The “Harvesting Grapes” panel was created in 1979 by artists Hryhorii Kichula and Yaroslav Sheremeta for the façade of the “Ukrvyno” winery on Puhulianka Street in Lviv. The work is an example of 1970s monumental decorative art and consists of 624 glazed ceramic tiles with a total area of over 30 m².
Due to the deteriorating condition of the former factory building, the panel became at risk of destruction. At the time of assessment, the structure was partially ruined, and the panel itself had suffered significant damage and losses. Preserving the work without urgent restoration intervention became impossible.
Thanks to a joint initiative of the city, local business, and Jam Factory Art Center, the panel was carefully dismantled, restored, and relocated to the territory of the art center. The Karp Restorer workshop carried out the restoration. The new home of the panel is Jam Factory Art Center — a former industrial site that, like the “Ukrvyno” plant, is connected to Lviv’s history of production and is now gaining new cultural significance.
Program of the opening:
12:00–12:45 — Official opening of the ceramic panel
12:45–13:45 — Presentation of the restoration process by Karp Restorer workshop
13:45–14:30 — Children’s mosaic workshop by the educational team of Jam Factory
14:30–16:00 — Panel discussion “How to preserve and adapt the historical heritage of ceramic panels and mosaics?”
16:00–17:30 — Panel discussion “What should be done with Soviet heritage today — preserve, dismantle, reinterpret, and how to communicate about it?”
Free admission to the opening!
To participate in the presentation and panel discussions, please register in advance as the number of places is limited.
To enroll children in the workshop, please fill out the form. Participation is free, but places are limited.
The event will take place on June 6 at Jam Factory Art Center
(124 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St., Lviv).
We invite you to join the opening and the conversation on preserving the city’s artistic heritage.
Panel BEFORE
Restoration process
