On October 27-28, the XII International Scientific Conference "Volyn Icon: Research and Restoration" is being held at the Volyn Museum of Local Lore. Researchers from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and Poland are participating in its work, reported the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.
The scientific interest of scholars and local historians from Ukraine and neighboring countries is driven by the uniqueness of many examples of sacred painting from the Volyn school of iconography. The uniqueness of this school is a universally recognized fact. Among its representatives, the name of Yov Kondzelevych is preeminent, who created a number of examples of world sacred art.
The funds of the Museum of the Volyn Icon number about one and a half thousand artifacts. Most of them are icons, a significant number of which came to the museum as a result of rescue expeditions in Volyn in the early 1990s. Of particular interest is traditionally the icon of the Khomsk Mother of God.
The scientific novelty of the XII International Conference "Volyn Icon: Research and Restoration" is reflected in the collection, which includes the works of 36 authors.