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Ў Gallery
Галерэя Ў
Logotype of the Ў gallery
Logotype of the Ў gallery
Map
EstablishedOctober 2009
Locationvulica Kastryčnickaja 19A, Minsk, Belarus
TypeArt museum
DirectorValentina Kiseleva[1]
ChairpersonІlona Dzyarkach[1]
CuratorValentina Kiseleva[1]
ArchitectAlexei Lunev[1]
Websiteen.ygallery.by

The Ў Gallery (Y Gallery) (Template:Lang-be - Gallery Short U) is an art gallery of contemporary art in located in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. They Gallery Ў consists of the exhibition space, wine bar Ў, design-shop and Literary House Logvinov.[2]

History

The gallery was opened in October 2009.

Origin of the name

The gallery's name derives from the Belarusian character «Ў», which distinguishes the Belarusian alphabet from other alphabets in the East Slavic group.[3]

Sales of works

In the gallery, there is an opportunity to buy various types of pictures and sculptures by modern Belarusian artists.[4]

Awards

The Y Gallery won the «The Best Foreign Gallery» award on the annual art fair ArtVilnius in 2011 and 2016.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Team of the gallery>
  2. ^ "About us". en.ygallery.by. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  3. ^ Ў - галерея современного искусства
  4. ^ "Продаж беларускага мастацтва". ygallery.by. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  5. ^ "ARTVILNIUS'11 - International Contemporary Art Fair". International Contemporary Art Fair. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  6. ^ "ARTVILNIUS'16 - International Contemporary Art Fair". International Contemporary Art Fair. Retrieved 2018-07-02.