share your impressions with the hashtag #UBiennale.
Project media partners: Vechirniy Kyiv, Depo.ua, Dsnews, TyKyiv
What: UBiennale: “Field of Memory. Time for Renewal”
When: October 1-12, 12:00-19:00 (Wed–Sun), closed Mon-Tue
Where: Museum of the History of the City of Kyiv (7 Bohdan Khmelnytsky St.)
Admission is free.
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